My Rocket Is Destroyed

Claviger said:

Glad your mostly ok, a few bumps and bruises after an off is generally a good outcome. Hope your mate heals up quickly as well.

Regarding the bike, it's not nearly what I expected to see when opening the pics. If you can't get it to a dealer for the inspection, I suggest going on world of Triumph, finding every piece to replace, plus every bolt, plus grommet, connector, bulb, bracket, etc that is damaged. Put them all in your cart, showing part numbers and print the list. Provide it to the inspector and let him know your going to put it back like new. When I did this for my Daytona I got a check, on the spot, to cover all the parts costs minus deductible.

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Gregger said:

Don't forget to include what your labour would be along with shipping costs for parts.

You could work a deal with them to wave some of the labour costs to offset the deductible if you enjoy doing this kind of work yourself.

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TURBO200R4 said:

am glad u are almost ok.
i am 71 and am aware of the

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Claviger said:

Glad your mostly ok, a few bumps and bruises after an off is generally a good outcome. Hope your mate heals up quickly as well.

Regarding the bike, it's not nearly what I expected to see when opening the pics. If you can't get it to a dealer for the inspection, I suggest going on world of Triumph, finding every piece to replace, plus every bolt, plus grommet, connector, bulb, bracket, etc that is damaged. Put them all in your cart, showing part numbers and print the list. Provide it to the inspector and let him know your going to put it back like new. When I did this for my Daytona I got a check, on the spot, to cover all the parts costs minus deductible.

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Bedifferent said:

It sounds like a good idea that I will try to do. I can't see everything that might need to be replaced but the major items could be priced out as well as any items I think might be associated with the repairs. The list will have to be quite extensive from what I can see. Some parts are obvious while others are not. I think I could come up with a ball park figure for just the parts to have in hand when the adjuster makes his pitch. At the moment I'm not in any shape to get it to my dealer even though I have a trailer to haul it in.

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Bedifferent said:

I just wanted to say "Thanks" for all the well wishes, comments and advice. I appreciate all of it. The forum is a good place!

I'm doing pretty well considering my age (69), but Im amazed (but not surprised) at how many new bruises and pains have shown up a day or two latter. Some bruises on my shoulder and back, sore muscles on the top and inside of my left thigh and I feel like I've done a few too many ab cruches. The ibuprofen has being doing its job keeping the discomfort at bay and I can get around pretty good. Fortunately, I'm retired and don't have to work.

As for the bike, I'm waiting on the insurance adjuster to call and setup a time to come take a look at it. With the exception of what looks like a slight bend on a frame mount where the panner bracket is mounted most every other part is replaceable. It didn't take a full direct hit to the rear and I had the clutch in at the time of impact which would have hopefully prevented any drive train damage. The front end looks good in spite of the dented headlight and wasted auxiliary light. Just a lot of pieces bent, dented, broken or damaged.

Something like this doesn't scare me off from riding as I have never been obsessed about the risks of riding a motorcycle. I always just do my best to ride defensively while keeping an eye on the hazards and road conditions that might put me down. One way or another I will hopefully be back at it again next spring. It's just a frustrating pain in the arse to go through everything to get back to where I want to be....and if the bike can be fixed, will it be as good as it was. It's like being electrocuted, you may survive the electrocution but often times there are unseen issues that show up later as a result of it.

Thanks again everyone for the comments and I'll try to keep you posted.

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