Went down this morning in the rain

[joshiepoogoose]

hey theres a dude in Lodi that is selling his plastics on craigslist pretty cheap.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

hey theres a dude in Lodi that is selling his plastics on craigslist pretty cheap.

I have a 2005, so I'm not sure it's compatible with his 2007 parts, plus he has all the rear plastics and I broke the front, but I appreciate the head's up.


http://stockton.craigslist.org/mcy/2858132972.html

 

[HappyHighwayman]

So the repair estimate MINUS fixing the scratched up frame is about 71% the value of the bike. With the frame plus additional labor it's worth more than the bike. I am certain if I make a claim they will salvage it...which I could potentially buy back as well.

Does that make sense for me to do?

 

[DefyInertia]

You need to crunch the numbers and decide how much of a hassle you want to deal with. To help with this, can you list what needs to be repaired? Any chance you know the buy back amount?

 

[joshiepoogoose]

I have a 2005, so I'm not sure it's compatible with his 2007 parts, plus he has all the rear plastics and I broke the front, but I appreciate the head's up.


2007 yamaha FZ6 parts

bummer, last time i saw the ad he had everything. best of luck!

 

[dxh24]

Least you did it riding.... 2010 versys unscathed I went down in my driveway and scratched the stator cover up. Then about 2 weeks after I put the new can on the bike it blew over, scratched the can and snapped the end off my brake lever, not to mention both bar ends need replacing glad to hear your ok though



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[HappyHighwayman]

You need to crunch the numbers and decide how much of a hassle you want to deal with. To help with this, can you list what needs to be repaired? Any chance you know the buy back amount?

Minimum hassle. I will not spend the next 3 weeks scouring the internet for cheap replacement parts. I'd rather pay the deductible or have them pay for the repairs and get back to riding.

 

[DefyInertia]

Minimum hassle. I will not spend the next 3 weeks scouring the internet for cheap replacement parts. I'd rather pay the deductible or have them pay for the repairs and get back to riding.

Well if you want the bike back to new then it sounds like you don't want to go the buy back route.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Well the shop said they'd likely buy the salvage from me depending on the price....they've treated me very well in all my past transactions so it wouldn't be a big deal.

Called my insurance, they're processing it.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

So State Farm is not screwing me around and offered me virtually the same amount I calculated as the "true value" of the bike. However, they're willing to sell it back to me for a mere $500.00

If I am reading my mechanic's quote correctly to get it safe/rideable (ignoring cosmetic, tank, and fairing damage), might be under $300.00

So for $800 I could keep the bike and have $2700 to spend on the next bike.

 

[banjoboy]

So State Farm is not screwing me around and offered me virtually the same amount I calculated as the "true value" of the bike. However, they're willing to sell it back to me for a mere $500.00

If I am reading my mechanic's quote correctly to get it safe/rideable (ignoring cosmetic, tank, and fairing damage), might be under $300.00

So for $800 I could keep the bike and have $2700 to spend on the next bike.

:thumbup: Soundz like the way ta go. :cheer:

 

[HappyHighwayman]

:thumbup: Soundz like the way ta go. :cheer:

Plus I can get the naked kit for $300+

 

[DefyInertia]

Blessing in disguise.

I have a friend whos bike was stolen off the street in Nob Hill twice. At the end of the day he has $500 invested in a bike that he originally paid $3,500 for.

 

[jcombs]

Makes me want to be extra careful going over any type of paint on the road. What type of tires were you using? any possibility that had anything to do with it?

 

[Xavias]

Wow, glad you're okay!

My first bike was a 83 honda nighthawk 550. I did almost the same thing, but that was at the time where I was still "afraid" of using mostly front brake. I'm not sure why I was..

My back end squirreled around and I had No idea what I was doing. I'm lucky I didn't go down on that thing, too!

I have, however, gone down through dirt at about 40 mph (due to too fast entry speed on a sharp turn, and bad decision making) so I know about the front brake making you go straight down.

I will say this, though. You're okay, and that's what matters! (Something I've learned from my 3 totaled cars and going down through dirt.

Glad you were wearing ATGATT and are okay!