| Author | Message | ||
     Niceguytac |
Hello all I been watching this site since I bought my 04 12r last year. And now I'm in a pickle. On the 23rd of May while stopped at a stop sign on my way to work, a fellow motorist in a truck and rather large trailer was stopped at that same stop sign in front of me. This rather unintelligent moron who must have received his license at the bottom of a box of stale cracker jacks. Put his truck in reverse and backed over my bike dispute my honking, revving, and loud screaming. Slow forward to this morning and the insurance adjuster has finally decided to total my bike and I have decided to buy it back. My question to you all is this what do I do?part it out? Or rebuild it? I was already thinking of selling it to possibly upgrade to the 1125r because I love how comfortable my xb is but I want more POWER. However I could easily rebuild it and pocket much of the pay off. | ||
| Froggy |
That depends on the extent of the damage. Buells total out easy due to their low resale value, but they usually can be repaired inexpensively. So, what was damaged? Can you post some pictures? The 1125R is a fantastic bike, I personally think they are more comfortable than the Firebolts, in addition to the better handling and obviously more power. I was in a similar situation a few years ago, I got in an accident, the insurance company gave me money to fix my Lightning, I ended up using most of it to buy an 1125CR and then slowly fixed my Lightning back up. I don't regret doing that at all. | ||
| Trojan |
As Froggy says, what is the damage? Insurance companies tend to write off XB models as soon as they get even a small dent in the frame/fuel tank, so it could just be a simple repair/cover up to make it roadworthy again...alternatively it could be a major job if it got crushed and needs a new frame/cycle parts. The trade in/part out value of a damaged/written off Buell is virtually zero though, so don't buy it back if you aren't planning to rebuild it. Even then if it is recorded as a write off (not sure if they do this in the US?) it still won't have much resale value unfortunately. | ||
| Niceguytac |
I'm picking up the bike today so ill put some pics up soon. As far as parts that need replacing: left fork is bent, a rather large scrape on the front rim not sure if I can get away with it?, light bezel broke and popped out, front fender over the tire is bent not sure I can save it, oh and the front motor mount broke mechanic said I need a new rear mount as well but you know how Harley guys are. Everything else is in great condition. Bike has 42k miles and hasn't skipped a beat. About the 1125, I hear from a retired Harley mechanic that they had a few problems and he advised I beware. My father-in-law (die hard Buell fan) says this is some what true but there a plenty of remedys for those issues. Bottom line I have a newborn and don't have the time or money to be fixing my daily driver daily. However I do put more stock in my father-in-law but the mechanic is still in my ear. Buy back was $700 I figure there is always some big biker out there who wants a big cc engine for his custom chopper. Willing to pay more than that for a Buell beefed Harley motor | ||
| Buellblastrider |
if you need a new rear mount I have a spare id sell to get.bbyou back on the road. | ||
| Froggy |
If it really does need a rear iso, that is probably why it was totaled, dealer labor to replace one is probably enough to buy a new bike! They can be quite a bit of a pain to get too. http://www.americansportbike.com/shoponline/ccp0-p rodshow/17358.html It sounds like the fork is the only high dollar item on the list, a complete fork will run about $330. | ||
| Slaughter |
Can't remember if 04 was the year they went up to 43mm fork diameter. If the left fork is 41mm, I have a spare (don't ask WHY I ended up with only one fork) Rear isolator isn't hard if you have an engine hoist or can get a ratchet strap to lift over a beam in the garage or shop. | ||
| Trojan |
The only worry I would have is that if the force was enough to break both engine mounts it may well have twisted the chassis or damaged the headstock area too. If you intend to put it back on the road I would strip it and have the frame professionally checked on a Motoliner rig or similar for straightness and stress fractures around the headstock. On the other hand......$700 is cheap and you should be able to sell themotor for more than that plus the other undamaged parts on ebay should net you a profit. Don't listen too much to H-D mechanics. Unless you want tassles on your bars or 'Live to Ride' ashtrays fitted  Your father in law speaks the truth |
