Litemoth
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| posted on 29/6/12 at 12:13 PM |
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Originally posted by coyoteboy
It makes no odds whatsoever to the relatives in reality, they're so unlikely to ever see it again it's a waste of a viable item,
it's a pointless exercise and yet another reason insurance costs are high. Why would anyone care if the car someone died driving was sold on
again? What if we apply it to houses? knock them down too if someone dies in them? farcical.
We do sometimes knock houses down...
LINKY
[Edited on 29/6/12 by Litemoth]
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hobbsy
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| posted on 29/6/12 at 12:27 PM |
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
It isn't spiritualism, it is insurance company public relations policy. Imagine what a Daily Mail reporter could do with a story like
"Grieving mother sees ghost of dead son on death bike"
For the difference in salvage value on a Cat C -B, is isn't worth the risk - it all comes down to money in the end.
Surely you could get around this more cheaply by giving it a new numberplate (unless its a very rare bike)?
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RIE
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| posted on 29/6/12 at 12:28 PM |
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Some bikes get written off Cat B for the smallest of marks on the frame. Seller says there's no damage to the frame, but it's "at
your risk." Something sounds dodgy in there to me, he's had forks and yokes checked out and they're fine, which suggests to me a
front end impact. USD forks are often strong enough that they survive the impact and the headstock/frame takes the force. That might be enough for an
assessor to write it off.
He seems to be suggesting that someone could buy it and use it as is, "rides straight," etc. etc. It's not even risk-free for
trackdays, police have been known to check for stolen bikes at trackdays, so if it's missing a frame number it would probably be seized.
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