[2slo4u]

well......i was a nice guy a month or so back and let one of my buddys borrow my outlander. well he let his brother in law ride it for the day. he tumbled it down the hill. now it looks as if that instead of him paying me like he promised he is going to stick me with the repairs. heres how far apart it had to come to be able to start fixing it again. 800+ in parts and i dont even know how many hours in labor. both rear trailing arms are bent(one bad enough the axle pulled completely out of the differential), right front a-arm, stem was C-shaped, handle bars, front shock towers, aluminum plate that bolts to front diff that upper a-arms mount to. front plastic support, and other support tabs.....etc.......its a freaking night mare. now you all know part of the reason my DS is up for sale.

 

[BBIII]

Dang sean that really sucks.

 

[bigboybanshee]

That really is a crappy move on their part, I would be furious.

Do you have a way to contact the brother in law that wrecked it?

 

[2slo4u]

i have contacted him.......i got a sob story......"2 months late on the house payment, transmission going out in my truck, owe money on my dirt bike"

 

[BBIII]

I hate to say it but is the bad part of letting someone borrow your bike for trail riding.

 

[Raptor Trent]

QUOTE (2slo4u @ Aug 17 2009, 01:30 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=53460i have contacted him.......i got a sob story......"2 months late on the house payment, transmission going out in my truck, owe money on my dirt bike"
I would go take his truck and dirt bike. Then he wouldnt have to worry about spending money on either one again. lol
Sorry for your loss. This guy sounds like a real winner.

 

[jimjim]

That guy sounds like a fu** a-hole,no insurance?

 

[docjcwatson]

I hate being a nice guy! Always finish last.

Sorry to hear this Sean, I hope he does eventually pay.

 

[phatboyz]

sad thing is i bet he said oh ya i understand if i wreck it i gotta pay for it thinking oh nothing will happen so it will be ok,Knowing if something did he wouldnt have the money..damm shame

 

[2slo4u]

on the spot right after it happend he told me, " i will pay for it, just let me know how much, i will trade you a dirt bike for the damages."

 

[dana265]

if he is still paying on his house he should have homeowners insurance that may cover it, as long as the dec. is not to high-
I wouldn't let it slide though-
if worse comes to worse then small claims court-

 

[renoyfzfan]

id make your buddy pay for the damage done to the bike

 

[2slo4u]

IMO,if i borrow something, its my resposibility. if i borrowed an extra bike, i would ride it. some one else could ride mine. that way if the bike i borrowed got messed up its on me. even if someone else was riding it it would still be on me....but then i wouldnt just be stuck in the middle.

 

[travis fulton]

QUOTE (renoyfzfan @ Aug 17 2009, 10:03 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=53499id make your buddy pay for the damage done to the bike


EXACTLY!!!

 

[dunejumper]

100% right you loaned the quad to your buddy not his brother in law. Your buddy is responsible. He needs to pay for it then get his brother in law to pay him back. At least that is how I would do it.

 

[zmann]

Yep... whomever picked up your bike is the one paying the bill.

 

[Raptor Trent]

If he offered the dirtbike then I would take it and sell it and then tell him how much is left to pay. At least if he never pays anything else you got a little something out of the deal.

 

[koolguyson]

Dont let that guy get away with that crap.

 

[snowmobilefrk07]

damn that sucks... i had this same thing happen last year with one of my sleds... they wrecked it and tried to hide teh damage by buying and installing used parts before returning it... needless to say it did not have the showroom clean look it did once i got it back, they did NOT get away with it and payed every penny to get it lookin the way i had it before.... dont give up on those guys, keep pushin it till they pay for it

 

[dajogejr]

QUOTE (zmann @ Aug 19 2009, 02:57 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=53680Yep... whomever picked up your bike is the one paying the bill.

I agree...I've loaned my bike out to friends several times, luckily always comes back in one piece and running fine.
The person that borrows it is 100% clear...they are responsible for it, period.