# Not a matter of if, but when - destroyed my bike **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [September 21, 2013, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-a-matter-of-if-but-when-destroyed-my-bike/267754 "2013-09-21T09:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 20
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-a-matter-of-if-but-when-destroyed-my-bike/267754/20 "2013-09-21T16:57:30Z")
> [@for all you fabracators](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-all-you-fabracators/53503/5): > > Truly glad you’re alright man. Thanks man. And thanks to all the rest of ya. > [@for all you fabracators](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-all-you-fabracators/53503/7): > > Yeah insurance will total it out, if your slider didn’t get ripped out and can be removed that’s a plus. Bring it over to my place I’d take a look at it. Right now it looks fixable to my eyes. You’ve seen my bike I’ve eaten twice on that thing. I might be able to help with repair. Nah, slider stayed attached, but the bracket that it attaches too is bent (per the pic). Don’t know if it did anything to the frame, although remembering how it’s install, it really isn’t attached to the frame all that much. It’s held on by two long bolts, the same bolts that keep the engine attached to the frame. And I don’t think the back end damage is enough to tweak the frame. I really do hope they total it. At this point, I’d rather have the $$$ than the bike. I don’t like owning things that have been previously fixed and may have a salvage title…that’s why I bought the bike new (since it was affordable) so I was getting something I knew the history of and had no prior questionable maintenance or treatment. Hahah, no Busa for me. I’ve been monitoring the prices on 06-08 600s (Gixxers, CBRs, R6s, and ZX-6Rs). We’ll see what happens. I don’t plan to ride this particular 300 again though. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-a-matter-of-if-but-when-destroyed-my-bike/267754)._