So I think we’ve finally got some resolution! State Farm has bumped their offer $500 per bike and after checking with some of the Ducati.ms folks, it seems like a pretty fair shake. So MotorMilt & I will be heading down to the SF claim … Read More →
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Monday Morning Stolen Duc Update
So the saga of the stolen Ducati’s continues. This morning, State Farm just made their insurance offer to us. Their offer includes the sales tax and license fees that we paid, but they claim that they’re not responsible for freight and dealer setup. Together with … Read More →
Stolen Ducs – Another Update
So here’s the latest and greatest with the stolen bikes. The adjuster for State Farm seems to have finally taken an interest in MotorMilt & me. He’s “dealing with the two cases” this week. Tells us that he’s working hard to try and get us … Read More →
Morning Ride
Seeing that this is a holiday weekend and the rest of the gang in the office left for their vacations last night, I decided to get a short ride in this morning. Just me and the Beemer up the coast for 2 of the most … Read More →
Duc Update: Claim Adjusters
So here’s the latest update on the stolen Ducs. I spoke to the State Farm claims adjuster this morning. The good news is that the claim is getting processed “quickly for state farm” according to the adjuster, although he couldn’t tell me when we might … Read More →
The Latest on The Ducs
So here’s the latest update on the bikes being stolen ordeal. Yesterday Milt & I took all the paper work over to Phil, our State Farm agent, so he could witness our signatures on the thief claims. Had to hand over our keys which is … Read More →
Insurance agents
So late yesterday I spoke with a State Farm Special Unit Investigator, apparently now they’re running an independent investigation because they’re “concerned” about the “short time of the insurance agreement” and the fact that MotorMilt & I purchased our bikes on the same day and … Read More →
Idle time…
I’m sitting here, this afternoon, feeling quite conflicted about the Ducs. On one hand I want to rush right out and find another one and yet on the other hand, I keep thinking that bringing another beauty home is like handing someone in prison a … Read More →
Kicking Tires Begins
I’ve been really impressed by both the motorcycle blog community and the ducati.ms message board. Several folks have emailed me to pass along their sympathies regarding the stolen bikes, which is quite remarkable since no one on the net knows me and Milt in a … Read More →
Shock Setting In
It’s now roughly about twenty hours since I learned that the Ducs were stolen while we were out of town and while the rest of the world seems nice and calm as I’m looking out my window, I find myself still pinching myself to see … Read More →
Stolen Ducs – Update
So this afternoon and this evening have been a not so fun adventure lesson in how you feel when your bike gets stolen. Here’s a brief run down of what’s gone on so far (most of which I’ve posted on the Ducati.ms forum – so … Read More →
Stolen Ducs
So MotorMilt & I came home today – after a six hour I-5 ride – to find out that someone stole both of the Ducati’s while we were gone…. At some point I will try to detail the entire ordeal, but so far it’s been … Read More →
Stolen Ducs: The Payout
MotorMilt & I just got back from the State Farm claim adjusters’ office and thankfully everything has worked out. We both ended up receiving pretty fair and decent payouts and luckily seem to have gotten back most of the cash that we laid out as … Read More →