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#1025373 Lifeguard (User) Alright everybody out of the pool. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1108 Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   I found a good deal on a local salvage title bike for cheap and wondered how hard this would be to insure? I have never done a salvage anything so I have no idea what I am doing with this one. It is a "totaled" bike but the insurance company did the estimate and the bike is not structurally damaged at all. So it would pass a DMV inspection. So anyone got any words of advice?   Logged     The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness-Bruce Lee   The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025374 BikerRon (User) Sour Kraut Platinum Boarder Posts: 4189 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   What year and how much? Clear titles are a pain to get and liability insurance is probably all they’ll write for it.   Logged     ' width='450' border='0' style='max-width:450px; ' />   The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025378 grubsie (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 240 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   If you are planning to keep the bike and ride it until it dies then it can be a good deal. Insurance and registration isn't that big a deal. If you planning on flipping it, forget it. There's no real resale value. You will most likely have more in to it than you will get back.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025380 Lifeguard (User) Alright everybody out of the pool. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1108 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   I already have two other R*s so this is definitely a ride till it dies bike. It's so cheap I am not sure I can pass it up. It would be the other other bike. You know the one my wife did not know I was going to buy and then there it is.   Logged     The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness-Bruce Lee   The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025391 ctkog (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 523 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   It will not be hard to insure with liability insurance. I can usually find liability ins for about $7-10 a month. It's probably not worth insuring with full coverage anyway. It may be a bike you could play with, mess with, and ride, keeping the miles and depreciation off your other scooters. That alone should equate to some dollars over the years along with it being a sellable bike later for maybe even a little bit more than you paid for it. But as they say.... without pics it ain't a real bike!   Logged     ---------- NOTHING STRAIGHTENS MY HEAD OUT BETTER THAN AN ENTIRELY CROOKED ROAD-----------   The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025396 tapeit59 (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 309 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   Mine has a rebuilt salvage title no problems insuring it never gonna sell it   Logged     [img siz Check out my Bike at NoPork.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025433 OrygunZ (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 978 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   A buddy of mine buys slightly damaged cars and trucks that have salvage titles. Never has a problem selling them. I bought a sweet little CRX from him and had no prob getting the required insurance. Motorcycles should be the same?   Logged     Orygun Z   The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025457 G_Conway (User) ScrewBird Platinum Boarder Posts: 1121 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   I would check the requirements with your state DMV. Some, California for instance, require a paid inspection by a certified mechanic / tech that frames and suspension parts are acceptable and that all safety systems (I would guess just brakes, lights, signals on a MC) are functional. I did it one time on an SUV and it was only $125 to have it inspected. No idea what they would charge for a bike.   Logged     Gerry   The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025467 Jlb76 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1609 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   My insurance totaled mine and let me keep the original title and i bought it back for $300 and had to put less than 1k back into it. They said because of the age they didn't have to do a salvage title. It's an 04. And they also insured it the same as before. It turned out pretty good.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #1025589 Lifeguard (User) Alright everybody out of the pool. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1108 Re:Is a salvage title doable? 3 Months ago   WEll damn it I missed out on the bike due to a sale price $500 over what was willing to go for it. Crap the parts alone were well worth the price paid for the salvage price but I am short on "bike" funds. Funny thing was I showed what I was doing to the wife after the fact and she oddly didn't bat an eye at the story. I may have to pursue another one in the future with that response. Got my bagger, a solo ape hanger, and now what else is there? Power cruiser? Chop? I am not sure   Logged     The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness-Bruce Lee   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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