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19-11-10, 09:19 PM
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Bike written off.
 It's looking like goodbye to my beloved SV, written off this week after a front brake malfunction. I'm well ****ed off  , as I'd only just spent £350 on new tyres and chain to see me through the winter. I hope to buy it back as salvage, but will have to see what price the insurance company will offer it at.Details: I'd been having some problems with front brakes binding a bit in the mornings, but this morning, after touching the brakes because a car looked like pulling out in front of me, they suddenly started to drag more and more, until, when I hit some wet leaves frozen onto the surface of the road, the front wheel locked up and dumped me off. Damage is mainly cosmetic apart from broken rear brake lever broken indicator and bent clip-on and broken bar end, but the insurance repair estimate is £4200, while book value is only around £1000. |
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19-11-10, 09:20 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
Repair costs look a little high to me.
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19-11-10, 09:20 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
sorry to hear about your bike
when i read your thread title i thought it could be something i could answer to lol 
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19-11-10, 09:21 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
Not good, but at least you're ok?
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19-11-10, 09:21 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
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19-11-10, 09:40 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
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19-11-10, 09:43 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
sorry to here that
£4200 is steep, buy it back and break it if you get the option
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19-11-10, 09:46 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
Why are you claiming? That's like £50s worth of damage and you could fit them yourself. It's not even worth the excess, raised premiums or messing about let alone losing the bike!
Glad your in one piece anyhoo 
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19-11-10, 09:59 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
With a price like that I suspect the frame is scratched.
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19-11-10, 10:18 PM
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Re: Goodbye my love
must need a new sv decal as well, 4200 seems a little expensive, lmfao.
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