As I’m not a royalist, when Charlie was getting coronated I made a decision to make the most of the quiet roads and head out for a blast with the missus.

We headed up the coast, stopped for fish and chips after which wandered inland for a cup of tea and a sticky bun. All was good with the world as we headed house after which catastrophe struck.

Abruptly I heard a loud screeching noise from the entrance finish, then the entrance wheel locked up and down we went. I bounced fairly nicely because it goes. Nevertheless, my poor spouse broke her elbow and shoulder and wanted surgical procedure. The docs reckon it’s going to be at the least a 12 months of physiotherapy, and so forth.

At first I assumed the accident was attributable to the poor street floor however as soon as I checked my bike, I discovered my entrance mudguard had come free and jammed on the tyre. This was because of some bolts falling off.

I did have the entrance finish to bits over winter, however I’m a perfectionist and know I might have completed them up. I’m questioning if I can go after Honda for the defective bolts? I’m wondering if the threads had stretched or one thing.

Reply

No. You’ll be able to’t go after Honda for defective bolts. You’ve had the bike for over 20 years and do all of the work to it your self. In truth, you had the entrance finish to bits just lately. While it could be a bitter tablet to swallow, generally it’s important to settle for you make a mistake and from all the things you’ve gotten stated, plainly sadly the reason for the accident was all the way down to you.

Generally the obvious reply is the right one, i.e. you didn’t do the bolts up correctly when enterprise the work to the entrance finish. With this in thoughts, you should not have a declare in opposition to anybody.

Nevertheless, your spouse can convey a declare in opposition to you for her damage and loss. While which will sound like a bizarre idea, i.e. spouse suing husband, it’s not that uncommon and your insurer pays for her declare.

My recommendation is don’t let your satisfaction and ego get in the best way. Your spouse is severely harm and your insurer will be capable to fund rehabilitation and award her compensation, and so forth.

Andrew Prendergast

Extra Bikes – July 2023