Thanks guys , I'll be up and running soon , but not riding a bike for a while until fracture in wrist and elbow sorted, it makes certain actions difficult

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Buell X1 lightning 2001 in white

good to your sense of humour aint broke

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Feros Ferio

Buy it back and do it up , I got knocked off my X1 (Yellow -always the best colour !! ) about 12 yrs ago , got paid out market value and bought it back for £1700 . I did it back up and it was fine - even better now it's been Maz'd .
Your ok that's the main thing - any accident you can get up and walk away from is a 'good' accident !!

Thanks guys , will get to see it first when I get it back .......I'll borrow my mates van to bring it up.

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Buell X1 lightning 2001 in white

Well I've had her 11 years, it lasted longer than my marriage, and ....... its never threw me off!

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Buell X1 lightning 2001 in white

Well they have written her off Cat N , and offered a value of £2304! Obviously contesting this valuation as I can receive a cheque for 60% of this and keep the bike.

How much do we think its worth? 2001 model all original in white and nuclear blue apart from mirrors , indicators and forcewinder. , needed a good clean and polish , and had 21k on the clock. It hadnt got up to just yet......

Thanks in advance and any offers please PM me.

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Buell X1 lightning 2001 in white

seems a low offer to me
have a look on ebay ,then send them the ads as value estimates

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Feros Ferio

They just took a CATS estimate ? (some sort of book for bikes)

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Buell X1 lightning 2001 in white

surely should be around £3500
that's what mines insured value is
I can't see you buying a replacement X1 for that money

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Feros Ferio

At least that much and very hard to replace something like that

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2017 KTM 690 Duke
2001 M2
2019 Street Triple RS
2004 Monster S4R
Wilier La Triestina

Sorry to hear of your incident, and hope you are on the mend.

Putting the emotive aspect of the machine to one side for a moment, my understanding of what you have said is that you can keep the bike and they will give you roughly £1400.00 (60%).

1)Is the machine in your possession or at a yard somewhere? Just be aware that if it is not with you, cock up’s can occur, and the bike could disappear to a breaker before final settlement, I have seen it happen with cars.

2)Get an estimate for you to repair and then evaluate. In the meantime, play hardball on the settlement offered.
The Buell I have ridden for the last 20 odd years was a Harley demonstrator that I bought from a breakers yard and rebuilt, so it can be done, and if you are still passionate about the marque go for it.

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Dusty 001

Hi There,

Sometimes you can make a case by providing photos of your particular model for sale on EBay etc. That are listed for higher valuations than they are offering for yours to justify a better offer. I've done that before but it was with a low mileage car, it worked though.

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Ride Safe & Stay between the hedgerows.

This is how it has been done for a while now. There is no 'honour'; they make a 'cheeky' offer that some (the ignorant, the ill advised, the downright desperate....) accept.
If you disagree and have the knowledge, the time and tbh the energy to challenge them, then you have to prove its replacement cost by providing proof of other similar items being sold at the price you claim. Not always easy with a rare beast that doesn't come up for sale in numbers. Scour MCN, Autotrader, as well as theBay and Scumtree etc.
Good luck, and stand your ground.

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'98 M2 Razorback, it's a keeper.

/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Buell-S1-Lightning-1998/153582564078?hash=item23c23bf2ee:g:L4sAAOSwtKZdPGc-

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Ride Safe & Stay between the hedgerows.

That is what I am chasing

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Buell X1 lightning 2001 in white