My bike's been stolen -- ZXR250 - Grafton, 10 July

**discotex** · 30th July 2007, 11:52

Originally Posted by MSTRS

This is always worth a look....often damage is cosmetic. Given patience and a little luck, the bike can be put back on the road quite cheaply...

Gotta salvage those purple grips!

Even if it's a total writeoff there might still be enough parts worth keeping if you're planning to get another ZXR PF. Spare engine, rear brake/gear levers, clipons, disks, cables, etc perhaps?

**crashe** · 30th July 2007, 11:55

Originally Posted by Deviant Esq

Was it that badly damaged from the crash the crook had?! Bugger, that really sucks!

Did they tell you what the extent of the damage was? Would you consider buying the "wreck" back off them and getting it back on the road again? Poor lil' ZXR!

Originally Posted by MSTRS

This is always worth a look....often damage is cosmetic. Given patience and a little luck, the bike can be put back on the road quite cheaply...

She has already done this once..... and a good option...... but would it really be worth it after all the effort, she put in last time.

Originally Posted by placidfemme

Well the bikes a write off... so just waiting to hear back from the insurance co... ehh... sucks

Time to go and test ride a few bikes and find a new one that both you and Sam are comfortable on.

**gijoe1313** · 30th July 2007, 13:10

Ahh poopers

Sorry to hear about that, after all your TLC and effort ... well, I would say look for the silver lining in this somewhere, but the only thing I can say is bugger.

Find some new inspiration by riding more test bikes!

**placidfemme** · 30th July 2007, 17:23

Well... I have to wait until next week to see what the insurance co is willing to sell the bike back to me for, I'm also hoping to get a ride out to where they are now storing the bike to see the damage for myself, apparantly its 90% front end damage, the insurance lady said it looks like he hit something from the front.... but she did say she knew nothing about bikes, so I'm not staking too much on what shes said...

I should be able to see it tomorrow or Wednesday if one of Sam's mates can give us a ride to Penrose and back... we'll see...

I was thinking about fixing the bike back up, but last time it was written off (2005) it took me 10 months and over $3000 to repair just cosmestic damage, and the damage sounds worse this time around, so I'm holding my decision on fixing it until I've seen the bike personally...

If the buy back price isn't too high then I might buy it back and sell the parts. I have no intention at all of fixing the bike to ride myself, and no intention of fixing it for Sam either.

I wanna either fix it or strip it for financial reasons only... without being able to sell the repaired bike, or parts of the bike I'm going to be bikeless for at least another 3 months, without the bike/parts to make some extra $$ I'm gonna be bikeless for a LOT longer... it sucks... if I get it back and can make some money off it then I'm hoping to have my 600 by in about a month or two...

No point in test riding any bikes now...

**Mom** · 30th July 2007, 17:42

Originally Posted by placidfemme

... we'll see...

Mate, this is so not good news. What a shitty thing to have to deal with, you sound very unhappy, for that I am sorry. Sending you some of Mom's special energy to help you deal with shit, I have not had to use it in ages so it is overflowing and VERY powerful!

Chin up sweets, maybe someone on here can give you a ride to see your broken wheels and help you to make a decision as to what to do.

Love to you and Sam

Anne

**Scorpygirl** · 30th July 2007, 18:13

Sorry to hear this news P/F. Not the outcome any of us would have wanted. I hope are able to salvage something. Try to keep your chin up!!! Hugz.

**Laava** · 31st July 2007, 09:08

Sorry to read about your loss PF. Amazing that some cheeky little wankstain has the balls and know-how to steal your bike but lacks the balance and finese to keep it on the road. No doubt all his mates[cronies] will be laughing at him for being such a talentless arsewipe and with any luck he will have hurt himself badly in the crash! Look for ball marks in the tank!

**placidfemme** · 31st July 2007, 17:46

Originally Posted by Laava

Sorry to read about your loss PF. Amazing that some cheeky little wankstain has the balls and know-how to steal your bike but lacks the balance and finese to keep it on the road. No doubt all his mates[cronies] will be laughing at him for being such a talentless arsewipe and with any luck he will have hurt himself badly in the crash! Look for ball marks in the tank!

I agree... what a wankstain... He wasn't hurt bad enough to stay down after he crashed the bike... but then again adrenaline can make you do some amazing things...

I'm checking the bike out tomorrow and will take some pics...

**placidfemme** · 2nd August 2007, 07:47

Well saw the bike yesterday, its a total write off... the asshole did an awesome job of crashing it, way better than I did in 2005... Looking at the damage there really isn't much point in trying to fix it, it would be cheaper to buy a new bike... however jsut waiting to hear back for some advice on whats salvagable (sp) to see if it would be worth buying it back anyway and selling the parts... I'm really hoping its worth it otherwise no bike for me for ages

**The Lone Rider** · 2nd August 2007, 10:21

Another bike stolen in Grafton
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=54702

Stealing spree?

**placidfemme** · 3rd August 2007, 07:38

Fucking insurance company is trying to screw me over... they are only offering me just over half the value or the bike, less my excess and I'll only be walkign away with about $2000.

they used a car assessor to assess the bike and when the guy called me to ask some questions about the bike he started the conversation with "I'm a car assessor but today... I'm a bike assesor"

I'm so fucked off, when I got home last night and read the letter fro the insurance co I wanted to kill someone, I feel so fucking helpless... this is abosolute bullshit.

**T.I.E** · 3rd August 2007, 07:48

you can ask for another assement to take place, and the insurance company should pay for it too.
three quotes is better than one.
dnt let them screw you over, and dont take what they first offer you, sounds way too cheap.
but the more quotes the better.
wonder what ya next bike will be?

**Paul in NZ** · 3rd August 2007, 08:49

Find ads for similar machines on the net (bike shops - trade me etc) and challenge them - you don't HAVE to accept their forst offer..

**discotex** · 3rd August 2007, 11:58

That's such bullshit

Would be interested to know who you're insured with as I'm thinking about moving my insurance at some stage and it sounds like I don't want to be with this crowd.

Some ZXR250c's at dealers:
http://motorcycletrader.co.nz/Deskto...rcycletradernz
http://motorcycletrader.co.nz/Deskto...rcycletradernz

You should be getting $4.5k minus excess at least I would have thought. Try finding a ZXR250c for less than that in Auckland! I'm sure you could get some market value figures from various bike shops (Colemans/Mt Eden/Red Baron) that would back you up.

**imdying** · 3rd August 2007, 16:07

Originally Posted by discotex

You should be getting $4.5k minus excess at least I would have thought. Try finding a ZXR250c for less than that in Auckland! I'm sure you could get some market value figures from various bike shops (Colemans/Mt Eden/Red Baron) that would back you up.

$5000-4500, less say $500-1000 because it's not original (I'd lean towards $500 given the 250 market), less your excess