Cat C write off RS125

[Gazdaman]

I've possibly got access to a cat c write off RS125.

Going for about £400-500, the bike was lovely before it went sliding down the road.

Damage:

knackered indicator, lots of knackered panels (this is why it's a write off).

I'm tempted to turn it into a track day bike and possibly enter the RS125 racing series.

or do it up and sell it on, hopefully at a profit.

any ideas/input?

Gaz

[Davo]

I'd think you would struggle to repair it and sell it on for a profit, although not sure what the cost of the panels would be. Is it recorded as a cat c write off?

[binge]

If it is recorded, then there isnt much hope of getting it back on the road...

It would make a nice track bike tho... Get a few farings, Loose all the lights, stand etc. And kaboom! You got urself a trackbike!

<|Binge|>

[nora2004]

If its a cat c it will go back on the road no bother, just make sure the frame is ok!

[Kickstart]

Hi

Yes a cat C can go back on the road. At that price I would be very tempted to buy it, either to break for spares or to fix up.

Using it on a track would probably be OK (not sure which race series there is for them now), and then cheap GRP fairings would be the order of the day.

For the road you would probably be OK hunting round on ebay fr panels, then get the whole thing resprayed.

All the best

Keith
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[G]

Generally a crash damaged bike isn't a good start for racing unless you've got a fair bit of money.

By the time you've got it sorted out you could have probably bough a race bike for a similar price, probably that has some of those all important spares.

If you're looking to do a full season, expect at the very least £3-5k spent, without the purchase of the bike.

If the damage is good, it does sound good value however; look at the number of people that have mashed up their engines on here .

[Frost]

The panels might be fixable. You could plastic weld them up, sand them down and spray them all black

I say, so long as the engine and frame are good, its well worth getting!

[Villers]

If the panels arent fixable though then you are looking at around 450 for a side fairing. The aprilia prices really are THAT horrific. For 500 though, if you can get it roadworthy then its not a bad winter hack?

[G]

WOuldn't be my first choice for a winter hack.

But do you /need/ fairings? A £30 headlight, some cheap indicators and you've got a bike that may have lost a mph or two top speed, but will still be just as fun .

[Villers]

Wouldnt be my first choice, buts if the bike is in decent condition apart from crash damage you can ride it without a care through winter while looking out for panels for summer. Thus protecting your main bike and leaving you with a project at the end of it!

[tatters]

if your going to keep it for road use, Streetfighter it
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[Gazdaman]

At the moment it doesn't start, I havn't seen it yet.

There's something wrong with the clutch aswell. Needs a new gear changer aswell.

Those aren't horrific. I'd be very tempted to sod the fairings and street fighter it.
Maybe a race season is a bit ambitious. I do intend to take up MZ racing at some point though.

I'll need to go take a look at it, and see how bad the damage really is in the flesh.
The crash was a low speed slide down the road in the wet where a car pulled out on him. Locked the front and went down.

Before it happened though the bike was LOVELY.

All the input is much appreciated guys, I think I need to take a closer look at it, and I'll either:



Break it for spares
Strip it down for a track bike
Street fighter it
Repair it, i.e plastic weld it all back together, and respray.
Buy new (second hand) panels

You've got me all excited now.

Gaz

[Dom_]

[Dom]

Agreed with youngun', definitely. Sometimes people sell a whole set of fairings as one item and they always go for insanely low prices. Would be worth checking regularly and getting one of those when it pops up.

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