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05-10-2009, 03:41pm
I was speaking to a guy today who owns a Blackbird. His bike was written off due to a scratch in the swingarm. It was very hard to see until he pointed it out. There was other faring damage, etc but nothing major. Classed as a repairable write off. He has a cheque for $9,000 and cost him a 1500 - 2000 to fix it himself.
My Blackbird, on the frame near the fuel tank and upper faring connects to, it is the mounting point for the fairing/frame. When I dropped my bike this section which is alloy TIG welded to the frame was bent, which in my opinion would have also caused damage to the frame. Insurance assessor, said nope, they will cut this away, grind it and TIG weld a new mount and no write off. I still have to wonder even with this mount been moved on the frame it would have to cause some stress to the frame itself.
What was the write off classed as a repair/non repairable?
Maybe a good idea to speak to whoever services your bike and see what they have to say. The bike will still need to be inspected, once the repairs have been done.
My Blackbird, on the frame near the fuel tank and upper faring connects to, it is the mounting point for the fairing/frame. When I dropped my bike this section which is alloy TIG welded to the frame was bent, which in my opinion would have also caused damage to the frame. Insurance assessor, said nope, they will cut this away, grind it and TIG weld a new mount and no write off. I still have to wonder even with this mount been moved on the frame it would have to cause some stress to the frame itself.
What was the write off classed as a repair/non repairable?
Maybe a good idea to speak to whoever services your bike and see what they have to say. The bike will still need to be inspected, once the repairs have been done.