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Thats a shame mate - surpised about the insurance company trying to turn you over on the salvage though - there normally pretty good.

Is that Riches ST2 your sniffing around then ?

Nat

Natty> Yup.

The insurers told me they'd been promised £975 (!) by their salvage people for the bike. Presumably these salvage people haven't seen it; I can't see it making that sort of money at auction or elsewhere in its current condition, so it doesn't sound like very good business for them as far as I can see.

But that's not my problem. What it meant for me was that the insurers wouldn't offer me the bike for less than £975. So I called their bluff (if bluff it was), and said they could keep the bike and I'd take the money.

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Originally Posted by moto748

ST2 was liquid-cooled, last time I looked! :p

So it is, thought you were after a 900SS though, at least that's what it says in your original post!!! :)

I'm sorry to see your bike go like that Fred. I derived a lot of pleasure in pointing the knockers and doubters towards your bike. It usually had the desired effect of shutting them up! :D

Cheers guys.

Zimbo> At the moment I'm thinking ST2 now and maybe 900SS next year.

Have a lovely 900ss for sale,

Have a lovely 900ss for sale, not yet advertised, 8500 miles from new - X reg - I have had it from new, bought from 3 Cross. Full service 300 miles ago, new belts, new chain, new fluids. full MOT til July. Garaged. full Veto alarm,

Personal reg Numner if required S900 GUY - Yellow

Looking for a 916 as wifey had enough of pillion so here comes my single seat...

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Originally Posted by moto748

Well, it's so long to my doughty 748.

Insurance intransigence means that I shan't be able to salvage it from my current insurance claim, as they wanted silly money for a salvage fee.

So my dreams of clocking up that 100k miles, and that glossy colour spread in MCN, lie in tatters :)

Cut off in the end just shy of 60k miles. I'll be buying another bike as soon as, and it will of course be a Ducati. Maybe not another 748, though; I'm aware that if I do that I may suffer from "it's never as good as the first one" syndrome.

I'm thinking about a 900SS for my declining years. Anyone with one for sale is welcome to get in touch.

Wisemonkey>

Private message me the ball-park of money that you're looking for.

Be more comfy on that for a tour of Oz Fred ;) Obviously I won't be doin Scotland 07 :( But you're more than welcome to do Wannerro, Serpentine and Yanchep 07 instead :D Pack yer swimmers :lol:

Wouldn't I be better off with a trials bike?

I know how poor the roads can be in these Third World countries... ;)