Hey guys.. my fiance lost control of my bike while moving it in a parking lot a few days ago which ended in her suffering substantial injuries... I've decided to sell the bike but not sure for how much either through here or local Craigslist.
Damage is as follows...
front mask is gone,
front and rear rim bent where she impacted the kerb
left tank panel is gone
left foot rest is bent.
frame is straight
forks are straight
carbon yoshis are undamaged
tank undamaged
clutch reservoir is broken off
It runs fine and no other damage that I can see. has 12k miles, year is 2008... how much should I ask?
I'll try and get pics up soon but in the meantime email me and I'll happily send some
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Thanks Alan

Sorry to hear mate, I wish her the fastest recovery.

Wow that is bad luck can I take it she doesn't ride and lost control? Either way I hope she makes a speedy recovery.

No idea on a price but hope you get a good one.

What the heck......???
Year, mileage , condition...??? .gezzzzzzz

Let me get this story down....you gal was moving it in a parking lot and she bent both rims.....right....

And she got banged up too?

Strange story.

Good luck with that one. Got any other stories? This one does not add up.

^^Why's it such a strange story?^^

It says what mileage and condition it is in. I'm guessing she twisted the throttle, tried to stay with it (hence the injuries), it then went down on the left side, then slammed into the kerb wheels first. So why for your condescending post?

Hope she has a quick recovery.[/quote]

Exactly what happened.. impacted kerb, bike ejected her and she hit a wall.. once again thank you sir for your comments.

Tread carefully gentleman.. she is currently in a coma and I am here seeking advice not smart ass comments.

Omg that really is so unlucky. Hope she makes a full and speedy recovery dude.

Very sorry to hear about your wife, and hope she makes a fast and full recovery. Do you have insurance on the bike? they may pay for the repairs, and the bike may be easier to sell. Maybe some of the other members here have some spare parts they could donate/sell to get the bike in a more sellable condition... I have a left side rearset and top clamp you could have no charge.
please lets us know how you guys are doing
Regards; Tim

Maybe consider parting it out. Regardless nothing compares to dealing with an injured loved one. I hope she recovers soon man. So sorry to hear about this.
Justin

Sorry to hear your lady is injured, laying on the pavement is never a good thing, but in Arizona this time of year is a horrible thought.

Parting out is probably your best option.

first off I can only say I can empathize completely to your traumatic situation. I too along with all here, including The tree stump, wish you and her comfort.
If there was no insurance, and you need a speedy withdrawal from the bike, you would be looking at 3400.00 as a decent figure. Parting it out only leaves you with dealing with a challenge that is not beneficial at this point.
Perhaps we can help.Can you get the bike to someone for a rebuild. I have wheels and other items and I am sure others here have spare parts. A sad reality is that the bike has such low resale value and rebuilding it may cost you close to equall what you could finally recieve in price.
Get an insurance adjuster to give you an estimate. Just call a company up and pay for the adjusters time.
Again, I feel terrible for you and yours.

Thank you guys, I appreciate your kind comments advice. I had thought about parting it out but wasn't sure if that was the best option, reading here, it may be the way to go.

Update on her.. she is a very stubborn, strong and driven woman. She survived her first surgery with only a 30% chance of survival... and now showing only minor spinal damage.. things are positive.. we're waiting for the doctors to wake her from the coma..
Thank you all for your kind words... I'll make sure to tell her when I see her.. I know she can here me.

Insurance wise, I foolishly had state minimum, therefore claiming is not an option. I simply don't have the money to rebuild it...

Duffff...I miss read your post.

Sorry to hear the news Alan. you and your wife hang in there. can safely say all our thoughts are with you both

Horrible to hear she's in a coma, hope she'll (fully!) recover from her injuries!


If the frame is still okay it might be the best option to fix the bike with used parts and sell normally. I'd try making a list of all parts needed and what they'll cost you and what the bike would be worth after fixing it. Also I'd make a list of parts you could easily sell and decide what path you think is best to follow (risk, investment, time).

Good luck and again, hope your girl will be okay quickly.

Mate,

My brother smashed everything you could smash in a car accident some years ago and was considered a write off.

Skull, spine, both lungs, leg, pelvis, liver and on and on and on....

Was in a natural and then an induced coma for a long time (months)

Very slow to wake up.

My point is that he is now well with a full life expectancy, and only a slight limp and poor memory to show for the experience.

It's grim at the time I know but good recoveries are possible even from the worst of impacts so hold on to hope and there is every chance it will be a good dinner party story in years to come as you both laugh about it.

As for the bike, if it were me I would shove it on ebay and just take whatever I could get for it. When she is recovering well your thoughts can turn to two wheeled matters, for now you have other things to focus on.

Oh and don't forget to look after yourself, she is going to need a stong, healthy and positive partner to help with the recovery so keep eating, stay off the booze and think happy thoughts when the dark side crowds in.

Good luck man...

Hey Alan sorry about the missus mate, hope she makes a speedy recovery! My personal opinion would be if your handy with the spanners, strip it and list the bits on ebay, you could be waiting a while but at least you'll get good money back. Motors alone are going for big money on there. Again get well soon!

I cannot thank you all enough for the kind comments .. inconsequentially we are not married as yet, so as not to mis-lead, but that will change when she comes back to me. We got engaged on her birthday just passed in May.

So that you may know a little more about her, her name is Risa... she came to my house the other day rushed straight past me and into the garage to say hello to her girl (bike) .. then ran up my ass telling me that she (bike) is not a clothes hanger and i should get my clothes off her immediately .. Risa is a rare breed, she loves everything about riding and is by far the easiest pillion i have ever taken .. I can hear her behind me whooping in corners and encouraging me to go faster .. Risa tells me jokingly she is only with me because of the Duke .. I have wondered on occasion if she is in fact quite serious.. give her the option of riding or car .. she will choose the bike every time .. she is a true biker

Shadowman .. thankyou for sharing about your brother, as I hear more of these types of experiences I hold out greater hope that the girl I fell in love with will come back to me.

Thank you all .. you have no idea the comfort I gain from this little band of brothers

Ok. Let me stick me foot in me mouth again.....
U ready for some more name calling

Dufff....

Your bike might not be in as bad shape as you might think, and the fix may be less than you think.
You do not have to put you bike back stock to sell or keep it.
I rebuilt my bike from frame up over a winter, and bought parts off this site and e-bay.
A lot of guys on this site have bought carbon fiber body parts from Adam so there is a lot of body parts sitting gathering dust to be had cheap.
As for the head light housing look what Sonic21 did with a Kawasaki KLX Enduro head light in the Show your SuperDuke section on this site, page 96 towards the bottom of the page. Now that is cool.
I dought the wheels are that bad. Woodys Wheel Works should be able to straighten them out and a little KTM orange paint with a clever design and call it good.

Your bike does not sound that far gone to me to break this bike, but I really hate to see a bike totaled out...they are my famliy dogs.

Sheeet, hope she makes a quick and recovery.

Wish your fiancé a fast and complete recovery man!
No problem venting here, go nuts.
Feel your pain btw, witnessed a bad accident a few months ago at work where a young female got badly injured. I know her personally as a friend and worked with her a lot.
We are weird creatures, we keep playing the footage over and over in our head with the idea that we could have done something different.
Truth is we can't.... It happened, done, finish. All we can do is learn to avoid it next time. We all do the best we can (normal people do, crims and politicians are excepted from this) so no point blaming yourself.
It might be good to have a talk to a professional about this, (we did) they know how to listen and are also good at pointing out no one is to blame for this. Sounds girly but it is not. Better than walking around feeling guilty for weeks or months on end.
We all do stupid things but I guess neither you, your gf or the bike is really to blame. It happens and it's no good if it's close to you.
All the best to the both of you, as mentioned above maybe let the bike sit there for a while. There are other things more urgent.

Hi Lucky- al,

Sorry to read about your situation, I'm sure that many of us are thinking about your girl and what you're going through as well as thinking about similar situations that have happened to ourselves.

Myself , I have lost seven friends over the years to motorcycle accidents. The one that is hardest was my brother who died when he was only 17. I was riding pillion with him and was less injured so I had to lie in the back of an ambulance witnessing the medics trying to save his life on the way to hospital. Unfortunately they could not and I watched him die. It took me many years to not replay that agonising 20 minutes. And also get over the guilt I made myself endure because I had sort of bullied him into giving me a lift that night when he didn't want to.

But here I am 30 years later and I never stopped loving and riding bikes. The Superduke is the best all round bike I've ever owned and as I write I'm sitting in the pits at Brands Hatch with two sessions down and loving every moment of this rare British sunshine and track day bikers company. Life does go on, whatever happens, I know it's a cliche but it's true and time heals.

But your girl is alive and the medical profession are amazing nowadays and she has you and her family to encourage and hope for her so things have the potential to be positive and get better. I wish you all luck and best wishes.

By the way, I was in hospital for three months after that accident and when I got out no one had been able to deal with my brother's crashed bike. It was sitting behind a local dealers garage under a tarp. I went and looked at it with a view to repairing and selling but I didn't have the heart and sold it to the dealer for a pittance. I wasn't bothered, there are thousands of other bikes in the world to buy and love and ride. Sometimes you don't want a bike that revives too many memories.

Regards.

Thank you once again gentlemen.. your words and comments offer comfort at a much needed time. I fight a battle for each day in my head between rational and irrational thoughts, I do not know for sure that I could not have gotten to her and if I'd left the bike where it was when we pulled up she never would've tried to move it or if I'd remembered my card the first time, she wouldn't have had the opportunity to try and move it..all these thoughts and more are leaving me feeling like I'm walking around in a daze.. she is a fighter and I do believe she'll come back to me... but I do feel responsible and do think somehow if I'd just made one decision differently she'd be here with me smoking a cigarette and drinking a coffee, making me laugh with her goofy ways.

Dude, how is your mate doing?

Hi,

Was thginking about you and your girlfriend the other day and hoping things might be looking up a bit.

If you're about on the forum any time post a quick update if you can.

Fingers crossed all is well.

Good luck....