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09-01-08, 09:37 PM
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ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-SV650-s...QQcmdZViewItem
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?? |
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09-01-08, 09:39 PM
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Re: ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
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.
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09-01-08, 09:43 PM
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Re: ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
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. |
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09-01-08, 09:47 PM
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Re: ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
How do you bend the forks without dropping it
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09-01-08, 09:47 PM
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Re: ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
Run into a car and stay on it
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09-01-08, 09:48 PM
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Re: ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
I thought you'd be doing a superman if you hit a car with enough force the bend the forks
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09-01-08, 09:50 PM
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Re: ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
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
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09-01-08, 09:51 PM
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09-01-08, 09:52 PM
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09-01-08, 09:55 PM
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Re: ebay sv, rebuilt cat D - Pukka you think?
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. |
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