I can't win, truck got hit - pics added.

[bad64chevelle]

After an bad day working on the car, I decided to go to a birthday party for a friend of mine up in Lawrenceville. Food, cake, and wiffleball...ya know the good stuff. There were a few young kids there ~18-19 all around this one kids GSXr 600 and next thing I know the kid is going up and down the street doing wheelies. Thought to myself, this kid is gonna crash or hit a car! Well, next thing I hear the thing cut out, hear it sliding, then BAM! Ran up to the front of the house to see the kid AND the bike UNDER my truck! we pulled them out in fear of a fire with gas, and all sorts of other fluids all over the place. He got banged up bad! Road rash to the bone in 4 spots, and got a ride to the hospital in the ambulance. After cleaning up parts of Suzuki from under the truck I realize he destroyed my power steering box, bent my center link, and turned my front wheels (which were straight) to a 45* to the right :shock: My steering column was completely locked up and took alot of force to unlock it, as soon as I started the truck all the power steering fluid that was left came blowing out, and I hear some pretty nasty grinding when I turn the wheel. Left the truck, gonna call the insurance company first thing in the morning. I just talked to the kid a little while ago, they released him from the hospital, and will be meeting up with me tomorrow to square everything away. I was glad to hear that he was okay, but with three weeks until Ocean City, I need my tow vehicle ready, and doubt it will be.

[Mike]

morons

[sweetbmxrider]

dude that sucks.....did u at least play wiffle ball???

[bad64chevelle]

no we only threw two pitches! :lol:

[qwikz28]

call the boys to work overtime on the truck. I'll come down after finals to lend my services. it sucks but it can be corrected good as new, on his expense!

[Slo86Bird]

that sucks!!!! ill sell u my truck as a backup...

[bad64chevelle]

hell no, this one is getting done at a shop. I gotta work on the car for ocean city, the truck can be fixed by another place. but if you wanna come down and work on the car thats fine too :-)

[Dark_Knight7096]

Sux bro, I'll bring some brews, we can "vent", an EBR and we'll detonate Varmints, it'll be LOADS of fun!

[Tru2Chevy]

Crap....that sux Jon! At least the kid ended up being relatively alright

- Justin

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah I was very happy to see that he was okay, we moved the bike for him and collected all the pieces for him. He was an okay kid, just made a very bad decision. I just hope that he doesnt make another one and tries to run from this problem. There is a police report, people know him and where he lives. But from what I hear he should be good on his word for calling me tomorrow and working with me on this. Just hope he heals and can learn from this, and I can learn that whenever I go to a party again to call a cab because my modes of transportation all are down now.

[qwikz28]

Crap....that sux Jon! At least the kid ended up being relatively alright

- Justin

yea yea yea whatever :) no but your right i'm glad he's better too. but i bet he wishes you were driving a car made of nerf like a saturn! your car is the worst possible car to have to collide into

[Knipps]

Damn dude, from what you're telling me this kid should be grateful he hit your truck and not much else :shock:

[bad64chevelle]

Not really! He was lucky that it was lifted enough to slide UNDER it, and not into a bumper or the fire hydrant he was lined up to hit! The bike hit the tires and stopped, he kinda slid under and got banged up on the other stuff hanging down.

[maroman88]

tough kid on a bike.... yea real nice, glad to hear the truck isnt to bad

[Mike]

jon, i have a similar story from back when i rode...

my buddy convinced a friend to teach him how to ride so we all went up to the dmv course on rt1..everyone parks and a couple guys on bikes start making laps....well this kid gets all his instruction and gets ready to start to ride, but they made 2 really big mistakes...
1. he shouldnt have been learning on a BRAND new r1
2. the bike shouldnt have been aimed at his MOMS new caddy cts

long story short the kid thought he was on a dirtbike and gave it WAY too much throttle letting the clutch out, lost it immediately and hit his own moms caddy.

the kid brought the caddy straight to my dad and had it fixed before his parents came home from vacation...unfortunately that was the last time i saw him and he dissapeared and never paid the other guy for the damages on the r1

[79T/A]

Power steering gearbox, tie rod, and a good alignment...I think you can have this up and running in a day or two yourself, no?

[BonzoHansen]

Get it fixed at a dealer with all new parts!

[chrisfrom nj]

that sucks

[bad64chevelle]

I could no doubt do it myself in a day or six :lol:, BUT I have to get the car ready for ocean city and this is just a side track that takes away from that. Already set it up, going to be bringing it down to the dealer tomorrow for estimates.

[sweetbmxrider]

the dealer? you are cruel!!:rofl:

[Frosty]

He does have insurance right???

Hopefully you'll get it back soon.

BTW, wiffle ball rocks. :D

[BigAls87Z28]

Dealer? Let me know what they give you as an est. and Im sure Ill beat it by a good margin.

[DaSkinnyGuy]

Man that is horrible the tow vehicle is out. Talking about bike wheelies I had this guy do this next to me on Rt.55 last saturday. I took the pic just as he lifted his wheels.

18 year old + bike= disaster, below looks fun until the bike is on top of you.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/041908_170612.jpg

[WildBillyT]

18 year old + bike= disaster, below looks fun until the bike is on top of you.


Or until you realize that while a T-shirt and jeans are comfortable while you are riding, they disintegrate within 4 seconds when you are sliding.

[bad64chevelle]

I know the guys at this dealer, one is a member here, so the truck will be in good hands. :-) Im not cruel I want my stuff fixed to the way it was before it got hit. It was an accident but doesnt excuse stupidity.

[WildBillyT]

In the spirit of wiffle ball:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_rslXAXE6Y&feature=related

:eek:

[sweetbmxrider]

oh wow. i thought i threw a good curve. oh man

[Slo86Bird]

does he wanna sell the bike? i want the motor.

[bad64chevelle]

does he wanna sell the bike? i want the motor.

dont know the kid at all really. Not gonna ask what hes gonna do with the bike cause i honestly dont care. I dont even know if they are going to cover his bike or not.

[Slo86Bird]

i want the motor so bad tho. if my quad motor is gunna cost too much to fix i wanna put aq bike motor in it

[r0nin89]

Ouch I just quoted my dad for a new remannded steering box. Came in at like $90 after a core. Take him for your pump being bad from running with no fluid. I'd also have all balljoints, TRE's, and suspension links replaced. It would suck to be driving down the road after you think everything is alright and you start drifting because one of your control arms is banged up and you didnt realise it.

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah I hear you 100% The steering box for the Ram is going to be one of the most expensive pieces, I believe when my buddies went it was something like 400 bucks and he installed it on his own.

[bubba428]

did you check for pieces of tard under your truck???

[BonzoHansen]

If the box is beat make sure no used box goes in. Only new.

[jims69camaro]

It was an accident but doesnt excuse stupidity.

man, ain't that the truth. they should have known better. common sense is all but gone in the next generation, it seems. i hope it all ends well, though.

[Knipps]

man, ain't that the truth. they should have known better. common sense is all but gone in the next generation, it seems. i hope it all ends well, though.

Notice you only hear about the idiots. The ones with common sense are off the radar doing their own thing...

[bad64chevelle]

did you check for pieces of tard under your truck???

of what?

If the box is beat make sure no used box goes in. Only new.

Its shot I guarantee it. Only a new one will go in, a used one will only have problems.

[qwikz28]

of what?



Its shot I guarantee it. Only a new one will go in, a used one will only have problems.

i have a used one in my camaro, no problems yet :knocksonwood:

[bad64chevelle]

yeah well these things have a tendency to leak when they start to get old, and with the lift and extra stress on them, I dont want to put a used one on and have it go bad in 2 months...then I will be really pissed.

[bad64chevelle]

Okay so I got it down to the dealer and they just gave it a quick look (on the ground still) the sway bar is jammed up into the steering box (which itself is now broken because of this), the center link is bent, the other arm to the drivers side spindle is bent and causing some tow in, and a few other odds and ends so far. It will be going up on the lift tomorrow morning.

[bad64chevelle]

Alot more was bad with it...its not looking too good. :-( the kid bent the hubs, so this is gonna get ugly.

[sweetbmxrider]

damn how fast was he rippin that wheelie? i dono if you posted it already, don't feel like clicking the back button since i already started typing, but what kind of bike?

[BigAls87Z28]

Good lord!! How big is this bike?

[baddest434]

man that blows!! going to turn out being 1 expensive wheelie:evil:

[bad64chevelle]

it was a 600 CC Suzuki GSXR he was probably doing about 60 when he hit the ground slid 58 feet into my truck. I would say about 45-50 at the impact.

[sweetbmxrider]

oh wow. i didn't think he was going so fast. that will deff leave a mark, have you heard from him with regards to your repairs?

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Idk bean but he said ~4 (parts and labor) in damage, or roughly the same amount as the truck is worth.

[sweetbmxrider]

thats not good

[bad64chevelle]

yeah i got an estimate done today just didnt get a chance to go get them. I have to send them to the adjuster and see what happens from there. I know the price is up there and may have gone up afterwards, I dont know yet.

[maroman88]

holy crap.... sounds like he did some damage for sure

[bad64chevelle]

Just got an email from the guys insurance adjuster stating that he approved the estimate for all of the damages, sent me payment this morning, and also approved me for a rental for 5 days. Once I get the payment I will be getting the truck fixed :w00t:

[JL8Jeff]

That's good. It would've looked bad if a bike totalled a lifted Dodge Ram! :rofl:

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[Tru2Chevy]

Just got an email from the guys insurance adjuster stating that he approved the estimate for all of the damages, sent me payment this morning, and also approved me for a rental for 5 days. Once I get the payment I will be getting the truck fixed :w00t:

That's good....glad to hear that all is well and it should be back in action soon.

- Justin

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

That's great Jon, you didn't sound too convinced the other day when I talked to ya that it wasn't going to be totalled! Did you get your 3/4 ton tow vehicle?

[bad64chevelle]

thanks everyone...and nick I wont need it now, since I should be getting it back at the end of next week if all goes well.

[bad64chevelle]

Got the Check, just gave the shop the go ahead to fix it. Hopefully I will have it back early next week.

[bad64chevelle]

I got it back last wednesday. The thing is much better now. Steering is tight, no leaks from the steering box, rides much nicer now. As for the pics, this is what I have of them. This was after we pulled the bike (and the rider) out from under because we were afraid it may catch fire.
All the fluid leading up to the tire was his brake fluid
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Accident/1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Accident/2.jpg

The passengers side took the hit from the front of his bike. You can see the mount to the brush guard that he somehow missed by less than two inches with his head.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Accident/3.jpg

You can see the blue on the control arm mount, that was also on the sway bar, the center link, the tie rods, the drag link, the steering stabilizer, and various other parts.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Accident/4.jpg

The wheels were straight when I parked, you can see how they ended up after it got hit.

The truck trailered the Challenger down to Ocean City no problems what so ever, and it was better than when I bought the truck. Lucas Dodge took care of the truck and had it ready within 2 days of ordering the parts, and on the third day they sent it out to a shop to get aligned because they couldnt do the alignment on mine because of the tires.

I also heard that the rider of the bike is doing fine, and is going to rebuild the bike.

[Knipps]

Glad to hear everything worked out in your favor

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah I am definitely happy with it all, the guys down at the dealer did a great job. I didnt realize how bad the steering and components actually were before. Looks like it will be all ready for next spring when it gets a 440/4speed swap, another 3 inches of lift and some 37s :-)

[qwikz28]

Yeah I am definitely happy with it all, the guys down at the dealer did a great job. I didnt realize how bad the steering and components actually were before. Looks like it will be all ready for next spring when it gets a 440/4speed swap, another 3 inches of lift and some 37s :-)

and i thought getting 16mpg in my camaro was bad. your gonna need some antidepressants soon... and what are your thoughts on the, ah nevermind :lol:

[bad64chevelle]

:lol: well at that time it wont be my daily driver, just for bad weather and for towing. It got 11 towing to ocean city and back with 160k on it. By this time next year it will be close to 200k and time for a swap. To tell ya the truth if after the swap it got 10k miles a year, that would be alot so im not gonna sweat it too bad.

[qwikz28]

i hope your daily driver is really little and you run it over by accident

[bad64chevelle]

:lol: thanks! But do you honestly see ME in a little car? It would be like fitting your head for a football helmet.

[qwikz28]

:lol: thanks! But do you honestly see ME in a little car? It would be like fitting your head for a football helmet.

well i did play football for a year in high school so it is a possibility! heres my recommendation: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/16/geo-metros-going-for-big-money-on-high-gas-prices/

[bad64chevelle]

:rofl: I have a picture from High School of my buddy Justin in his car at the time it was a 91 Plymouth Colt, pretty much the same thing as that Metro. You know Justin, right Jake? 6'6 - 325...yeah it was quite the site to see. We finally killed that thing and he got his Blazer.

[JL8Jeff]

Just imagine if your brushguard was still on the truck!

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah, he wouldn't have been so lucky if that was the case! The bottom bar of the brush guard sits just below the bottom of those brackets, he would have been caught between that bar and the bike.

[sweetbmxrider]

damn that kid was lucky. good luck rebuildin the bike. glad to hear the truck is better than before!

[ar0ck]

Wow that kid certainly was lucky, that bike got MURDERED! Glad to hear about the truck though.

[79CamaroDiva]

Looks like it will be all ready for next spring when it gets a 440/4speed swap, another 3 inches of lift and some 37s :-)

:drool: need a 440? I have a few layin around :)

[Tru2Chevy]

:drool: need a 440? I have a few layin around :)

I'm pretty sure he's got a few laying around too. He might take that 540 off your hands though :D

- Justin

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah, the kid was VERY lucky. The bike had a bent frame, broken front tubes, all kinds of crap got busted up. Surprised its able to be repaired.

Melissa, I have a few 440s laying around :lol: The motor and trans in the panel truck will be used in the Ram, the bottom end from the Challenger will be going into my Panel truck when our original 440 we got, goes in...and then theres a Keith Black 440 laying around and a few others for future projects, but that 540 I would be interested in!