Who's was this - a CAT D !!!!

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Own up, who's was this and why let it be a cat D, classic insurance should have let it be repaired to avoid the cat D tag that this will have. It would have been cheaper to repair it and put back on the road than the target figure to make it a cat D surely.

The price is going to blow MK3 prices sky high, considering it's current bid price and the future value - this will not be a 8-10K bike when finished with a write off against it. I know the bike can be made perfect, but the cat D will no t go away.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351725127202? ... EBIDX%3AIT
 
Prices are already sky high with a restoration job going on eBay for £7300 last week.
 
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Own up, who's was this and why let it be a cat D
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Let's not jump to any conclusions as the rider could have been seriously injured, or worse?


About a month ago, right area, "silver Norton motorbike"
Coincidence? Perhaps not?
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey- ... r-11132670

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after coming off the road in Blindley Heath before smashing into a wall on Sunday (April 3).

The biker, who was riding a silver Norton motorbike, was involved in a collision with a red Ford Fiesta on the A22 Eastbourne Road, close to the junction with Newchapel Road, shortly before 3.30pm.

After hitting the wall, the motorcyclist, a man believed to be in his 70s, was taken by ambulance to St George's Hospital in Tooting suffering from neck injuries.
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That's got to be the connection, may explain why the pipes and silencers are suffering very little damage. Hope the rider recovers from what seems a freak accident looking at the damage.

It has certainly made me think about the last time I arranged agreed value - might be time to review that.

Thinking about it, maybe the insurance company are onto a winning situation with this bike, pay out agreed value and sell for more than they paid out.
 
You have to assume the frame is bent, the main back bone will have a bigger than normal droop at front, front down tubes will be splayed and the 2 down tubes just behind the carbs will be bent backwards below the triangular section near the Z plates. That is typical damage from a front ender.
 
May well be, but still cheap to fix in comparison with recent sales prices including a very non standard MK3's selling for nigh on 11K, if the frame can't be straightened then a new one is available, forks and yokes are not an issue, the only real issue would be the switch gear, the speedo - fit new electronic one and possible the hub, but even that is no real issue either.
 
Bit sad & tragic. Wonder if he knows theyre selling it !
At least theyre honest - shows the sheared lockstop , etc .

Wonder if she ' didnt see him ' . Assume it was the stock front brake . Unless he was a woodsman , a big grab wouldnt do a lot . :oops:

Seems it might be one of those Belgin ' N.o.S. ones . :(

Should all send him a ' get well ' card . :idea:
 
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I believe I recognise the bike. The age of the owner & the mention of Eastbourne Road makes me feel uneasy.
I will make enquiries to see if the rider is ok.
If it is the bike I think it is, it was a daily rider & was always very well looked after.

Chris
 
It sold for £5500 or thereabouts. From someone who knew the owners son, it was apparently being sold by the salvage company whilst the V5 was still with the insurance company - that could pan out several ways for the new owner.
 
Insurance companies in the US often tell the insured that they are going to total the car out. They are only looking to cut their costs. If you research the practice you will see that they do not have the right to total your car or bike. If the owner wants it fixed, they have to fix it. Repair and parts costs today are so high that insurers save money by doing just what they have done with the Norton here.
 
Once the claim has been made by the owner, the vehicle becomes the property of the insurance company in the UK, the US system seems a better way. For the new owner he may be able to negotiate the CAT D.
 
I think this accident was mentioned in the later NOC Roadholder mag. Apparently the rider was around 70 y/o. It doesn't say how he fared.
 
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