WOW,Honda charges $160 usd per hour for labor?This is not right,try some where else.
In thailand my honda dealer only charges me for the parts,unless there is a lot of work to be done,then he will
charge me $10 extra for labor.And i get a 20% discount off list price on parts.
In the US, and in most countries, the dealer is not Honda, nor a representative of Honda and can charge whatever the dealership, area and work load can support. OP is in Duluth, MN, there are maybe 1 or 2 Honda dealers in a 100 mile radius and therefor they can charge whatever their population will support. Most dealer will match, or at least come lose to online prices for parts if you ask and have enough of a relationship with them, though done won’t. Again, it’s what the market supports and there is not as much of a profit margin of things as we think there is.
My guess is, however, the $160/hr is an “insurance repair rate” and if I walked in and was paying cash for work it’ll be closer to $100/hr. Here in the largest metro area of Minnesota there are maybe 4 or 5 Honda dealers in a 50 mile radius and I’ve seen $80-$140/hr depending on the shop. A smaller, mom and pop repair only shop is $60-100/hr.
send some pictures
after you have cleaned the mud off.Your rear tire looks low on thread but that might be the muddy picture.
I was thinking the same thing when I first saw the pictures. I’m not saying that caused your crash but with the amount of rain you guys have had, the amount of mud on the bike, and the condition of the tire, you had a few factors stacked against you if the tire was ax worn as it appears.