Buying A Crash-Damaged Superbike Is Actually A Genius Move
Buying a crash-damaged vehicle should usually be avoided. But if you're careful, you can find a great bargain. How about a £19,000 BMW HP4 for £6000? Yes please...
This guy was wanting first comment so bad he got here 2 days early.
But wait won’t there be stability issues (correct if I’m wrong I don’t know much about bikes)
I had a prang on my cbr 600rr, similar damage to this bike, new front rim and engine cover but that was it, shockies are fine and the swingarm was still straight, rear subframe was bent, (still is actually) and no stability issues at high speed
only if not repaired properly. Seeing as to how simple chassis they have its not a big job. front forks might need replacement and that is expensive.
I worked for a company that bought crashed damaged motorbikes and repaired them or broke them down for parts. It’s ridiculous how cheap they are
Indeed. A friend of mine bought a 99 CBR 900RR for a third of the price of a regular one. It only needs one lever, and fairings need a paintjob (was laid down, didn’t even crack the fairings)
Wehay. BaronVonGrumble :-D
A true (banned word?? ok) machine. I’ve been waiting for a new video, Mr. Grumble, where is it.
Double bloody decker ;-)
Did no one notice the tabs he had open when he talked about the trackday? I hope they were intentional!
No. This is a horrible idea. First, it’s a hp4, it’s a numbered bike. Limited production. Once wrecked the value will always be wrecked. Proper own fairings will run a few grand. If anything is bent, it needs replaced, most of the time, you don’t come out ahead repairing these bikes, the front forks, have extronica in them, and the forks alone are 4 grand,,,,,used. (with ddc). There is a reason for sale, there isn’t any money in fixing them properly, and if you shell out the extra cash your gonna be backwards fast, because with a salvage title it’s only worth about half.,,,,
On the flip side, the value has already gone from the bike so he can make it his own and use it to its full potential, never having to worry about dropping it and taking the loss of value himself
I also would never buy a crashed bike. Not because the money is not worth fixing it, but because i believe even if you can’t see a crack in a frame or subframe it might still be bent slightly or at least not as stable as it was before. He said the front fork is completely fine and he won’t change them. I guess it’s not really that way… I could not trust a damaged bike when I’m going 300km/h.
I like the idea of taking that motor and putting it in a Sprite, MG, or Spitfire.
Not everybody buys a vehicle for the purpose of flipping and making a profit. Some people like actually really riding and using the bike.
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Why does it say ‘’in 18 hours’’?
It also says your comment was two days ago
Hello lassi
This guy was wanting first comment so bad he got here 2 days early.
But wait won’t there be stability issues (correct if I’m wrong I don’t know much about bikes)
I had a prang on my cbr 600rr, similar damage to this bike, new front rim and engine cover but that was it, shockies are fine and the swingarm was still straight, rear subframe was bent, (still is actually) and no stability issues at high speed
only if not repaired properly. Seeing as to how simple chassis they have its not a big job. front forks might need replacement and that is expensive.
Good old #baronvongrumble
I worked for a company that bought crashed damaged motorbikes and repaired them or broke them down for parts. It’s ridiculous how cheap they are
Indeed. A friend of mine bought a 99 CBR 900RR for a third of the price of a regular one. It only needs one lever, and fairings need a paintjob (was laid down, didn’t even crack the fairings)
Wehay. BaronVonGrumble :-D
A true (banned word?? ok) machine. I’ve been waiting for a new video, Mr. Grumble, where is it.
Double bloody decker ;-)
Did no one notice the tabs he had open when he talked about the trackday? I hope they were intentional!
No. This is a horrible idea. First, it’s a hp4, it’s a numbered bike. Limited production. Once wrecked the value will always be wrecked. Proper own fairings will run a few grand. If anything is bent, it needs replaced, most of the time, you don’t come out ahead repairing these bikes, the front forks, have extronica in them, and the forks alone are 4 grand,,,,,used. (with ddc). There is a reason for sale, there isn’t any money in fixing them properly, and if you shell out the extra cash your gonna be backwards fast, because with a salvage title it’s only worth about half.,,,,
On the flip side, the value has already gone from the bike so he can make it his own and use it to its full potential, never having to worry about dropping it and taking the loss of value himself
I also would never buy a crashed bike. Not because the money is not worth fixing it, but because i believe even if you can’t see a crack in a frame or subframe it might still be bent slightly or at least not as stable as it was before. He said the front fork is completely fine and he won’t change them. I guess it’s not really that way… I could not trust a damaged bike when I’m going 300km/h.
I like the idea of taking that motor and putting it in a Sprite, MG, or Spitfire.
Not everybody buys a vehicle for the purpose of flipping and making a profit. Some people like actually really riding and using the bike.
There’s a “BikeThrottle” pattern emerging…
That would be quite nice, actually.
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