Rip Sv

Front end smashed up then . . . check out this thread and see what you think....

as i replaced my front end,

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...ighlight=curbs

sorry to hear about your sv lynw it bike shopping time now! bike shopping is great

Originally Posted by lylej

Front end smashed up then . . . check out this thread and see what you think....

as i replaced my front end,

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...ighlight=curbs

Not sure you quite understand the seriousness of the damage. Unlike yours, the front end simply is not attached to the bike. The frame itself has sustained significant damage. We're not talking about forks and yokes taking the damage as per your accident - I hit something more solid and bigger than a kerb so the damage is more significant.

Frankly, even if I could fix it I wouldnt. I wouldnt have the confidence on that bike after all it and I have been through. If I get back on a bike, it will be a new one.

Plus, I dont get a choice. The insurers once they get that "cat A" write off automatically arange for its disposal and I am not allowed any salvage of it by the nature of the definition of a cat A write off.

Originally Posted by lynw

Not sure you quite understand the seriousness of the damage. Unlike yours, the front end simply is not attached to the bike. The frame itself has sustained significant damage. We're not talking about forks and yokes taking the damage as per your accident - I hit something more solid and bigger than a kerb so the damage is more significant.

Frankly, even if I could fix it I wouldnt. I wouldnt have the confidence on that bike after all it and I have been through. If I get back on a bike, it will be a new one.

Plus, I dont get a choice. The insurers once they get that "cat A" write off automatically arange for its disposal and I am not allowed any salvage of it by the nature of the definition of a cat A write off.

Completly detatched. . .

oh . . .

erm yeah forget that post then, mine was in my opinion a big crash with lots of damage.... yours.... well yeah lol, back to the dealer it is

My bad

Originally Posted by lylej

Completly detatched. . .

oh . . .

erm yeah forget that post then, mine was in my opinion a big crash with lots of damage.... yours.... well yeah lol, back to the dealer it is

My bad

No worries, thought you had missed the bit about frame damage

The kerb is quite a small thing to hit in comparison to a ford fiesta I can wholly advise against hitting big things like cars and vans. Though the glad to be here reflections do make me appreciate life a little bit more atm.

Bikes can be replaced but you can't.

Glad to hear that you're getting through OK and moving onwards. I'd be very suss of putting a badly damaged bike back on the road too (luckily yours is way beyond that), since any little skip or slip would make you doubtful.

Take care,

Garry

RIP SV, it did not lead an easy life but with the love of Lyn and the fixing skills of Rictus, it lived a long and eventful life.

So glad it didn't take you with it.

Love

MT

[northwind]

Ah, I'd missed that about the crash, sorry to hear it. I thought that bike was unkillable, obviously not. Still, could have been a whole lot worse.

What are you going to get next then Lyn