will dented swingarm pass mot? thundercat revived

[slyrob]

As you may or may not know, my Yamaha thundercat was taken from me by a double decker bus on the Edgware Road. After the bus driver lied and said effectively that I hit a stationary bus and car I was helped by a rather wonderful witness and the fact that I rang metroline buses every day asking for cctv footage and the drivers photo's neither of which have ever found their way to me! So despite still not having admitted liability they have payed handsomely for the bike and clothing etc. Now this is where it gets a little strange, the conversation with my insurers went something like this.....

THEM "they haven't admitted liability yet but we are continuing to press them and have sent your cheque to you"

ME "Ok, but i will not admit any liability for the accident and expect you to pursue this, what happens to the bike now? will they collect it?"

THEM "No you can start repairing it now but i'll expect you'll need to get it MOT'd to get it back on the road"

So first question, how do I find out if and what insurance classification the bike comes under CAT c etc

second question, does a small dent in the swing arm mean no MOT?

third question, is this gonna be a spare bike/ fighter hack project or should I start looking at trailers for trackdays
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[slyrob]

also can somebody tell me what the smaller cover is to the right of the clutch cover as i seem to be drawing a blank on ebay

https://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab349/slyrob/IMG_1676.jpg

im gonna need fork stanchions.......... again, the little cover that let all my oil out on the Edgware road, some indicators and I dont reckon any of the body work is worth saving even the screen! so the naked approach might be the way forward. If I can get it back on the road then I'll feel slightly less aggrieved about the 400 quid I spent on a rear tire, brake pads and new forks before it got killed!
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[N cee thirty]

starter clutch cover
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Are you the guy that fixes his bike in his funky foods shop?

So they paid for your bike and clothing but are not admitting liability?

Seems unusual, do your insurance company know about the payout?

https://www.ronayers.com/Fiche/TypeID/26/Type/CRANKCASE/MakeID/4/Make/Yamaha/YearID/38/Year/1997/ModelID/6109/Model/YZF600R/GroupID/246630/Group/CRANKCASE_COVER_1

I guessed at the model year as a 1997 but I don't think major changes were made throughout the years.

in this 1997 example

Your cover is part 11:

Yamaha part number: 4JH-15421-00-00

Don't know about dented swingarms I am afraid, would suspect if it isn't too bad then it'll be ok but TBH used swingarms are normally pretty cheap (less than £40-50 on my bike).

[Kickstart]

Hi

Those covers are not that expensive. However suspect just as with my FZR600 the bearing that lives in it is a separate part which you need to order.

As to the swinging arm, suspect it will depend on how badly dented it is (ie if it is significantly weaker) and whether the wheel alignment is still OK.

All the best

Keith
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[slyrob]

must admit i'm struggling to find the starter cover? the clutch covers seem reasonably easy to get hold of and if nothing else comes up i can get new stanchions for 100 each but if I'm getting it back on the road rather than selling it as scrap I need to budget reasonably carefully to make it worthwhile as i only paid around the 1000 mark for it originally. The cheque was from the bus insurers but posted to me by my insurers seems rather unconventional but I shall not complain. Was dreaming of usd conversions and the like but have reminded myself that it will never be as light or as fast as my zx6r so will be making this happen as cheaply as possible.
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[Pete.]

[Kickstart]

[slyrob]

it seems to be a cheque for damage to the bike rather than anything else but its all been a bit vague so far, the cheque exceeds the value of the bike by 500 odd so may include clothing/ helmet etc to get the bike aswell seems to be a massive bonus, I wasn't really considering anything other than buying it back and selling on but if im not paying for it to be returned to me (they didn't remove it after assessing the damage) then it seems a waste not to spend a couple of hundred to get it back on the road or possibly as a starter track bike. Having the Gsxr stolen shortly afterwards has also meant that I have now owned rather more of the bikes I lusted after as a kid than I expected by this stage!!
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Pitslayer wrote "it could be Ndubz.....ruining this once great place with donkey gobbling loafer knobbing "music".
silky666 wrote "In my eyes, when you shake cocks with the devil, you may as well go for the full reach around"
Villers wrote "as reliable as a ginger stepchild on smack"

[slyrob]

sorry I somehow managed to miss the rather convenient part number and diagram! In which case that will make life a lot easier
karma shall be distributed accordingly when my ability to do so returns. So should I assume from your post Keith that this bearing is likely to have failed or been damaged if the cover is broken? Also as all the oil drained onto the Edgware road and the bike has been stationary since then (aside from being pushed down the road by thieves who desperately wanted my trashed cheap 90s bike )
is there any special precautions I should take before refilling the oil and running the bike? would putting the bike in gear and pushing it before starting move the oil around?
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silky666 wrote "In my eyes, when you shake cocks with the devil, you may as well go for the full reach around"
Villers wrote "as reliable as a ginger stepchild on smack"

[Pete.]

Nope, just fill & forget.
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[Kickstart]

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[chris-red]

Sounds similar to what happened to me with my TDM, your insurance company sound shit they should have explained it to you.

Basically they are doing something called something like payment without prejustice? something like that anyway.

Did you are have a hire bike?

What this meant for me was they paid me the money for the damages without admitting liability so I could fix the bike and they didn't get stung for the hire charges. They do it if they believe they are in the wrong.

However it does mean if the case goes the other way they can claim all/some of it back.

If you haven;t had to buy the bike back from the insurance then it isn't a write off regardless of the damage done to it.

A word of advice kiddies if you don't want your bike written off don't let the insures take it away, and have a word with the estimator when they arrive, they are usually friendly helpful people.
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