So this is what you are going to have your clients do? You think many would actually do that?Originally Posted by DRKATO1
So this is what you are going to have your clients do? You think many would actually do that?
Bulldog's Motto: F*ck around and I'm going to bite you!!!
It's not unreasonable if he's looking for a "distinct" clientele to use his equipment. Someone with some forethought and enough money to cover the proper fees. It also gives him options for additional insurance coverage if he needs it.
Good luck man. Hope your Daughter gets better soon.
If you wanted to do it this way and you wreaked the bike all you are on the hook for is the deductable you choose. I would choose the lowest.
It's just an option, and a smart one I think.
If you pay me with a credit card and file for bankruptcy i've already have your money. you will be the one dealing with the credit card company and court. not me
Again, you only ran $2K on card...so that is all you get...plus I'd cancel that card the minute I wrecked that bike (and before you knew so you couldn't charge more on it)
PLAYING DEVILS ADVOCATE OF COURSE AS I WOULD NEVER SCREW SOMEONE
I agree with you 100%. I've got the asshole thing coverdI think what is being said, and I saw it in several posts, is this.
OK so I am an asshole that rents your bike. I am out riding and the chain breaks, or the brakes fail, or someone pulls out in front of me and I just think the brakes fail, I don't have the experience so I just crash. Had to lay er down ya know.So being an asshole and not taking any responsibility for my own actions I sue you. I get your house, your car, and your savings in the process.
Yes they are out there for sure.
So all I am saying is make sure you protect yourself and not just the bike.
Not trying to scare you away and it sounds like a good idea but please do be mindful of the situation.
Man I am sorry. I was just trying to help you out and let you know what you could be in for. I guess it just pissed you off so I am out of here.
Marc
I think people here are trying to make you see that people are Assholes and will sue you, no matter what you have in writing or contract. Guy I work with let his buddy ride his bike buddy takes girl friend for ride wrecks 10 months later his bike is still in impound buddy fucked up buddys girl friend got hurt sueing owner of bike, guy I work with. Has made it not to fun for him. All it takes is one a hole to make things really bad.
thanks for the input. I added no passengers to the contract because of your story.
Reminds me of a story from last year when a guy had his 3 month old car towed into the shop because he had blown up the motor. I pulled up the cars computer data and his max speed was 156 mph.
I do love what you can do with gps and on board data recording these days. All that money i spent to get my electronic engineering degree really comes in handy sometimes.
It's amazing what the new cars record during an accedent when airbags deploy.
After a couple of beers I tend to ramble and miss spell words.
Actually, you don't need them to deploy on some. You can have a deployment or non-deployment event where the ACM still records the pre-crash data.
It was a sad day when i showed the customer he was doing 150+ mph when his engine blew up and the service writer told him it wasn't covered.
That IS a sad day!
Not only can I see your lap times at HPR in real time while sitting at home. I can show the cops how fast you where going on highway 70 to get there. But that's only if your an asshole to me.
Anybody remember back in the early years when Hertz used to rent performance cars and had some kind of data recorder that could tell them you where at a racetrack going around and around at a high rate of speed.
Last edited by DRKATO1; Mon Jul 1st, 2013 at 09:04 PM.
I think they have that on all their cars now.
I went to Cali on business a few years back and got a Corvette convertible. I pushed that thing all week and got caught doing donuts in the parking garage. (people who rent are assholes)
They also had Hummers, and a couple of other mid range sports cars that were pretty nice for rent.
Last edited by DRKATO1; Mon Jul 1st, 2013 at 09:52 PM.
is this to small to read? I think it's a good start for a lawyer to look at. Any input would be thankfull
I was thinking they started it back in the early 70s when they first started renting camaros in southern cali.
lots of places rent motorcycles. i dont see any issue if you take care of the legal stuff properly. you can go rent brand new sleds all day long at any resort and they cost twice as much as any used sportbike does. and rent exotic cars et cetera. not to mention plenty of dealerships let you test ride bikes and yorue not even putting a deposit on them.
Really? Maybe motorcycles, but is there places that rents sportbikes? I thought 303 Cycles was the only one and they stopped. I've seen numerous people come on this board asking where to rent a sportbike and never heard of one place. Please share these "lots of places"!
Do you not have health insurance? The rental idea is a bad idea from beginning to end....just sell the bike. You can always buy another bike after your daughter has recovered.
John
KTM Duke 690
insurance will only cover 80% and that still leaves a large balance, maybe Obama care will work out for me in the end. If I sell everything it would make the balance managable maybe.
Health insureance is such a bad joke right now.The way it is now she has one of the best spinal surgens going to do her prociedure but it cost just a little more if she didn't have any insurance at all.
Doctors jack up the price so high if they know insurance is going to be paying most of the bill.
I had a small crack in my heel bone last year and the doc looked at my xray and put me in a boot. He charged $455 to insurance and I was in his office for 10 minuets.
Last edited by DRKATO1; Tue Jul 2nd, 2013 at 06:26 AM.
All of the places I've seen are in the Bay Area or SoCal. You can even rent a Ninja 250 for $125 to get your M, or a Panigale for $299/day and you have to be over 25yo.
To the OP, I don't think anyone's saying it's a bad idea to offer the service , just beware of the potential costs of running a business beyond just signing a rental contract.
The "asshole factor": a renter comes to rent your bike and trips and falls on some gravel in your driveway, sprains an ankle. He sues you for not keeping the premises safe for customers. Idiots are everywhere, why do you think McDonalds has the warning "Contents are HOT" on their coffees and apple pies?
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