Recently purchased as a cat N write-off (which is criminal as there's hardly any damage), it's on my bench awaiting a thorough 'going over', but keen to learn of it's history if anyone knows or owned the bike.
Calling previous owner(s) of '06 GS1200 reg OV06CCJ - are you out there?
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Looks OK from that view - what was the reason for the write off?
Looking at the MOT history & last years fail, I do wonder who would present a bike for inspection when the front brake lever pulls back to the bar - I can't imagine it would be anyone from this esteemed forum.
Looking at the MOT history & last years fail, I do wonder who would present a bike for inspection when the front brake lever pulls back to the bar - I can't imagine it would be anyone from this esteemed forum.
That'll be a NOG supplied bike
Sorry @Nice 'n' Fat - what or who is 'NOG'?
Sorry realised I didn't respond to the initial question @squibb34.
The bike appears to have been dropped on the RHS. Sum of damage:
- Screen (£170 - £80)
- Crash bars (£400 - £60)
- Mirror (£30)
- Cylinder head protector and spark plug cover ( £50) (£9)
- Both the valve cover and rear bevel picked up a couple of small marks (£350 & £1500)
- The RH hand guard is marked and has a small crack (£40)
NOG = North Oxford Garage 01865 319000
If you give them a call and ask them about any outstanding recalls they may help with service history etc but don't be surprised if they quote GDPR as a reason they either can't or won't help you
I take it this bike came through Copart?
Bought off eBay from Motomine (the salvage company in Yately)
Ah yes Motormine also known as 4th Dimension (Egham)
Because insurance companies work on repairing damaged vehicles with new parts we end up getting to the ‘beyond economical repair’ stage very quickly on older less valuable vehicles.
It’s one thing for us to buy a used part for our use but can you imagine how many bladders full of boiling piss there’d be on here if a ‘pride and joy, mighty steed that had never let me down’ had a secondhand part fitted on the say so of a ‘knobby’ insurance assessor.
Very true. I suspect that the bike also had luggage on it - so throw in a scraped side case and possible topbox (the mounting plate is there) and a non mechanically minded owner would have just surrendered the keys and taken the cash. Their loss my gain at this point
Is it difficult to insure a cat N ?
The bloke in the pub that is an expert in all things insurance will tell you that it’s impossible.
Those that have done it will tell you that it is easy.
Any claim would result in a reduced payout due to the market value of a category N being roughy 30% less than an unwritten off bike.
After all, it’s the insurance company selling the damaged vehicles for repair, resale and ultimately going back on the road.
That is interesting to know. Do you think a cat C will be the same to insure as an unwritten off bike
Would a new MOT be sufficient to prove any repair is up to required standard ?
It’s been a while but when I last sold a Category bike, it was C and D back then, now N and S. Non structural and structural, the quote was the quote.
Nobody ever said that it was anymore to insure but as I said, the insured value is less.
Of course, the part of the insurance premium that covers the damage that you may do to others will be the same.
If I was repairing a bike that had been damaged I think that an MOT would be a good idea for a bit of peace of mind. Someone else seeing things without wallet attached eyes is never a bad thing.
Easy_Rider
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There are no Cat S anymore.
Just A, B and N.
Just A, B and N.
A number of years ago under the old system I had my zzr1100 written off twice. First time as a cat D second time cat C. Both times my insurer was happy to reinsure after I had bike MOT.
Cat D, someone reversed into it in work's car park and knocked it over. Some cosmetic damage which I left unsorted and a bent brake lever.
The cat C I was knocked off at roundabout. Broken gear lever,replaced from eBay,RHS fairing panel badly scuffed and broken indicator and housing ; home repaired.
Finally sold it 2 years ago at auction with 120,000 miles on it.
Was always reliable but very cosmetically challenged after 20+ years of all year riding
Cat D, someone reversed into it in work's car park and knocked it over. Some cosmetic damage which I left unsorted and a bent brake lever.
The cat C I was knocked off at roundabout. Broken gear lever,replaced from eBay,RHS fairing panel badly scuffed and broken indicator and housing ; home repaired.
Finally sold it 2 years ago at auction with 120,000 miles on it.
Was always reliable but very cosmetically challenged after 20+ years of all year riding
