Well....It happened

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Originally Posted by DLIT

About the interesting angle. Yeah, you would be left with $3,600, but if you put that as a down payment on another bike, you'll have a small monthly payment on a new or newer bike, right? So you would end up with a proper street bike that you'll be paying on and have a lethal track bike that's paid for. What are you waiting for??

Problem with that is he probably has a loan out on the wrecked GSXR...

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by Rider

9700 was that amount of damage not what I'm getting back. Market value of the bike is $9022.40 - my $500 ineluctable.

So $8500 - $2400 = 6100 - about $2500 to get it track ready, leaves me about $3600 for a street bike. Interesting angle.

Wow that's a steal for an 08 848.

I see your point.

However, since gixxers are so plentiful, you can go on the wera boards and get it "track ready" for a lot cheaper than that. It's a question of how nice you want it to be. You could buy a stock exhaust can for 50 bucks, a rear wheel for 200, and some used race plastics for 300... if you wanted to do it on a budget.

I don't know how fast you are on the track or how "track prepped" you'd want to go with it... that's really just a question of money and your wants/needs.



Anyways, you can do whatever you want. What I'm trying to show you is that you have some great options here, and in my opinion have the perfect opportunity to get a sick track weapon and a good street bike. Clearly we all know that's what I would do in your current situation.

This sort of seems to me like the gear thing in that other thread... I know it's easiest and simplest to just let them get you a new bike and move on, but you might want to consider the other options you have.

In the end it's all your decision though. I'm sure you'll be happy with however it turns out

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Problem with that is he probably has a loan out on the wrecked GSXR...

I thought he said it would be paid off and he would get money to replace it?

[Rider]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Problem with that is he probably has a loan out on the wrecked GSXR...

Originally Posted by DLIT

I thought he said it would be paid off and he would get money to replace it?

Yeah it's paid off.

[DLIT]

And you're getting a bunch towards a replacement, right?

[Rider]

Originally Posted by DLIT

And you're getting a bunch towards a replacement, right?

Yeah, I Either get $9K for my bike and I find a new bike on my own Or I get a replacement. Basically what that means is they will find a new leftover 08 and buy that for me if I want.

[marko138]

Don't be a cheap bastard, buy the goddamn SuperDuke.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by marko138

Don't be a cheap bastard, buy the goddamn SuperDuke.

Fuck that, but that 848 that CEO posted is awfully tempting.

[ceo012384]

If you are interested in that bike I would get on it quickly.

Ryan Hobbs is well known in this area as well as at the track, he sells tons of bikes and parts, and is a stand-up guy. Nice, too.

If you do buy it and don't get it delivered, we'll have to meet up if you come out here to get it.

Are you seriously interested in the bike? I'll give Ryan a heads up if you want.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

If you are interested in that bike I would get on it quickly.

Ryan Hobbs is well known in this area as well as at the track, he sells tons of bikes and parts, and is a stand-up guy. Nice, too.

If you do buy it and don't get it delivered, we'll have to meet up if you come out here to get it.

Are you seriously interested in the bike? I'll give Ryan a heads up if you want.

Nah, I was at the dealer last night getting a new helmet and I was lusting over the 08 all black gixxer 750 that was sitting in the showroom.