Originally Posted by
The Thin Man
One other hint if the insurance company drags their feet is that you demand a replacement bike until they compensate you, just like they would if it was a car crash. When the insurance company found it was actually more expensive to rent me a bike for a week compared to the insanely low prices they get on rental cars for the same length of time, they cut me check within 24 hours.
You are absolutely entitled to this, as you have lost the use of that bike until they pay you, so you are able to replace it. When I got hit on my motorcycle, I got a car rental for 6 weeks, since I could not ride with the broken arm from the accident (even though I never had a car to begin with, even though they had already paid for the motorcycle).