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03-01-2007, 10:25pm
I'm with Bruce on this one Tim. It may sound harsh, but you would really benefit from being thorough and giving them everything in writing.
I can't agree with Busgo's comment,
Quote: but it will either be new or be like new when it is all fixed
I wouldn't be happy going with the repairs. I've found that the insurer may cover their butt and quote $12K, but the repairers generally are known to cut corners which you find out about years later. They often do this to stretch the profit margin. For example, you may take the nose cone off 2 years later and find it's not a new replacement, but a blue/silver 99 model re-sprayed.
I had my bike tipped over and the quote was $7500. Similar damage to yours, only nobody was riding it. After I got it back from the repairer, it went back to him 3 more times in the next 3 weeks because of stuff ups (like placing phillips head bolts in the fairings, leaving black plastic inner fairings off, etc).
Two years on and I have since found find numerous bodjy job repairs that I've had to fix at my own expense becasue it simply wasn't worth writing letters to QBE, having the bike off the road while it got re-assessed and repaired, etc, etc...
If possible, push for a write off and replacement bike. Mine was off the road for 11 weeks!
Good luck.
I can't agree with Busgo's comment,
Quote: but it will either be new or be like new when it is all fixed
I wouldn't be happy going with the repairs. I've found that the insurer may cover their butt and quote $12K, but the repairers generally are known to cut corners which you find out about years later. They often do this to stretch the profit margin. For example, you may take the nose cone off 2 years later and find it's not a new replacement, but a blue/silver 99 model re-sprayed.
I had my bike tipped over and the quote was $7500. Similar damage to yours, only nobody was riding it. After I got it back from the repairer, it went back to him 3 more times in the next 3 weeks because of stuff ups (like placing phillips head bolts in the fairings, leaving black plastic inner fairings off, etc).
Two years on and I have since found find numerous bodjy job repairs that I've had to fix at my own expense becasue it simply wasn't worth writing letters to QBE, having the bike off the road while it got re-assessed and repaired, etc, etc...
If possible, push for a write off and replacement bike. Mine was off the road for 11 weeks!
Good luck.