my new bike is broken help!

var-var · L Plate Warrior Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Karma :

ok my friend gave me a hyosung aquilla 125,for free, as it's been declared a write off.(it was rear-ended/pushed over by a bus-not as bad as it sounds)
it's my first bike, and i'm going to fix it up, problem is, being a foreign bike(japanese i believe) i am having trouble finding spares (rear fender, new frame-to name but a few less universal parts that i need)
and i also need a manual so i can do it myself (there are none on ebay).
so basically does anything know anything that could help me (and my guy mates-to do all the lifting and shifting, as the bike is a little big for me to lift!) out?

cos i have decided that i'm not insuring it/taxing it or doing my cbt and such until i can at least start fixing my bike.

thankyou!

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

hold on its a write off , what category? , some categories mean they can NEVER ever ever be put back on the road , and I think Tin put a cat C back on the road and it was a helluva lot of trouble.
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var-var · L Plate Warrior Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Karma :

ummm.....i'm not too sure, basically the frame is a little bent the rear fender is smashed, the brake light it missing, and the brake lever is slightly bent too, but that bit's easy to sort.
Smile

basically the reason we think they said it was a write off was because the frame is hard to get hold of.
so far i'm having to resort to importing it!!

though i am told that my bike is based upon a honda......in which case a honda framemight fit, does anyone actually know if this is true or not?

Zimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Karma :

Hyosung is a Korean manufacturer.
A honda frame is unlikely to fit I'd say, but others may know better.
You need to check what category write off you've got, if it's cat A or B you may not put it back on the road, if A you're not even allowed to use parts of it.

var-var · L Plate Warrior Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Karma :

thanks for your help guys,just guna find out what category write off it was, i highly doubt it was category A though.
but if i cant fix it it isn't like i've lost anything Smile

hopefully though, it is fixable.......does anyone know if it's possible for a frame to be bent back to it's original position? Shocked

thanks for your help again!!

Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :