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Awaiting the Assesors verdict & the estimate from the local Triumph dealer...

The hire bike is a CBR rr 600 which is great fun, being a Honda has excellent gears, but makes my wrists & elbows ache after a few miles so I shan't be having one!

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That how i felt after having my cbr for six month odear iam getting a vfr doh

£2800 estimate from Triumph!!!

Whats happening Ellie??

Don't know yet, awaiting a phone call from the assesor.

Ok, whats happened, have i missed a thread??

No lol, my bike was knocked over last week (total accident) and caused quite a bit of damage. Unbelievably nearly £3000 worth of damage!!

Pretty cool cat to say you've had such bad news!! I gather that it was the Speed, where have you taken it, Chesterfield?

No the Daytona, yes the triumph dealers did the estimate.

i love CBR.
i hope insurance will pay you back.

Let's just say a puddycat finally got a hold of tweetiepie.

Dirt Bike Dave wrote:Let's just say a puddycat finally got a hold of tweetiepie.

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£2800 your kidding
well you know a man who can fix it for less

Ouch, Ellie! That's quite a bill. I hope you're sorted soon.

To give a bit of perspective the bill for my off last year was 5.5k. Apparently the bodywork can only be grown from finest native Italian black truffle tended by virgin Nuns at one particular 13thC monastery in the Alps. So what's Triumph's excuse?

greencat wrote:Ouch, Ellie! That's quite a bill. I hope you're sorted soon.

To give a bit of perspective the bill for my off last year was 5.5k. Apparently the bodywork can only be grown from finest native Italian black truffle tended by virgin Nuns at one particular 13thC monastery in the Alps. So what's Triumph's excuse?

My bikes not worth 5.5k and I'm not sure if my bikes ever had any virgin nuns near it but I did say a few hail Mary's when it was dropped!

The swing arm alone is £600. Strangely, labours only £200.

Just awaiting the verdict of the almighty assesor.

question
1 if its a insurance write off will you buy it back & fix it
2 or take the money & get another bike
3 if so what would you get
4 how much sucking up to nick are you going to do if you buy it back lol

kwakkat wrote:question
1 if its a insurance write off will you buy it back & fix it
2 or take the money & get another bike
3 if so what would you get
4 how much sucking up to nick are you going to do if you buy it back lol

Glad you put "up to" in there

Thanks Fi, Gutted is the word but I know the young lady that did it is equally gutted that it happened.

I have two dilemas really, do I want it mending when it wasnt my fault it was damaged, if its mended I will be without a bike for several weeks.

If they pay me out I then have to decide all over again which bike I want and then look for one.

If we decide to mend it then I shall be doing lots of 'sucking up' to Nick Its a good bike with only 10k on the clock and new tyres, and I'm just getting used to it and enjoying riding it and building my confidence.

We'll wait and see what Mr Assesor says I think and what they offer us.

I must admit I was shocked at how expensive some of the parts are.

And on the subject of the bike, I'd love a Z1000 but they're still a bit pricey.

Why not a street triple??

Seacat wrote:Why not a street triple??

Because I test rode one and found it boring. I ride Nicks Speed frequently and much prefer it but I loved the Z when I test rode it, Great fun.

Spose next to a ST, it may seem boring because of the lack of grunt. Still, a tidy handler in the bends. So kwak it is then!!

Seacat wrote:Spose next to a ST, it may seem boring because of the lack of grunt. Still, a tidy handler in the bends. So kwak it is then!!

Im sure it is and an excellent first bike if someones new to biking and needs to build confidence.

But I know I'd be bored within a week or two, the Speeds just so easy to ride.

But I know I'd be bored within a week or two, the Speeds just so easy to ride

That explains why Nick was riding so well

Tweeties been written off and we've bought him back and Nicks gonna tweak Tweetie.

Apparently being the third party claimant we had no choice but to buy it back!


Be back on two wheels soon!!