Update to my crash

lllN30lll · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Karma :

ho hum :shrug:

a few days ago I got a letter from the Police :o explaining that the driver of the car has had her licence revoked, been charged with driving withoout due care and attention, and been told to do an advanced driving course thing when she gets her licence back :thumbsup:

4 days later i get another letter from my insurance, they've offered me 1700 for the gixxer (paid 1800 for it)
they've also offered me the bike back if i want it, no charge Very Happy

, or i can pay them to dispose of it ( YEH RIGHT!!) .they've said it's a Cat C write off

so what do i do?
should I decline their first offer? (there was about 800 quid of mods added to it after i brought it, but i never declared them to insurance)
If i get the gixxer back how do i get it back on the road? would it have to be Q plated?
and....is it worth me buying a bike at this time because of the weather? or should I buy now as there's loads of bikes for sale due to it being winter time?

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Sephiroth · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Karma :

Take the bike back and the money, then sell it for parts.

Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

No to the Q plate and a tumbs up for getting it back on the road.

£1700 is nothing to be sniffed at, mods dont actually make the value of the bike go up much so it sounds like a nice little offer.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

I'd take that.
You could try arguing over mods as it's not your insurance being claimed off I presume. However they can probably point to bikes for sale with lots of mods that don't add to value really.

If it's a cat C it will keep it's original plate, but believe you have to have it checked over, or something now?

Rob-B · Trackday Trickster Joined: 21 May 2006 Karma :

Take the bike and the money, try to get it back on the road - if that fails sell it for parts Thumbs Up

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Jebus · Brolly Dolly Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Karma :

take the offer and the bike back, sell all the bits you can off the bike and should make a nice amount from that put everything together and get a nice new bike.
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six · Trackday Trickster Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Karma :

Whats a "Q plate"?

I would sell it, raise as much money as you can, and then buy a nice bike in replacement. Take as much time as you want... don't just buy because there are loads of bikes for sale. Get one you are comfortable with, and that you want. Very Happy

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bunglehaze · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Karma :

Another vote here for take the offer and the bike, strip it down and sell the parts and buy yourself something sweet!

cheers

leigh Very Happy

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Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Man that SRAD looked nice even with the worlds largest indicators on Laughing

https://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2006/01/25/bikepics-508550-full.jpg

Any post crash pics?
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Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

Sounds like a good deal to me.

Cat C can go back on the road. I think it's just an MOT as has been said.

Or just strip it and sell it for bits. Probably make another grand on that.

Or my favourite two words in this situation...

TRACK BIKE!!!

Gaz

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Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

That's what;s happening with Mattish's crash damaged FZR, if he likes it or not.

Gaz

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dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

It's worth getting back and selling off, just stick it on Ebay as a Cat C write off/possible track bike. Sold a Cat C Blade on Ebay as a track bike for two grand, cost me £200 to buy back off the insurance company. I had about 15 emails within the first couple of hours of it being advertised, I even had some asking if I could get it back after I'd sold it offering me more money.

Good luck.

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extreme3d · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Karma :

Don't spend any of the £1700 cash doing it up. It just isn't worth it. I know it's hard to 'let go' of her but you really must. It will quickly eat up at least £1000 by the time you've got the parts, MOTs and DVLA checks out of the way. It will then never be worth what a bike with a clear history would be and it will always have the Cat C hanging over it on Hpi reports.

Take a long hard look at this list.... it's all the completed auctions of complete and running SRADS on ebay (You may need to sign in to view). Few sold for more than £1500, so if you were to do it up using your money can you guarantee that it would even sell enough to get your money back?

Either split it up or just take some pics and place on ebay. By splitting it you can work out more or less what you would get assuming the engine,clocks, brakes, disks and wheels are ok. They are the main parts people always want. As a job lot you may or may not get more but it's a lot less time involved on your part.

Then take that money, add it to your insurance claim and buy a nice new bike.

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