MOPED ARMY

do you have insurance on the bike? if so, you might want to call them and tell them what happened. if it was the other driver's fault, they might go after them for you and get their insurance to pay.

other than that, i think you would need a lot of pictures of the bike to show what it is and it's condition. next you would need proof that people are buying/selling these and the prices they sell for. that would be your value. check nada and see if they have valuations for your bike. any completed ebay auctions for a similar bike or local ads selling a similar bike might be helpful too.

no insurance required in my state for under 50CC. It's under bicycle law.

What do they say to the fact that you may be in a wheel chair for the rest of your life?

Thanks Guys - good idea to check a few different places and some retailers.

I'm doing okay @cheetahchrome -- just a few broken bones, should make a full recovery. The bike too most of the damage and luckily I'm bigger than the car that pulled in front. Small mazda.. ha

Just a few broken bones?! Naw man, you need to get a lawyer to go after their insurance company for "pain and suffering". I'm sure there's free resources on some Reddit subreddit.

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Www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice

Do you have health insurance that's gonna cover everything? I had some of the best available, and I was still like $10k out-of-pocket after everything.

The cost of fixing your moped is nothin compared to all the medial bills you're going to receive. (edited)

I second the lawyer up, when my at the time GF got hit, in a very similar manner, she got one and it was for the best.

Im glad you ok, but some of those injuries could come back as issues later, and you should not have to foot the bill for them. Or the time you may miss at work.

All that said, all I did was show the adjuster adds selling similar bikes to mine, a Targa, and I was written a check for its market value in my area

Good luck dude, Im glad your still on your feet!

Moped value is likely not worth the effort. If the frame isn't bent, then all ya need is the fork assembly n such.

"My chin was in 5 pieces and both my knees are broken." yeah you down-played a lot.

Were you wearing a full face helmet? My intuition says no...

So sorry for your loss, having a few accidents over the 40 something years of riding motor powered vehicles I feel for you !

lawyer up is the best to do ! these cagers got a learn to watch out for everything other than a stupid car or truck,

They need to a watch out for bikers pedestrians and everything not for we are related Your bike is a total loss don’t even worry about your bike,

get a couple grand for your bike and Sue the living crap out the idiot who turned left in front of you

Make sure he is ticketed also so it’s also a police issue, that police report with make a big difference in court

You mean my knees would be unaffected? What do you wear when you ride for pants?

I always wear pants (never shorts), I never wear anything less than sneakers (flip flops or sandals are a big no no), and I always wear at least a 3/4 helmet. I wouldn't be surprised if the lawyer with the other person's auto insurance asserts comparative negligence on your part because of your lack of protective gear. (edited)

I'm thinking you might have a hard time getting an appraisal on a crashed bike for insurance value after you've already talked to the insurance company.

I think insurance would have wanted the appraisal before the crash and finding comps of sold bikes will not work.

Your current coverage should list out how the bike would be fixed if and when there was a crash but since the insurance adjust did not want to even see the bike because it has no value to it, that too might be an issue for you.

I think the best option besides a lawyer for damages to yourself, is to talk to your insurance agent and go from there about the bike.

If that fails for fixing the bike, then when you lawyer up, you would ask for money for the replacement of the bike.

If you want to fix that moby, I have several used and NOS front fork assemblies as well as just about any part you may need for it.

Shoot me an email at Doscycles@gmail.com and I can try to help with getting some paperwork for the value claim.

After I fell on the lansquid ride last summer I realized that my usual mountain biking knee,elbows and padded shorts, and at least leather walking shoes are reasonable moped items for a ride on asphalt. Anything less is simply rolling the dice. Will it prevent a femur or tibia fracture ..probably not but road rash etc yes.