Well it is Official the GS1200ss is Dead

[Lil_Byte]

Got a call from the mechanic with a price for the repair $9000 to repair a $7000 bike.

I have a feeling the insurance will write it off. :gob:

I haver done the RF thing the GSXR thing and now the GS thing. What next - maybe a Bandit??

[nudemetalz]

OUCH !!!:gob:

[TLDV8]

What about the cyclist that caused the accident. ?

[dawnrazor]

What next - maybe a Bandit??

new bandits coming out sooooon, and the old carbie ones are being heavily discounted, play your cards right....who knows

[Jantar]

$9000 to repair a $7000 bike? That suggests it is now worth -$2000. Tell your insurance compnay I'm prepared to save them $2000 and simply take it off their hands for no charge. :yes:

Having looked at the photos there is no way that the damage is worth $9000, maybe $2000 tops.

[Lil_Byte]

What about the cyclist that caused the accident. ?


He is hot dead.

Ended up with broken bones (leg and shoulder) and a collapsed lung. He reckons he can't remember the accident (he was unconcious for a while) but accepts he may have been doing a U turn as that is where he usually does them. But is denying resposibility for the accident to the insurance company and as yet the police haven't made any decisions.

So at this stage it looks like a $700 excess and loss of no claims bonus til it is sorted (if it is sorted).

Insurance has been good - replaced all my protective gear already - just have to wait for the money for the bike so I can get me a new one

[Lil_Byte]

$9000 to repair a $7000 bike? That suggests it is now worth -$2000. Tell your insurance compnay I'm prepared to save them $2000 and simply take it off their hands for no charge. :yes:

Having looked at the photos there is no way that the damage is worth $9000, maybe $2000 tops.


It is at davidsons in Alex - so go and talk sweetly to them - the back tire had only done a trip from Dunedin to Queenstown.

But all the fairing, mounts and plastic had to be replaced, the exhaustes clutch plate covers etc - the engine stripped and cleaned as the engine is full of dirt - and the front forks replaced.

So it adds up and me not having all the gear or expertise to fix it - I have to leave it to the experts

[jeremysprite]

- the engine stripped and cleaned as the engine is full of dirt -

Lol that's gotta be a bad crash! :gob:

[xwhatsit]

Wow. I've got to get in on this mechanic game. Stuff university and degrees...

That said, I'd go out of business if I tried to fix something... after my clumsy attempts at fixing my thumper... all my customers would have seized engines :D

[98tls]

Sounds like a good start for a race bike.........

[Lou Girardin]

I haver done the RF thing the GSXR thing and now the GS thing. What next - maybe a Bandit??

4th time lucky.
Plus you'll show very good taste.

[shafty]

You could always consider a HONDA!

[Hellraiser]

You could always consider a HONDA!

or a set of Air Jordan's which would be faster than a Honda

[ManDownUnder]

Wow. I've got to get in on this mechanic game. Stuff university and degrees...


Don't be fooled grasshopper... there is as much learning both ways... but at the end of the day it can be a lot more satifying to work with your hands

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

Bike will definitely be written off!! Go for a Bandit - I have had absolutely no mechanical problems at all - very easy and comfortable to ride. While my bike was written off it was only for cosmetic damage - absolutely no structural damage at all.
Good luck

[Edbear]

New Bandits are water cooled, too. Saw one at BBT and it looked okay. Not sure when they'll be released, though, maybe BD or Lou can tell us?

[Lil_Byte]

You could always consider a HONDA!

I could also slash my wrists this broken glass

[Lil_Byte]

I am llooking very seriously at a mint 1998 RF900 with 33,000 miles for 8K or a 2005 1200 Bandit with 2,000 kms for 12K - anny advise ot there on the better of the deals

[avgas]

Bandit for sure, its only a matter of time untill suzuki decide to f-up the new one

[shafty]

I could also slash my wrists this broken glass

Now now Mate, calm down - never overlook the opportunity to improve your ride. My information is that current naked Suzies, while great value and good performers, have quality issues surface after a few years, eg brittle wiring has been quoted by one well versed shop mechanic who should know...

Shall we call a truce and say "Just as well we're not all the same" ?

[Silage]

I am llooking very seriously at a mint 1998 RF900 with 33,000 miles for 8K or a 2005 1200 Bandit with 2,000 kms for 12K - anny advise ot there on the better of the deals

Missed you this w/e LB even tho you are currently bikeless. Another time.

I thought the fared (old stock) Bandit 1200's were now being flicked at around $12k and the unfared model has been $10k for a bit. Might only be a rumour. The Bandit looks like a nice bike to me and probably similar to the GS just a bit more streamlined.

[moko]

How about an XJR 1300,the SP model with the Kenny Roberts race rep paint and Ohlins suspension look pretty cool and same kind of bike as the big Bandit...or is that another one you dont get in N.Z? They`re getting fuel-injection for next year as well so maybe deals on the carbed ones.
http://motoby.com/Prodazha/Yamaha_XJR1300.jpg