ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?

[arenalife]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-SV650-s-2007-MODEL_W0QQitemZ250202669521QQihZ015QQcategoryZ9808 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2007 model, Cat D write off. Says only the fork tubes were bent and that's all thats been replaced. Would an insurance co really write off a bike cos it needed new fork tubes?? Are bikes basically disposable unfixable items to insurance companies? Or was the thing mashed and he's full of crap??

[yorkie_chris]

IMO, HPI it and then have a careful look over it.

If it runs and rides as well as he says then I wouldn't be too worried about it.

[Stig]

On the surface it looks like a steal for someone. Dependent on what the reserve is set at though.

As far as I am aware. Any vehicle less than 6 months old that has had a significant prang is automatically written off.

I know that is the case when some dozy bint drove into the side of my brand new 3 month old car. Only damage was to the two doors on one side. It was written off and I was given a brand new one as a replacement.

[DarrenSV650S]

How do you bend the forks without dropping it:confused:

[yorkie_chris]

Run into a car and stay on it

[DarrenSV650S]

I thought you'd be doing a superman if you hit a car with enough force the bend the forks

[yorkie_chris]

A guy I know lodged his front wheel into the wing of a car, the bike was stuck there upright despite him being about 10 feet down the side after flying over the bonnet uninjured

[DarrenSV650S]

:o

[Stig]

I thought you'd be doing a superman if you hit a car with enough force the bend the forks

You'd be suprised at how easy it is to bend them. Very easy is the answer. :lol:

[arenalife]

If you ever take a fork to bits, they are surprisingly thin, 2 - 3mm maybe?

I'm not interested in it myself, but I do like to look around. I'll own an SV one day maybe.

[Lozzo]

I think it's genuine, and the guy's feedback is good. Might be worth a punt if it was cheap enough (about £800 under book price), and tbh I wouldn't even bother HPIing it cos the seller has already declared it's been a Cat D.

[Biker Biggles]

As long as you remember that it will still be an ex write off when you come to sell it,so price it accordingly.The seller sounds like a dealer to me,and therefore wont let it go for a song.Probably not worth it then?

[tomjones2]

You'd be suprised at how easy it is to bend them. Very easy is the answer. :lol:

+1,

I hit a car that turned across me a appox 15mph, front wheel was nearly touching the engine. A new faring exhaust and forks would have totaled the bike, the stock exhaust was £600 I went for an aftermarket that kept the value down to below right of level, but it was very close. Including recover cost they may as well have left the bike in germany and paid cash.