Now I'm very pissed off

**Conquiztador** · 13th July 2009, 13:13

How hard can it be to straighten a swingarm? Or to get a s/h one from a wrecker?

Well, thats what I would do. But then again I never had insurance...

**Sparky Bills** · 13th July 2009, 13:13

Originally Posted by Mschvs

When a car is in for repair you get a courtesy car! Don't they have courtesy bikes?? Or at least a car to use ... if you have a car license that is!!

Do you realise how many bikers crash their bikes every week??
If a bike shop gave a courtesy bike to everyone who crashed their bike there wouldnt be any left in the shop! haha.
Its not their fault he crashed his bike.
Factory backorder means Kawasaki have run out and need to make some more.
And in no way is it the bike shops fault before people start blaming them.

Still sucks either way man. Hope you get it sorted soon.

**p.dath** · 13th July 2009, 14:21

You could always consider the extreme option of buying a "new" bike, and selling the current one once it is repaired.

Or perhaps you could ask the insurance company how much you would loose if they wrote it off? e,g. Would you take $1,000 hit in the payout if they wrote it off now?

**The Pastor** · 13th July 2009, 14:26

can they use a 2nd hand one and give you the cash differance?

**YellowDog** · 13th July 2009, 14:29

Surely it wouild be easier to repair the broken one (unless it really is rooted)?

Have you tried sourcing one yourself from the USA or looking on Aussie ebay?

**That Guy** · 13th July 2009, 14:42

Will the insurance company pay if you source it yourself? Might be able to get one from here before the end of the week, they have most parts: http://www.victorianmotorcyclewreckers.com.au/

**CookMySock** · 13th July 2009, 17:49

Stop being a softcock and go in there and bang on their desk.

Steve

**Owl** · 13th July 2009, 18:08

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Stop being a softcock and go in there and bang on their desk.

Steve

Who's desk?

**pete376403** · 13th July 2009, 18:17

Must be a pissy weak swingarm if it gets bent by a courier dropping it. You sure you want something that pathetic holding the back wheel on? Ask to see the "dropped and bent" one.

**Elysium** · 13th July 2009, 18:22

Now if the bike was a Honda you'd have no problem getting parts, only the money to afford them.

**The Baron** · 13th July 2009, 18:59

Sounds like a good time to get a second bike - two bikes are better than one.

you know, just for times like this..

**cambridgedan** · 13th July 2009, 19:05

Originally Posted by pete376403

Must be a pissy weak swingarm if it gets bent by a courier dropping it. You sure you want something that pathetic holding the back wheel on? Ask to see the "dropped and bent" one.

i was just thinking about that, its crazy because it does not weigh that much, so if it really is damaged the delivery man must of been trying to damage it

**jono035** · 13th July 2009, 19:08

Probably looked valuable and fell out of the back of the van.

**Sollyboy** · 13th July 2009, 19:11

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Youre lucky its not an Aprilia. If you could actually find a dealership, it would be 16 weeks before they decided to see if the parts would be avaliable within 6 months.

I thought aperillia address this issue a long time ago and went as far as say they will even pull parts off a new bike to fill orders on time , correct me if I am a wrong

**firefighter** · 13th July 2009, 19:14

Originally Posted by jono035

Probably looked valuable and fell out of the back of the van.

I reacon they're passing the buck and forgot to order it........

"dropped it and bent it.....???!!!" Yeah right.

For starters it would have been wrapped in more than just paper...... and geez was it dropped off a bridge or something?!

I'd have called bullshit on that one.

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