Hi

Damn that sucks but glad you're ok

If it's just some paint an exhaust it's definitely not going to be a write-off. Even if they replace the tank and fender instead of repairing them.

You need to read your PDS. Everything will be outlined there. They are simple documents to read, have a dictionary close by. 

after my prang a few years back, I asked my insurer if I could have the broken bits they said they don't want them so they were  happy for me to get them, I told the repairer that I can have them and when I went to get them, I had to ask for the SE slipons, he said "oh yeh, they are out the back, I have to find them"

I said "Thanks"

he had the same bike

I got all of my damaged parts back, most went in the bin but there was a few good spares and a bent fork tube to hang on the wall as a reminder.

Swann

The insurance guys didn't really have much to do with it, I never heard from them after the claim was lodged. Bike was repaired by HD dealership and I just dealt with them directly. When I went to pick up my bike they asked if I wanted the parts before they tossed them in the bin.

Yeh not all do, I was told the same when I rang Morgan & Wacker but then I tried Sunshine Coast and they do.

The reason some Dealers would not do repairs is, the insurance company try to get repairs done cheaper. so if your bike almost new, be firm!! tell the insurance as if they get outside repairer, the bike is not as new, a dealer would get new parts & probably with factory paint. So tell insurance as if they won't pay the dealers price, tell insurance to give you your money you payed for the bike new & they keep the bike, repair & fix or sell as is. I have done that in the past.

None of the bastards can be trusted, insurance companies will do the bare minimum to get the car/bike LOOKING fixed and I’m yet to meet a competent repairer, my last claim I just asked to be cash settled, got it repaired by folks I trusted, I lost out financially in the end but at least it was done how I wanted it done.

thx all the reply. 

Could check for "new old stock" on the X Bones tank.  Would cost about one third of the value of the bike I reckon.  Easier to have a decent painter do the job, doesn't look that difficult for a custom painter.

just the same tank as any other 2008 Softail with the 200 rear. There was a "spare" Crossbones tank floating around in Perth where the original buyer put a complete GENUINE HD Numbered Custom paint set at $5K or some shit.  (Perth was BOOMING in 2008).

I had the front guard three years ago but long since sold it thru this forum to a dude in the east. His dad on a round Australia caravanning trip collected it from me at the time

It most likely found it's way onto a bingled Softail standard since then but I will ask around.

Sorry mate just saw that this thread is Re an "Insurance job".

You SHOULD get new parts but they will take MONTHS to come from the US

I fixed my own CVO Springer 3 years ago after a bingle with an Indian F-wit driver.

I fixed it myself , saved my no claims and all the bullshit. Long story really long since gone into on the forum here.

At the time Frasers , who were being truthful , told me it would be 6+ months MINIMUM until all the parts were sourced in the US and sea-freighted

I am now a "Springer expert" probably the only one in Perth WA haha...

Hi guys

Ok I’ll say this on painting these, I worked in a shop for a bit and they’d get constant requests to do just this, it’s a pain in the ass, they need to be VERY throughly degreased, the smallest spot of anything anywhere will stuff up the paint, keep in mind the alloy covers seem to be a little porous so getting it all out is a hell of a job.