2006 runner vx125 project

Discussion in 'Scooter Projects' started by skipper-pilot, Dec 29, 2009.

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  1. skipper-pilot

    skipper-pilot New Member

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    *UPDATE*

    after having the phone hanging off my ear most of the day trying to find these vin numbers/contact DVLA, mr cheeky thomas has found them for me! (big thanks)

    need to get in touch with the dvla tomorrow and find out if this bike is on a CAT C or if theres anything else i should know about it.

    if all is ok i shall be stripping the front end and getting it ready to go and have the frame straightened and possibly the forks if they are bent :mrgreen:
     
    skipper-pilot, Jan 2, 2010
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  2. Sh0x

    Sh0x New Member

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    If you can sort it out , it'll deffo be worth it in the end, looking at a fair bit of profit if so
     
    Sh0x, Jan 3, 2010
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  3. skipper-pilot

    skipper-pilot New Member

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    yeah mate i was looking about at prices and on autotrader they start from about £1600 private going up to a few hundred off new price. i know those have got less miles than mine but it isnt worth that much less, its got a full service history unlike some.

    only thing holding it up now is the fact that i cant get in touch with the dvla because of it being christmas o_O
     
    skipper-pilot, Jan 3, 2010
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  4. skipper-pilot

    skipper-pilot New Member

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    got in touch with the DVLA and they have confirmed its not on a category, well chuffed :mrgreen: things can go ahead now with the frame straightening.

    more updates to come :beee:
     
    skipper-pilot, Jan 4, 2010
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  5. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    ok, and it SHOULD be as the chassis is bent... so its STILL been involved in an unreported accident... so basicly if/when somone gives the numberplate of the bike involved in the rta/failure to stop you get the blame.

    the simple fact is, ANY chassis damage (even a dent) will be recorded.. so nobody from any insurance company has seen this, no engineers report has been done.. basicly this vehicle was involved in a crime
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Jan 4, 2010
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  6. skipper-pilot

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    was told that the insurance person had been round and told them its written off and on a CAT C, they dont take the bikes anymore (maybe just that ins company) so they could keep it and sell the parts off it or fix it up if they want.

    i cant say why it isnt on a category because i honestly dont know, but im not complaining.

    i doubt very much if it was ridden anywhere after it was crashed, its unrideable, the front wheel hardly moves. and unless it was wheelied away then i wouldnt say its been ridden, plus where the frame has bent the paint has flaked off and the metal underneath has got a fair coat of rust and that doesnt happen overnight.

    im happy that the bike (or at least its identity) is okay :good:
     
    skipper-pilot, Jan 5, 2010
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  7. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    chassis damage is cat c minimum, usually cat b.. salvage retention is NOT permitted unless they have a salvage/scrap licence.. WHY isnt the cat c on your hpi? how did they keep a chassis damaged bike? if it IS a catagory c or worse you cant register it in your name untill an engineers report has been done.. (is it in your name yet?)

    i dont mean to keep arguing, but this all seems FARRRRR too fishy. you caqnt just sell a cat c bike (wiht the identity intact) you can literally sell it as a scrap vehicle for parts.
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Jan 5, 2010
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  8. m1ck_t

    m1ck_t Moderator Staff Member

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    alot of shit
    :eh:

    when i bought my old nsr, it was registered as a cat c,crash damage from 2007 and has not been on the road since , came up on the hpi.

    i filled the log book in at the guys house, received my logbook 3 weeks later without any delays or hesitation.

    rang dvla to ask if it is roadworthy? was told it needed a mot and a tax disc.
     
    m1ck_t, Jan 5, 2010
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  9. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    ye, cat c and it WAS on the hip... chassis damage is a cat b... somones telling porkies. and i recon its the seller..
    lets go over the facts

    its cat c (supposedly as it has chassis damage) its NOT on the hip check, he still has a courtesey vehicle on the insurance, but theres no outstanding insurance claim?

    none of that makes sence. feel free to do as your doing wiht the bike m8, wouldent be supprised if it was still wanted by the poince (without them knowing the numberplate or what not) its too cheap, its got too much damage for it to not belong to the insurance company and yes he has a courtesey bike.. so he is still waiting on an insurance decision as to the catagory of the crash and how much he will be paid (if atall)


    like i said, somones crashed it, fucked off real quick (can drag a bike round a corner and pick it up after) probably into a parked car.. not insured, got rid of the bike asap... see it ALL the time.

    i wont keep on.. good luck wiht it, i cant see you keeping this bike tho i must say.. somthings FAR too suspicious about it all and tbh the price alone makes it far too suspect. shouldent have bought it in the first place (i dont get why people do) its crqashed wiht no listing on the hpi.. so the insurance company/police havent been informed.. that alone means your riding about on a peice of evidence (and IF it catches up there gonna crush your bike)

    cat d damaged
    cqat c damaged beyond economical repair (so the insurance TAKE the bike end of, you have to pay them to keep it)
    cat b chassis damage/none repairable damage
    cat a never gonna be on the road due to serious chassis damage/fire damage to the body/chassis and unidentifyable.

    a frame is the basics of the chassis of the bike, your chassis is obviously damaged, this makes it a cat b not a cat c (will never touch the road) but nobody knows about it.. so it doesent matter... just hope the accident doesent fall into your responcibility if they do have a whitness jot down the reg number...


    dodgy.com.. never buy a crashed bike.. it can be taken off you by the police at ANY time after the dodgyness happend..


    bored of this subject tbh.. the facts are all over the place, somones chatting more shit than a field full of cows and i recon i know why....

    hit and run!!
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Jan 6, 2010
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  10. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    oh just one more thing, when they do ask for the courtesey bike back and pay out his money the insurance company ARE gonna want the bike (they wont take it till the paymwnts settled.. as as soon as the money is paid to you the bike belongs to THEM, so for him to have a courtesey bieke and it not be on the hpi = the claim is still not processed.. so the insurance company will report there bike stolen to the police, and they WILL take it off you
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Jan 6, 2010
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  11. adz452

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    when my bike was taking by my insureance company i recived a hire bike and they also delivered my bike back free of charge as a cat C writeoff which then i sold it in bits the insureance company is ebike
     
    adz452, Jan 6, 2010
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  12. twin

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    Hi
    i wud not start to do the frame,untill u get the logbook back in your name,
    as i did the same thing as u,
    in the end i had to scrap mine,
     
    twin, Jan 6, 2010
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  13. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    yes, but did you have your hire bike AND your crash damaged bike at the same time?

    im over this now.. good luck to you.
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Jan 6, 2010
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  14. skipper-pilot

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    thats exactly what im doing mate, just to be sure :good: as minor said, there could be somthing pending even though dvla said everythings fine so it wont hurt to wait a few weeks til it comes back, at least il be sure i know where i stand.
     
    skipper-pilot, Jan 6, 2010
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  15. skipper-pilot

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    *UPDATE*

    logbook has come back now, all ok and no category :cheers: the bikes partially stripped now, going to take it to motoliner and get the frame, forks and front spindle straightened very soon.

    got a few bits like the main front panel, indicator, grab rail and a few other little bits. need to do an order to gilera spares soon for the rest (about £350 of stuff)
     
    skipper-pilot, Jan 29, 2010
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  16. monty9120

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    look for a broke runner for parts on ebay. thats alot to spend on a bike that may never ride straight again
     
    monty9120, Jan 29, 2010
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  17. bertie

    bertie Active Member

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    Can always use it for spares/sell for spares if you find it un-repairable. Im sure you will be able to get her fixed thou. People restore mint cars from scrap condition, cant see why a scooter frame cant be repaired, even if bending it back makes it weaker, theres always the cut n' weld. (as in, cut out the bad part of the frame, weld a fresh part back in, would have to get measurements absolutly 100% thou otherwise big mess!!)
     
    bertie, Feb 9, 2010
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  18. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

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    a minimum percentage of the original chassis has to remaine (technically) for it to remain the same vehicle.. not much to a ped frame..

    belive its 60% of a car for it to remain on the same numberplate. but i may be wrong.
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Feb 9, 2010
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  19. skipper-pilot

    skipper-pilot New Member

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    *UPDATE*

    havent touched this since getting the logbook back as my car needed alot of £££ spending to sort out the dual mass flywheel and clutch. soon as i get it back il be getting on with it again and taking it to motoliner.
     
    skipper-pilot, Feb 13, 2010
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  20. skipper-pilot

    skipper-pilot New Member

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    ive only just managed to get this to motoliner and get it straightend :rotfl:

    now to rebuild..........
     
    skipper-pilot, Aug 13, 2010
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