Had the repair estimate for my little Triumph the other day, £4,850 to do every blemish
Ok, in fairness to my dealer he did caveat the quote with “We know how fussy you are, so we’ve detailed every single scuff and blemish”. Fair enough.
I went down there yesterday and there’s a lot more damage than I thought. Front wheel needs replacing, as does the seat cowl and seat. I found a seat and cowl on Fleabay, new old stock, for £160 so that’s save me about £350.
There’s a scuff in the swing arm, which can be touched up, and on the right hand headlight, which I’ve been advised to ignore. They’ve also said to ignore the scuff on the bottom of the fork and cover it with a pair of crash bungs. They have a second hand silencer in the workshop, which isn’t good but way better than the state mine’s in and they’ve said I can have it without charge. All of that lot saves me about £2,000. If the bike was new, it would be a different story but on a ‘14 plate I guess I can live with a few scuffs here and there.
Other stuff like the front brake lever, rear brake pedal, foot rest, etc. will all have to be new unless I get lucky and find some more bits on Fleabay.
Big thanks and respect to Me! who offered to come up here and help me change all the bits if I buy the parts
Ok, in fairness to my dealer he did caveat the quote with “We know how fussy you are, so we’ve detailed every single scuff and blemish”. Fair enough.
I went down there yesterday and there’s a lot more damage than I thought. Front wheel needs replacing, as does the seat cowl and seat. I found a seat and cowl on Fleabay, new old stock, for £160 so that’s save me about £350.
There’s a scuff in the swing arm, which can be touched up, and on the right hand headlight, which I’ve been advised to ignore. They’ve also said to ignore the scuff on the bottom of the fork and cover it with a pair of crash bungs. They have a second hand silencer in the workshop, which isn’t good but way better than the state mine’s in and they’ve said I can have it without charge. All of that lot saves me about £2,000. If the bike was new, it would be a different story but on a ‘14 plate I guess I can live with a few scuffs here and there.
Other stuff like the front brake lever, rear brake pedal, foot rest, etc. will all have to be new unless I get lucky and find some more bits on Fleabay.
Big thanks and respect to Me! who offered to come up here and help me change all the bits if I buy the parts