11-15-2021, 04:44 AM
(11-15-2021, 04:25 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: I'd say you've got two choices. Talking as a former insurance adjuster, a crack on a weld would probably warrant frame replacement, and would most likely total your bike. You could choose to take the settlement and buy the bike back with a salvage title, which will follow the bike for the rest of its life.
Or, you could take your chances by keeping the additional damage from the insurance company, and having a welding shop repair the frame. That is if a shop would even take on the work... they may not due to the inherent risk of repairing a damaged frame. If a shop says that they can do it and will, you'd keep a clean title. Clean up the weld, repaint the damaged areas, and go from there.
Tough choice either way, especially if you really love your bike.
That the meat of the issue right there. I absolutely love this bike and I'm not confident that insurance will pay out enough to buy another CB with the low miles.