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Author Topic: Please help!! Someone messed with the lock and caused the frame to bend!!  (Read 6430 times)
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« on: February 01, 2012, 03:27:52 AM »

Hi guys,

As you can see by the fact that I'm posting this at well past 3 a.m. that I'm definitely losing sleep over this nightmare. Anyway to make a long story short, someone messed with the lock which caused a bent frame and a broken steering head and lock, as you can note on the pictures attached below.
First, I noticed that the steering won't lock on the left position and that the ignition module had shifted downward to the left. So, I decided to further investigate the issue by removing the plastic trim covering the lock area of the frame. Then the nightmare became reality! I don't know what to do as I read that any damage to the frame will cause the insurance co. to total the bike!!  :'( Oh and are you ready for the cherry on top of all of this? I just finished installing Speedymoto frame sliders and Rhino barend sliders with LS mirros when I made the discovery on my 2012 Monster 696 with ZERO MILES on it!!















Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 03:30:49 AM »

Call your insurance company.
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« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 03:55:28 AM »

Call your insurance company.
+1 and once they looked at it take the aftermarket bits off and save them for the new bike.
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« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 04:47:35 AM »

damage looks like

bars
top triple
frame
locking mechanism
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« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 05:08:56 AM »

really sorry and hope your ins co treats you right

the thief might have learned the technique from this YouTube video
(part 2 shows him pushing it away)

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« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 05:15:52 AM »

Gah! I had to go to You Tube to watch part 2!
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2012, 05:19:29 AM »

Thieves should be shot.
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 06:02:18 AM »

let me ask the diabolical question....

which would you rather....coming out to your bike and seeing it vandalized like this in an attempt to steal it? or it being all out gone altogether?

either way, you are calling your insurance...
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2012, 07:13:00 AM »

Call your insurance company.

+1 and get a police report...

it's insured, right???
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2012, 08:28:06 AM »

Seeing your pics and then watching that video made me feel sick.   Sad
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2012, 08:45:32 AM »

Damn  Cry

I thought most dope heads knew about immobilizers.
Not often, but whenever I go a full day without riding - I try to remember turning the ignition on to activate the flashing warning light on the dash.

Scorpio alarm could also prevent this  waytogo
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« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2012, 01:43:09 AM »

So you guys think that it's gonna be totaled then? Any advice of how one should proceed in dealing with the insurance? Like I said it's a 2012 with zero miles  on it so it sounds like I'm gonna take a  big hit $-wise...
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« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2012, 03:40:40 AM »

Shouldn't take much if any hit other then the deductible.  It's a brand new bike.  Show them what you paid for the bike and accessories and that's what they should pay you.  If they offer less keep fighting until you get what the bike cost.
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« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2012, 04:07:54 AM »

Thieves should be shot tortured.

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« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2012, 05:16:57 AM »

Or you could repair the bike out of pocket if you don't want it totaled.
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