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    Yeah, in Australia any frame or swingarm damage generally leads to instant write-off. Good thing it was insured then!

    Sometimes even just fairing damage on two sides can be a write-off. So if you see a sportsbike getting around in streetfighter guize it's usually because the dumbarse owner was too tight to insure the bike and can't afford to fix the fairings after they dropped it.

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    They were supposed to get back to me today but haven't, confirming a nascent thought lingering in my mind that they are trying to find a way of getting out of this or lowballing me. It's not that hard to send an email or make a call that basically says "we're going to replace your bike." It, literally, would take a minute.

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    First year of the model. Probably cant figure out how it would depreciate so they can pay you that instead of new bike price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drachen596 View Post
    First year of the model. Probably cant figure out how it would depreciate so they can pay you that instead of new bike price.
    Particularly with the considerably higher-than-average miles that he's already done. I doubt that there are many data points for that.

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    At this point I'd put it within the reasonable timeframe for the insurance company to do anything. If it blows out towards 7 or 8 weeks then I'd start wondering. But feel free to keep in touch with them anyway; insurance company machinations are a crazy thing sometimes, plus someone has to sign off on over $10K worth of replacement.

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    So, uh, my son bought a 1975 Kawasaki KZ400 and passed his basic rider course over the weekend (including the skills test which precludes the need for a separate road test). Just need to get the insurance sorted, visit the BMV (it's a Bureau here in Maine) and then town hall to get a shiny new Antique Motorcycle plate to bolt on the back.

    Now I want a motorcycle even more...but most of my money will be going to Ohio for the next four years, Oberlin to be exact.
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    They came back with a decent offer; $13000 minus my $1k deductible, so $12k.

    A new Africa Twin is $13900 so $157XX or so with tax, rego and errthang. I said i'd think about it because I wanted to make sure that if I take their offer and make similar payments, that i'd be at about the same place in a years time. And it seems I will.

    Any final thoughts on negotiating a better settlement from anyone? I'll even read billis comments here.

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    That value seems pretty good, so the small data pool may be working in your favor. The cheapest used 2016 AT DCT I saw with mileage listed on Cycletrader was a 2016 with 3253 miles on it for $11,999. It's in a nearby Chicago suburb where low mileage isn't unusual, but again, limited data pool.

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    So what's your options? Either they take the bike and give you $12k, or you have them fix it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freude am Fahren View Post
    So what's your options? Either they take the bike and give you $12k, or you have them fix it?
    Yeah pretty much. But fixed, it'll have a new frame with a salvage title.

    I'm taking the settlement.

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