Well I have only had this bike for about four weeks and at the end of yesterdays ride I ended up in a tight spot on a hill. I was in a broad sided position trying to turn it up the rest of the hill, then the whole right side of the bike started coming off the ground, so I jumped off to the side and tried to hold it. I started sliding while trying to hold the bike, so I had to let it go. It rolled over at least 5 or six times down the hill before it hit the bottom. Messed the bike up real bad. Both front tie rods are bent. The rear left tire and shaft the goes in the tire came off. The shaft is still intact to the tire. The rear and front racks are bent like in inverted U. Causing the plastic the crumple up real bad all the way around the bike. When front handle bars snapped down, they severed the front brake line. The motor is ok, stared right up and sounded fine. Surprisingly enough the instrument panel did not even get a scratch on it. I would like to get some good advice on this. Should I take it to the dealer and see what they would give me for it, then just take what I owe on it and refinance on a new bike? Or just order all the parts that are broken and try to put it back together and fix it? Hard to say what else might be wrong with at without ridding it. But I don’t want to pay a boat load of money to fix it, if it won’t ever be the same again. And no I don’t have insurance, was going to get it this week ? Ugggg so what do you all think my best bet would be?

 

Insurance??????

 

Illegal, but i would get insurance wait a few days then call insurance co. and file a claim. Just my .02

 

Usually insurance companies want you to provide an inspection before they will cover the machine. Plus, even if you do get away with it, it's not worth the penalty if you get caught, what are you saving, a couple of K's. Rebuild it yourself, you'll end up feeling better about it and you will have the before and after pictures. Still sucks losing your ride. I blew up my 250r after a first ride, rebuilt it and blew it up on the second ride. You have any pictures of the machine? Maybe you should look at just parting it out and selling the good components. The dealer will insult you with a low price on it, you can make so much more parting it out. Good luck.

Scott

 

I agree that the bike should be fixed by yourself.
Bent frame might be your biggest worry. Take off all cosmetic/plastic/wheels and do visual inspection. If that's not enough, use a string to measure the distance at important places to check symmetricity, pay special attention to shock tower mounts.The spline end of the rear cv shaft can be reinserted into the gear case. Make sure you fill up the oil if any leaked out. If you do your own repair, you will have much more confidence once completed.
Good Luck

 

As side note to this thread. My uncle BF750 just got totaled over the weekend by go over too large or a rock. I was not there but I guess they were going around a curve and hit some ruts and they drove off the rode and hit a rock that was too big to be strattled. The people got thrown off of it but the bike never rolled. The dealer says it is totaled and can't be fixed. It broke a bracket on the rear a arm connecting to the hub and also pulled the drive shaft out of the rear gear box and messed up the front 2 wheels also. I guess they said it bent the frame. Not sure how. This bike didn't look too bad either. Hard to believe I guess.