Bike dameged, advice needed :(

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#16 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:27 pm

D-Rider wrote:
Kwackerz wrote:Have fun!

And as Alad says.. check and double check the fairing subframe, it's renowned to be made of chocolate when it comes to Falcos falling over
Oy shortie - stop calling me Alad

Easy mistake..

Aladinsaneuk · #17 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:43 pm

one of us is greyer than the other.....

Willopotomas · #18 Post by **Willopotomas** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:06 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:one of us is greyer than the other.....

But about the same age..

hornetrider · #19 Post by **hornetrider** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:57 pm

I soooo hate to say this.... but.

If it's written off why not buy it back and cannibalise it for bits? You'll make a few quid. I'm sure there'll be someone who desperately needs a right hand side mid fairing *looks innocently into mirror*

D-Rider · #20 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:13 am

hornetrider wrote:I soooo hate to say this.... but.

If it's written off why not buy it back and cannibalise it for bits? You'll make a few quid. I'm sure there'll be someone who desperately needs a right hand side mid fairing *looks innocently into mirror*

+1 .... or buy it back and fix it up - TBh you should be able to bring it back to close to previous condition and have a nice wadge of cash to spare.

D-Rider · #21 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:16 am

Willopotomas wrote:
Aladinsaneuk wrote:one of us is greyer than the other.....
But about the same age..

I know we may not appear that different in age but when he does get to where I am in about another 10yrs time, we'll see who is the more grey .... though he's probably on that Grecian stuff already (and no, I don't mean taramasalata)

Aladinsaneuk · #22 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:14 am

:)

you are only as old as you feel......

dyzio · #23 Post by **dyzio** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:22 am

D-Rider wrote:
+1 .... or buy it back and fix it up - TBh you should be able to bring it back to close to previous condition and have a nice wadge of cash to spare.

Yep, but I might opt to end the Falco ovnership (dodges stone)...

Anyway, bike is being picked up today, we'll see what happens.

HowardQ · #24 Post by **HowardQ** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:07 pm

I'd have it back and repair then decide about keeping it.
Your choice though.

First thing is getting a good offer from the insurance company if they do write it off.
If it is low, always reject it and demand more, they will always up it a bit. If/when they won't move any more ask about the price for buying the bike back, and sometimes they will move more on this than the insurance value itself. It is just an annoyance for them to get rid of a written off bike, a bit more effort than a car with not too many "legal" ways of getting a good price from scrappers, so this is where buying it back could suddenly be very attractive.
Haggle and see what they will let you have it for. You can always back out in the end!

Good luck with it either way!

dyzio · #25 Post by **dyzio** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:28 am

Just had a call from the insurers... about £1100 worth of damage, bike will be repaired

Now waiting for a call from the garage about the estimate time of fixing the bike.

#26 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:32 am

Thats good news!!

Willopotomas · #27 Post by **Willopotomas** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:45 am

Cool

Aladinsaneuk · #28 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:03 am

Result ;)

dyzio · #29 Post by **dyzio** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:40 am

Too soon...

Well what do you know...
The estimate I got didn't mention anything about a new radiator... I mean, why bother checking anything under the fairing, let alone read the letter I send which mentioned the damaged rad.

Am I surrounded by blind t****'s?

Waiting again :/

dyzio · #30 Post by **dyzio** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:51 pm

Bike was delivered earlier today...

Good bits: they've cleaned it with a tooth brush!

nice and shiny

Works fine, had it out for a few minutes before nightfall, feels ok (as in awesome), bloody quiet with the standard cans though

Bad bits:
You can see the diference between the new fairing panel and the rest of the 6 year old bike :/, but nothing bad.

Is it too soon to: