Headstocks damaged

Sv was suppossed to be coming home Sat (3 weeks after my off!!!!)
Garage told me she was all ok, all straight etc

Just had a call-headstock is "slightly" damaged, right hand side (side she went down on)
How come theyve only just picked up on this!!!!??? They have said she road worthy/ok to ride....im not so sure..

Advice??

Repair if i can or claim off insurance and write her off??

Originally Posted by Paws

Sv was suppossed to be coming home Sat (3 weeks after my off!!!!)
Garage told me she was all ok, all straight etc

Just had a call-headstock is "slightly" damaged, right hand side (side she went down on)
How come theyve only just picked up on this!!!!??? They have said she road worthy/ok to ride....im not so sure..

Advice??

Repair if i can or claim off insurance and write her off??

Sounds like they're probably only talking about the lockstop if it's only 'slight' damage.

If so, it's perfectly safe, will need to be built back up with a bit of weld, which isn't bank-breakingly pricey.

Of course, it could be more than that, but I'd say it's a good bet.

Cheers wrc, it is the lock stop-but how come theyve only just discovered it after having it and test riding it for 3 weeks??
So it is ok to weld it then?

Crikey Paws are you sure you only fell off at 10mph? Wouldn't have thought the lock stop would have been damaged by that. Did it run into the curb or something? The other thought is that the damage was already there when you bought the bike. Lockstops are only there, I believe, to stop you trapping your fingers between the bars and tank on full lock or possibly denting the tank.

[mac608]

Must be something garages have trouble spotting.
I had the same with a bandit that I had had a slight incident on. There was enough of the lock stop left so that they could put a bolt in to give the same effect.
But the SV (curvy model, never looked at the pointy ones) has a very substantial lock stop compared to the bandit, so if it were me I'd be asking for a closer look at the frame and headstock just to be on the safe side.

I think the lack of lock stop would mean an MOT fail?

Originally Posted by Paws

Cheers wrc, it is the lock stop-but how come theyve only just discovered it after having it and test riding it for 3 weeks??
So it is ok to weld it then?

Probably just wanted an excuse to keep hold of the bike

It's perfectly OK to weld it, as long as it's done properly.

Originally Posted by mac608

I think the lack of lock stop would mean an MOT fail?

I think you're probably right, as far as I remember the lockstop is covered as part of the 'steering operation' part of the MOT.

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Crikey Paws are you sure you only fell off at 10mph? Wouldn't have thought the lock stop would have been damaged by that. Did it run into the curb or something? The other thought is that the damage was already there when you bought the bike. Lockstops are only there, I believe, to stop you trapping your fingers between the bars and tank on full lock or possibly denting the tank.

Im sure huni, and yes they are now saying it COULD have been damaged before, but i had her mot'd last year??!!...either way i'll just be glad to get her home.
And lockstop is there to stop you squashing fingers etc.