Salvage title due to broken plastics????

[zed]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

So is it a hassle to own something with a salvaged title? I know that depends per state.

I bought an old FZR600 several years ago with a salvage title. I didn't have any problems getting a plate for it. don't know what the guy that got the salvage title had to do. that was in Missouri.

some people won't pay as much for a salvage title. I wouldn't either if it was frame or something major but if it actually was cosmetic damage. no problems.

[derf]

Yeh very easily. A full set of plastics from a dealership over 1k, add in all the fasteners, a side case, gasket, clipon, mirror, windscreen, turnsignals, brake, add up all these small things and you can easily get close to the magical threshold that insurance companies determine is unworth it for a bike to be repaired.

It also depends on how it went down, if it was backed into by a car then pushed a few feet damage could be huge, a small drop could be just the plastics.

I couldnt tell how hard it is to have a salvage title, but in NJ it needs to be inspected after sale at a special inspection station down near Atlantic city to see if it is road worthy.

[Rangerscott]

Does the bike stay "salvaged" or does it get wiped clean when/if you can get it registered?

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Does the bike stay "salvaged" or does it get wiped clean when/if you can get it registered?

My bike has a salvage title. The only way I could change that is by buying a frame with a clean title. BTW my bike was totalled because of broken plastic and a scratched fork. To be honest, to buy a salvage bike with the thought of resale is foolish. I would only buy a salvage title bike if it was a smoking good deal, you've inspected it completely and you plan on keeping it to ride it until it dies!

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

My bike has a salvage title. The only way I could change that is by buying a frame with a clean title. BTW my bike was totalled because of broken plastic and a scratched fork.

So does it have to go through a special inspection every year or something? Thats what I dont understand. If its street legal why does it keep a salvage title?

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

So does it have to go through a special inspection every year or something? Thats what I dont understand. If its street legal why does it keep a salvage title?

It had to be inspected to be registered. I guess that it's to keep someone from selling a bike that was totalled to some chump for regular used retail. I think that it's just to force a seller to disclose that the vehicle was previously salvaged.

[zed]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

So does it have to go through a special inspection every year or something? Thats what I dont understand. If its street legal why does it keep a salvage title?

supposedly you can run them through Arkansas and get a clean title.

[zed]

Originally Posted by derf

Yeh very easily. A full set of plastics from a dealership over 1k, add in all the fasteners, a side case, gasket, clipon, mirror, windscreen, turnsignals, brake, add up all these small things and you can easily get close to the magical threshold that insurance companies determine is unworth it for a bike to be repaired.

It also depends on how it went down, if it was backed into by a car then pushed a few feet damage could be huge, a small drop could be just the plastics.

I couldnt tell how hard it is to have a salvage title, but in NJ it needs to be inspected after sale at a special inspection station down near Atlantic city to see if it is road worthy.

most upper fairings are at least $500 (talking OEM retail) and if you are looking at like the newer 1K bikes with those fucking interlocking smaller pieces you are still looking at just as much or more by the time you get all the smaller parts. I was surprised when I looked up the first one.

[Dragonpaco]

around here you cant register a salvage title, you can get a reconstructed title and then register. it's a pain in the ass

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by derf

Yeh very easily. A full set of plastics from a dealership over 1k, add in all the fasteners, a side case, gasket, clipon, mirror, windscreen, turnsignals, brake, add up all these small things and you can easily get close to the magical threshold that insurance companies determine is unworth it for a bike to be repaired.

It also depends on how it went down, if it was backed into by a car then pushed a few feet damage could be huge, a small drop could be just the plastics.

I couldnt tell how hard it is to have a salvage title, but in NJ it needs to be inspected after sale at a special inspection station down near Atlantic city to see if it is road worthy.

Can you ride "salvage bike" down to inspection?