$11,000+ in damages?

[El Toro Joe]

Hmmm... I think I can probably get a good price on a 2016 ES at this point and I love that blue. That A model that's for sale here on the forum for dirt cheap is really tempting... but I love the ES.

Wait...it was the ES that got you into trouble in the first place...maybe you should just get the "A" and not worry about what you have the suspension set at.

Ouch.

 

[Powerman]

Ouch

Darn Joe!

 

[08FJR4ME]

I always say keep it simple. ES sme-es who needs it. LOL

Dave

 

[garyahouse]

Okay, they are definitely going to total the bike....Salvage cost for the bike will be about $5,700.

They're not exactly giving it away, are they?

 

[Fred W]

I always say keep it simple. ES sme-es who needs it. LOL

Me. It's awesome, Dave. Well worth $1000 to me to be able to change preload between solo, solo with luggage, 2-up, or 2-up with luggage all with a push of a button, and to change the damping rate on the fly when the road surface changes is truly awesome. I do it all of the time.

Plus the suspension is better, overall, than my Penske rear and GP reworked front on my '05 was, IMO. It isn't really complicated at all to operate, and we have no reason to suspect that they are prone to failure (yet anyways).

 

[ionbeam]

^^^^^ Damn, I'm going to have to agree with Fred on this

 

[chivvalry]

Same... when I actually set it up correctly the suspension was outstanding.

 

[chivvalry]

Okay, they are definitely going to total the bike....Salvage cost for the bike will be about $5,700.

They're not exactly giving it away, are they?

Nope, that's for sure. The depreciation is f'ing brutal too. After 6 months of ownership the bike depreciated around $2,500... and I do NOT have total loss coverage. I expected depreciation would be big since I bought it brand new but I also expected that I wouldn't have to worry about it for 6-7 years and many thousands of miles. Spoke to my local dealer where I bought the bike and they are trying to locate another one... Yamaha is all out so ordering one isn't going to happen. Oh, and "there aren't any incentives out yet on the ES only on the A so the price will probably be the same deal we did in April". Which wasn't a bad deal... just that I was hoping for better. That's if they can find one another dealer will let go and can get it down here.

 

[Bounce]

From the time I spent working for a dealership I saw that sort of thing quite often. Insurance companies don't care that we can purchase the parts cheaper online. They want OEM parts installed by "factory trained" mechanics because of the liability. The techs at the shop are told to note everything, every scratch, every dent, every flaw that wasn't there when it was delivered new to the original owner. With the litigious society we live in today fear of lawsuits is the driving factor in insurance settlements.
Glad that you're okay. That's the main thing. Get a new one and start over. You might want to see what you can buy the wreck back for though. That;s an awful lot of like new usable parts there and you could have some great spares or make some cash parting it out yourself.

Part of it is because there is a domain of owners who would demand that what was broken be fixed with like parts. In cars some insurance companies want you to take it to a 3rd party repair shop (of unknown skill) and use after market parts (of undetermined quality) just so they save money.

To have a company that goes in the direction of OEM replacements for OEM losses is a good thing.

 

[staintune007]

Wao Ken

 

[taodow]

Totaled my 06 in '14, ins. paid about $7,000. Rebuilt with $2,100 parts and a couple winter months of my labor. Totaled again '15, the same ins. paid about $6,500. Parts alone second time more than payout. Really was lookin' to put 100,000 on it but the baby was dead at 68,000. Found a prime '09 for 7ish. Love those AEs.

 

[Bounce]

You do know that you're not suppose to wreck. Right?

 

[chivvalry]

Oh, BTW... my new 2017. I picked it up today.

 

[Powerman]

Sweet!

 

[eflyguy]

Sharp bike.. please set suspension appropriately and take those right-handers a little more cautiously.

 

[majicmaker]

Totaled my 06 in '14, ins. paid about $7,000. Rebuilt with $2,100 parts and a couple winter months of my labor. Totaled again '15, the same ins. paid about $6,500. Parts alone second time more than payout. Really was lookin' to put 100,000 on it but the baby was dead at 68,000. Found a prime '09 for 7ish. Love those AEs.

I'm in the same boat, taodow. I'm at 110K right now and when mine dies, I'll be looking for a very well cared for '09AE. :yes:

 

[Fred W]

Oh, BTW... my new 2017. I picked it up today.

I call BS. The wheels aren't off the ground.And as heavy as these bikes are you'd pop a hernia for sure. No way you'd be smiling like that.

 

[chivvalry]

Oh, BTW... my new 2017. I picked it up today.

I call BS. The wheels aren't off the ground.And as heavy as these bikes are you'd pop a hernia for sure. No way you'd be smiling like that.

Okay, you got me. LOL

 

[Niehart]

chivvarly, that bikes is downright ugly and I'm not jealous, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not.

Congrats!