Crashed and wrecked the bike this week

[Shaddow]

Well the insurances company called a few hours ago. Confirmed that they are writing her off. Probably a good thing as I would never have trusted her again.

Also saw the hand trauma specialist. All good for another six weeks when they take the wires out.

Did you ask about buying it back?

Hell no. Bike riding is dangerous enough without putting a bike with possible structural damage back on the road. Besides in NSW Australia you are no longer able to put a bike that has been written off back on the road.

[ThatOtherGuy]

Well the insurances company called a few hours ago. Confirmed that they are writing her off. Probably a good thing as I would never have trusted her again.

Also saw the hand trauma specialist. All good for another six weeks when they take the wires out.

Did you ask about buying it back?

Hell no. Bike riding is dangerous enough without putting a bike with possible structural damage back on the road. Besides in NSW Australia you are no longer able to put a bike that has been written off back on the road.

Some people buy their wrecks back to scavenge/salvage parts.  When my first car was written off (not my fault), I got the wreck back as part of the settlement.  Sold parts of it and eventually sold the car as a running but not able to be registered concern to a caravan park owner.  He used it for moving vans around the caravan park.  I ended up making about 50% more on the car than what it cost me in the end.

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

Hell no. Bike riding is dangerous enough without putting a bike with possible structural damage back on the road. Besides in NSW Australia you are no longer able to put a bike that has been written off back on the road.

Umm.. No one said anything about putting it on the road..
Lets say the motor is still good, and he picks up another bike in good shape, but needs a motor..

Some people buy their wrecks back to scavenge/salvage parts.  When my first car was written off (not my fault), I got the wreck back as part of the settlement.  Sold parts of it and eventually sold the car as a running but not able to be registered concern to a caravan park owner.  He used it for moving vans around the caravan park.  I ended up making about 50% more on the car than what it cost me in the end.

This.

[weedahoe]

I had one I totalled also and bought back, parted it out and made out pretty good on it.

[RossLH]

I bought my previous car back after I totaled it (entirely my fault), bought it back for $1750 and got about 8 grand from parting it out, on top of the 9 grand the insurance company gave me. Definitely made some money back on that one.

[mister]

I found a peanut...found a peanut... found a peanut just now.

[Shaddow]

If I had totalled any of my cars that I care about I get them back automatically but the bike there really wasn't anything work saving. A good back tyre, headlight, windshield maybe the fuel tank and maybe the engine (big maybe). The rest of it was damaged including the gearbox.

That aside you guys do have some good points but it has to be worth the effort and to me the money for parts doesn't out way my time.

Also of note NSW Australia doesn't let you reregister written off bikes any more unless it falls under collectors, special, vintage sort of thing.

Did I mention I originally bought it as a write off?

[kininja]

Sorry to read about your crash, Shaddow. Get well soon.

[bryan88]

Sorry to hear about your accident. I smashed my VFR (and my left wrist, still have the fancy ally/titanium thingy  bolted to my arm) last month so I know exactly what you are going through. Take care and heal up soon.

[Shaddow]

Cheers guys.