Can you still put written off bikes back on the road?

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Re: Can you still put written off bikes back on the road?

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:37 pm It's the same with classics. The bikes which are mostly likely to be falling apart lumps of crap are the ones which don't need MoTs or anything :lol:
Youv'e seen the LE then?
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Re: Can you still put written off bikes back on the road?

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Fwiw my Tracer was deemed a cat n write-off. This is what it looked like:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WvguDFSy8CioBJcb8
I was given the option to buy it back for iirc 40% of the value.
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Re: Can you still put written off bikes back on the road?

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Scootabout wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:20 pm Fwiw my Tracer was deemed a cat n write-off. This is what it looked like:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WvguDFSy8CioBJcb8
I was given the option to buy it back for iirc 40% of the value.
Remind me what happened?
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Re: Can you still put written off bikes back on the road?

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The Spin Doctor wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 12:23 am
Scootabout wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:20 pm Fwiw my Tracer was deemed a cat n write-off. This is what it looked like:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WvguDFSy8CioBJcb8
I was given the option to buy it back for iirc 40% of the value.
Remind me what happened?
I hit the back of a white van, after an attention lapse. We had quite a long thread about it on Staying Alive:
viewtopic.php?t=5711
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Re: Can you still put written off bikes back on the road?

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Scootabout wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 9:23 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 12:23 am
Scootabout wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:20 pm Fwiw my Tracer was deemed a cat n write-off. This is what it looked like:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WvguDFSy8CioBJcb8
I was given the option to buy it back for iirc 40% of the value.
Remind me what happened?
I hit the back of a white van, after an attention lapse. We had quite a long thread about it on Staying Alive:
viewtopic.php?t=5711
Ah yes, I recall now...
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