I didn’t think it was that bad. I’ll probably take it apart Tuesday unless the weather holds off tomorrow. Bike is absolutely dry, no coolant or oil leaks. And yes, the speedo doesn’t work .
You’re right, it’s not that bad but the insurance company will probably total it out. Rim repair, all the damaged fairings replaced, mirror, clutch cover, brake lever, bar end, exhaust, center stand etc etc. You’ll get cut a check.
Not just any Busa a turbo
There is “doesn’t look that bad”, then there the cost to fix it to an insurance company’s level of repair. Like ieatpaint said, by the time you add up dealer prices for new parts for all those little things it’s really going to add up.
Don’t forget you have options with insurance too. In the case of my boat I took the $7800 and used it to buy a used outdrive on eBay for $850 delivered to my house. I owed $830 at Collins for work they did tearing down the damaged drive far enough to determine what needed to be replaced. I had a couple friends help me attach the new drive and it only took us about 40 minutes. Minus my $250 deductible I walked away with $5870 in my pocket, all perfectly legal. Sure there was some risk in buying the used outdrive but we’ve put about 100 hours on it and it’s been fine. With the amount of money I made I could buy a few more and still be way ahead.
In the case of your bike even if they total it you could probably buy it back and with a little legwork source the used parts you need to fix it up and come out ahead. If you still want a 600 sell yours once it’s fixed and you’ve probably covered the cost of the upgrade.
I like where you’re going with this Jay. I just checked out pricing for everything dealer prices and it’s up around 2,500 believe it or not. Hopefully it won’t be to much to buy it back to make this all worth wile. Ether way I can’t see not breaking out even at least.
Bike is a total loss. They regretted to inform me that, not sure why. 
In the end I came out on top and will have a nice down payment on a new bike.
I suppose that is good for you then!
If you went down on such a small bike, now is not the time to upgrade to a bigger CC but to reevaluate your riding skills.
Nah, you’re wrong. More cc makes up for inexperience.
lol.
What’s the buy back price from insurance, and would you be better off buying it back, fixing it yourself with scrounged parts then selling it?
Moste likely not getting new bike, suzuki was nice enough to drop the 0% apr for september. May just put the money towards a house and wait till next year. To soon to tell what I’ll do at this point.
Of course lol.
CC’s wasn’t the factor in why I went down, but thanks for the input. I feel comfortable upgrading. I’m going to take the safety course as well, something I probably should have done before.
Honestly, I don’t really feel like dealing with all that. Between work and limited free time I would rather not mess with it. I did not ask what the buy back was tho, and I am already out on top anyways.
Does your bike have ABS? Just curious because im learning on a ninja with abs and im kinda surprised that more emphasis isnt put on starting out with a bike that has abs
The emphasis is put on learning to panic stop with what you have. I personally would much rather know my tire lock up point in braking than having a brake pulsate when I’m in full adrenaline rush panic mode.
Thumbs up to gear. As for the SUV, get everything in writing. If you can pay them yourself, then do it but get something signed and that you actually gave them the money. Signature on a reciept and form or even a check you gave them. It doesn’t take much for them to talk to a friend and hear “Oh you could have sued and gotten 10 grand!” and they go to a lawyer and you are fucked.
- :tup: to gear. It saved you a lot of pain.
- :tup: to MSF course. Do it.
- :tup: to INS working out, get an 06 Ninja 636 and love your life.
- Experienced riders go down all the time, especially with unforseen loss of traction. Watch out for paint stripes, CONSTRUCTION cough, and changes in pavement type, etc.
Glad you’re ok man!
They can’t sue for whiplash when the car was parked and they were in there house lol. Insurance is all taken care of anyhow.
I’m concentrating on getting a house right now. I will worry about a new bike after I’m settled in a house and am comfortable with what cash I have to work with. MSF course will come next year for sure, first thing.
:tup:
I sold a bike for the same reason. Been in my house for 1.5yrs now, Hoping next season is the season I get back on something modern for commuting/longer rides. I have a lot of fun on the vintage scoots but for reliability and woman-hauling I have been REALLY missing a sportbike in my life.