repairing cat c damage

devojunior · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Sep 2010 Karma :

Hi, av just been informed my bike is a total loss and now recorded as a cat c, im hopefully going to get it back and repair it.

what is involved in putting a cat c back on the road cheers adam.

oh,iv read thta bikes dont require a vic check.is this true ?

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

No VIC check, not even 100% it needs an MOT...

Just fix it up and go. Some may argue it needs an MOT (im not 100% on legal side, but for safety sake I would anyway)

devojunior · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Sep 2010 Karma :

cheers patrick, thats what most people say on the searches iv found. its easy to re frame it either way but id just got it back on the road and would rather ride it for rest of summer and rebuild it over next winter.

ther should be a good 6months test left so dont want to do another i know it will pass but thats not the point.

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Why reframe? Hornet?

Any damage to frame is usually cat b.

devojunior · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Sep 2010 Karma :

hornet ,nah mate its an sv lol.

and if it is as simple as fix and carry on riding then thats lovely,but
if it needed some form of inspection and piss about with insurance and all that crap i would just get a frame for 80 quid off ebay with logbook and plate then rebuild the bike.

but if what you say is correct and i can just fix the damage and no more needs to be done then thats what il do.

iv just got it back on road after alot of work and tarting it up and i know its a brilliant runner so really want to keep it shes an old sv but shes like a 2nd child.

frostage · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 14 Mar 2012 Karma :

paddys right, had the teenyest chip in the frame after an off on my ZXR, instant cat b
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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

You won't need to reframe... should be fine Thumbs Up

devojunior · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Sep 2010 Karma :

ok well that all sounds good i just wasnt sure on mot side of it, was an excuse to powder coat frame really but i cant be bothered just for sake of it but would have done it if it was easier.

hopefully il get my bike back soon so i can crack on.

Bomberman · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Karma :

Hm, not sure about this. I was advised (on here) to re-MOT my cat-c to 'take off' the cat-c as it were. Then at the MOT centre the tester said 'Just had this, why you back? Selling it on?' and I said 'No, got cat-c'ed and want it clearing'. He said 'Fair'. Now he may have just wanted the £30 but I guess he'd have said 'Eh?' if it wasn't needed.

Also the insurance dude delayed cat-c'ing my bike so I could collect it and ride it home... So I assume an ANPR on the plate would show as a write off. He did say I needed MOT and a VIC though, so he didn't get it all right...

edit; Actually in my thread I'd already MOT'ed it so it isn't at all conclusive - people just said I'd done what I needed... possibly just ignore me, but I think you do still need MOT... Very Happy

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