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Scorpion EXO-700. One of the best helmets for the price.

Check out my thread here.

http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?t=60702

Cliff notes.

Bought R6 for $3200. Dropped R6. Light Damage. $10k estimate. Insurance company gave actual cash value at $3400. After deductible and tax I got $2400 back. $80 front stay and I'm back on the road.

Personally having bought an 09 Ninja at the end of 08 spending more than $2k on one is not a good plan, the new ones look really nice but you'll pay $2k for aesthetics. 500/600 cc bikes can be had all day for $3k so why spend the same for less? Look for an older ninja around the $2k price point or dump the extra $1k and get a 600. IMHO.

I started on a 250 and have an R6 now. The 250 was a lot of fun and I loved it, as an experienced rider you may find yourself a little more happy with 500 or 600 like drew said.

First off, installing iOS 4 on a 3G is fucking insane. The amount of RAM on the 3G just won't support it as well as iOS 3. 3GS is borderline (what I'm running now with 4.0.1).

Haven't gone to 4.0.2 and won't until it's properly vetted. I jumped into 4.0.1 and regretted it. Now that I jailbroke 4.0.1 (which is the entire reason why 4.0.2 was released to begin with, to fix the PDF exploit jailbreakme.com was using to install Cydia) I'm going to sit tight and wait for the ninjas at iPhone Dev Team to do their thing.

QFT. I'm still on 4.0, I didn't feel the need for taller bars (4.0.1) and the PDF exploit can be patched with Cydia (4.0.2), so why upgrade. I love my i4 though

Picked up a set of Road 2's yesterday, thanks for the input guys.

The extra $20-30 won't break the bank though I appreciate the links. If the roads are that much more durable than I think I will go with them if the grip isn't a huge loss n/w the two.

Buying new tires for the 6 and think I'm leaning toward these two options. I don't ride any track events and I do a fair amount of highway commuting, but I like getting out into the twisties. The Road 2's would set me back ~$300 and the Power 2CT I can have at ~$230. Is the higher price worth it for a tire with a longer life vs added traction? How many miles can I expect out of either? Are there other options I should consider? Thanks in advance for any advice. O, btw, picking these up tomorrow so post quickly

Uhm maybe I'm just blind but I'm not seeing em on there.

Where did you get the colored Yamaha stickers, I might be painting my 6 soon and would like to get a new set. How hard were they to apply straight?

Happened to me awhile back, the girlfriend couldn't figure out why I slid to a stop and ripped my shirt off in the middle of the road.

Not even replacing fairing, just front fairing stay thats all, hence why this process is so upsetting, I lost 2-3 months of ride time to 30 minutes of repair time lol.

Since I'm gonna be purchasing my new fairing stay off ebay and its a third party manufacturer i wont have a source VIN. Will there be any issue with that?

The bike was paid off, the market value as they calculated it was something like 3840 I believe the guy said so they took out my deductible and shit and it ends up $3200, which is what i paid for the bike so im not at all upset about that. The bike can be made road worthy for <$100 leaving plenty over for gear/goodies. Plus i cant seem to find another deal like that. lot of craiglists ads asking outrageous prices for the same bike. I'm thinkin i will most likely go with buying back the bike. I just dont feel like having to wait two months for them to see if my horn and turn signals work.

I dont know if i want to wait another 2 months to ride again lol

What a mess...heard back from my insurance, bikes totalled and I'm getting back $3200 if let them keep it and $2400 if I get the bike back. The handler said that it takes 6-8 weeks for the state to do a rebuilt title inspection...anyone have any experience?

Why is this thread tagged with 'gloryholes'?

Here is the estimate for anyone curious.

Didnt write it in cause its kinda obvious but the last item is a new Yosh RS3.

Haha so really the terrible estimate will help me get my bike back cheaper?

So I know how to go about talking up the value of my bike, but if I do will that raise their expected price for me to buy it back? How can I haggle down their buy back price?

Well thats the thing, there is no mechanical damage to the bike. I've been looking over the estimate and many parts are uncalled for, such as a new tank which adds $1000 itself, they want to buy me a new Yosh RS-3, new passenger seat and pegs, a new front wheel and rear swing arm. Im not sure if this is standard procedure for things like this but it seems absurd to me they are replacing many of the parts they have listed.

I have the ability to take the bike to another shop where they will let basically build my own estimate. I dont know whether it would be better to total the bike and get back as much cash as possible and a salvage title, or it make my own estimate at a lower price, still risk totaling or selling myself short, but keep the clean title.

Ill post up scan of the estimate later today.

Back from the grave. Got my insurance quote today from the local yami dealer. Unless I had some collectors edition R6 it's totaled. They want $10,433.61 for repairs.

I'll make it out if on two conditions. A. The 3 weddings Im supposed to attend that day dont interfere. B. I have a bike by then.

Figured as much. Thanks.

http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/1841777452.html

Someone should hop on this. I dont have the money unless they total my bike for that amount lol. Then again it could be a scam.