Handed bike in

**Pathos** · 24th September 2005, 23:27

But I can't afford a new bike and don't want to go throught the hassle of buying and insuring a new bike before I have my full.

**riffer** · 25th September 2005, 21:03

Another thing to think of is that if you do get the insurance company to write the bike off they have to have the bike actually taken off the road.

This usually means its very hard to get it back on the road without a lot of hassle with revinning a written-off bike.

If you do buy it back (and there's no guarantee that you can get it cheap too) you would be best only to keep it as a bucket racer.

BTW my FZR750R, which was extremely damaged by fire (see here if you missed it) sold at auction for $1100.

**Pathos** · 26th September 2005, 22:52

Argh, I found that out just on the weekend.

I'll could cost up to $600 to get it on the road and I expect around $1300 from the insurance.

**NordieBoy** · 26th September 2005, 23:06

Originally Posted by texmo

Yes it does, they give you first option to buy it back at auction if it goes to say $350, they come back to you told you how much it got to and if you want to buy it back, but you have to tell them in advance that you wanna buy it back. Same if it goes to tender. But really who wants to buy a written off fxr150 so It should cost you fuck all really.

My bike was written off by AMI and they wouldn't give me first option or even let me match the winning tender.
They were going to do it as a closed tender and the high bidder would get it.
Bastards.