The Bike

One of the detectives at Troop D has been pushing for us to pay the towing fee from Benway & Son Auto and find a way to remove the motorcycle from the Troop. So, we went down there today to give them the money for Benway, at least. As soon as we pulled into the driveway at the Troop I spotted the bike. It's right on the other side of the chain link fence in back of the building. It's the first time I've seen the bike since the accident. The first time Rob's seen it since he can remember.
After handing over the check, I asked the detective if we could see the bike. To my surprise, he gladly brought us out back to look at it. I did want to evaluate if it would be possible to get it with a pick-up or if we would need to hire a wrecker, but I was more curious about seeing it up close...and having Rob see it.
I almost lost it! :(
The detective made a comment that it wasn't in "too bad a shape" and I thought, "It isn't?!?!" It was easy to see how Rob fractured his left hand. The handlebar's bent in on that side and the brake's hanging off. Most of the plastics on the left side are missing on the left and broken off in the front. The radiator's smashed in...there's a lot of damage. I probably shouldn't have seen it. I immediately started having visions of how that bike went down, based on the damage it sustained.
We're picking it up tomorrow morning with a good friend's help. We have to bring it home for a little while. Our attorney's going to have the accident reconstructionist come here to take a look at it. Hopefully no one will mess with it while it's parked here. Once we get the okay from our attorney, Rob's going to salvage it. He says there are good parts people would be looking for.
I hope it doesn't send me (further) over the deep end to have that thing out in our parking spot. :S Bleck!
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