r/motorcycles • u/Thunderhamster • 10h ago

My poor ninja 650

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Rode my favourite route last thursday, the sun was shining and it was real nice... Up until i hit some gravel in a corner and wasnt able to save it, with more skill and experience maybe I could have, but alas.. the damages was apparently too severe so the insurance is paying me out the bike instead of getting it fixed. Rest in pieces..

So, what bike do I get now?

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u/Vfrnut 8h ago

Dirt is considered damage now ?!?

https://giphy.com/gifs/qmfpjpAT2fJRK

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u/built_FXR 8h ago

One tiny scratch on the frame and insurance will total it 

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u/Vfrnut 8h ago

I work in the motorcycle industry. . Takes a little more than that . But the plastics and labor . 🙄🤦‍♂️😬

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u/built_FXR 7h ago

And I've had a bike totalled because of a small scratch that could be barely felt with a fingernail .

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u/Vfrnut 7h ago

Scratch or ripple? I have never seen a scratch so anything other than some calling he wow er a moron and telling them to touch it up or put a sticker on it .

A ripple .. frame’s fucked .

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u/built_FXR 6h ago

Scratch. RIP my '09 fzr600. I didn't even have it for 6 months

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u/Vfrnut 4h ago

If was just a scratch , why report it at all ?

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u/bitaria 4h ago

Crash with a scratch on the frame usually means bike is totaled. Repair has to be to "new" standard, replacing the frame or getting it out to be professionally painted is so much labor that's it's never worth it. Free to buy it back and keep riding though, lots of people do it.

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u/Vfrnut 3h ago

The question is still why bother with insurance if it’s just a scratch?!? You fix it yourself

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u/built_FXR 1h ago

It wasn't just the scratch on the frame. In fact, I didn't see that over the plastics and tank damage. The appraiser spotted the scratch first and told me that was enough