Hi all this past weekend I was having a little too much fun on the 650, and I ended up crashing at 50mph. No cars involved, and I walked away with just some nasty road rash on my butt. Which is surprising because I was wearing shorts/T-shirt with just my helmet on. The bike only took damage on the right hand side. I will post pictures later of the damage, and the road rash if anyone wants to see that haha.
I have not got the quote from the dealer yet, but I suspect it will be pricy. All right side fairings are torn up; front, back, and side. Luckily I had a frame slider, so no damage to the engine casing occurred. Also the handlebars dented the tank, and it seems one of the front forks was damaged. Y'all feel free to guess how much the total cost will be :ithank:
My questions for all of you are:
Would you file an insurance claim to fix it all? ($1000 deductible)
Another alternative if the damage is under $1000 would be to fix just the functions of the bike, front fork, brake lever, and leave the cosmetic damage for later. (save some money)
Also how will this effect the resale value? if I fix the bike up good as new will the accident still reduce the price a lot?
Thanks, Ride safe out there
I have not got the quote from the dealer yet, but I suspect it will be pricy. All right side fairings are torn up; front, back, and side. Luckily I had a frame slider, so no damage to the engine casing occurred. Also the handlebars dented the tank, and it seems one of the front forks was damaged. Y'all feel free to guess how much the total cost will be :ithank:
My questions for all of you are:
Would you file an insurance claim to fix it all? ($1000 deductible)
Another alternative if the damage is under $1000 would be to fix just the functions of the bike, front fork, brake lever, and leave the cosmetic damage for later. (save some money)
Also how will this effect the resale value? if I fix the bike up good as new will the accident still reduce the price a lot?
Thanks, Ride safe out there