Hi all, new member seeking some wisdom, sorry if this is the wrong place to post.
I've got a 2008 f800 that I've owned since early 2017. Late 2017 I was hit by a van while riding and the bike suffered a bit of damage.
Long story short it's cosmetic damage EXCEPT the L pillion footpeg holder has a very minor (~5-10°) bend in it and is such a unrepairable write off due to frame damage.
After 14 months with the solicitors I've received compensation for the bike minus an insignificant amount for salvage value and am engineers report stating the cat B write off. However during those 14 months I'd had it MOTd and was riding it after my own damage was repaired.
Is it possible to return this bike to the road legally? As it seems to me a waste to sell it for scrap or parts. Please forgive my ignorance as I've only lived in the UK for a short while.
Thanks in advance.
I've got a 2008 f800 that I've owned since early 2017. Late 2017 I was hit by a van while riding and the bike suffered a bit of damage.
Long story short it's cosmetic damage EXCEPT the L pillion footpeg holder has a very minor (~5-10°) bend in it and is such a unrepairable write off due to frame damage.
After 14 months with the solicitors I've received compensation for the bike minus an insignificant amount for salvage value and am engineers report stating the cat B write off. However during those 14 months I'd had it MOTd and was riding it after my own damage was repaired.
Is it possible to return this bike to the road legally? As it seems to me a waste to sell it for scrap or parts. Please forgive my ignorance as I've only lived in the UK for a short while.
Thanks in advance.