CF Tank Panels for 696 (aka F*ck My Life)

[Holden]

Now, the panels:

So I take it these didn't come with the little wire mesh grilles?

[Takster]

So I take it these didn't come with the little wire mesh grilles?

Yup, no wire mesh grilles.  Be careful when you pull the stock ones out of the original skin... I snapped a plastic clip on both sides.  Seems to stay put just fine when riding though.

[El Matador]

Yup, no wire mesh grilles.  Be careful when you pull the stock ones out of the original skin... I snapped a plastic clip on both sides.  Seems to stay put just fine when riding though.

Hey man, If you still have your stock panels, I'll take em off your hands. I want to eventually make some of these myself.

Cheers 

[Takster]

Hey man, If you still have your stock panels, I'll take em off your hands. I want to eventually make some of these myself.

Cheers 

Sorry, been meaning to get back to you... I want to send them out to you, but I'm waiting for all of the dust to settle on the insurance situation before I do.  There's a possibility that I may end up running the cracked stock skin until my replacement carbon one comes in.  I'll keep you updated.

~T

[El Matador]

Sorry, been meaning to get back to you... I want to send them out to you, but I'm waiting for all of the dust to settle on the insurance situation before I do.  There's a possibility that I may end up running the cracked stock skin until my replacement carbon one comes in.  I'll keep you updated.

~T

Sounds good 

[mookieo2]

Sorry, been meaning to get back to you... I want to send them out to you, but I'm waiting for all of the dust to settle on the insurance situation before I do.  There's a possibility that I may end up running the cracked stock skin until my replacement carbon one comes in.  I'll keep you updated.

~

Thanks

[Holden]

Sorry, been meaning to get back to you... I want to send them out to you, but I'm waiting for all of the dust to settle on the insurance situation before I do.  There's a possibility that I may end up running the cracked stock skin until my replacement carbon one comes in.  I'll keep you updated.

~T

Which stock one was cracked? I thought it was the brake side that got jacked up by the frisbee incident, and the left from the minivan... curious because I have a cracked left and am looking for a replacement.

Currently riding around with none on... it actually sounds a lot better this way.

[Takster]

Which stock one was cracked? I thought it was the brake side that got jacked up by the frisbee incident, and the left from the minivan... curious because I have a cracked left and am looking for a replacement.

Currently riding around with none on... it actually sounds a lot better this way.

That's absolutely correct.  The left one is intact.  I don't think I'm looking to sell it for right now.  I've got plans to send them out to people to mold, then, I'm hoping that I can just slap them on if I do a track school or something.  good luck!

[hcomp]

Any news from your adjuster? Are you going carbon again or back to stock skins? Looking forward to seeing the bike fixed and your luck to turn the right way.

[Takster]

Any news from your adjuster? Are you going carbon again or back to stock skins? Looking forward to seeing the bike fixed and your luck to turn the right way.

Thanks Ryan,

Yes, I'm planning on replacing the carbon panel.  The reason for this is that they're willing to sell me the single panel for half price.  The ducati part (for half of the stock skin) is still FAR more than the price of the carbon.

I just got some news yesterday.  I spoke with the dealer, who's had my bike for almost two weeks, and they just added a couple of items to the adjuster's original figure.  I'm going to call the adjuster today to make sure all of that stuff works out.

BTW, I feel like I got scammed a little bit.  Please offer opinions:

these are the three possible scenarios that the dealer laid out for me:
-They "negotiate" with the insurance company for me to "maximize" my return and the dealer does 100% of the work
-They "negotiate" with the ins Co. and charge me 20% of the total return and they charge me for any work they do as if I walked in off the street.
-They don't negotiate and charge me $90 for the privelege of holding my bike for two weeks and esentially saying "yup, that's broken."

[TobyDanger]

Ugg... that does sound kindof crappy from the dealer.  There may be laws or policies that vary from state to state, and ins co to ins co, but as far as I would be concerned, the insurance money is ALL yours to spend how and where you see fit on parts and labor or just pocket in compensation for the depreciation of your bike.  Out of ignorance with the process on my R6 I took a deal similar to your option 1.  The dealer took all the money, did all the work, kept all of my rashed parts, and told me that's the way things were supposed to work.  And I didn't care too much because I was basically coming out even, or even slightly ahead because I knew at least enough to say "hey some aftermarket CF pipes are going to cost the same price as a stock can, lets go with that instead," but I still had to come up with that myself.  I didn't learn the difference between what I got and a great dealer/ins co interaction until talking with other people a few months later. 

A great dealer will look at your money and help you figure out what stuff can be upgraded and what stuff can be lived with and hope that you buy some or all parts and labor from them, and if not, oh well, hope to see you in for service or for your next bike someday.  Well I could have easily replaced the rashed bodywork and some other small parts on my own and saved a few hours of labor costs, or lived with a scuff on the bottom of a footpeg and pocketed that money.  Some of it I would probably had the dealer do anyway (if I remember correctly, the swingarm was scratched and replaced.)  They replaced anything else stock with stock without asking.  Whereas if I had any idea, I would have spent the same or less on aftermarket stuff like levers, rearsets, etc and done some of it myself.  And also, unless the ins co is "buying" your rashed parts as part of the settlement, they should be yours too.  My front cowl had some very light scratches in the paint, that got replaced, and later I saw it up on their used parts wall for like $300.  I pretty sure they weren't doing me any favors to "dispose of" that front cowl for me.

Depending on the total payout, what's actually damaged and other factors, option 3 would be the only thing I'd consider fair, as they probably did do an hours worth of labor for a crash assessment.  But that too should also be paid for by the ins. co as part of your settlement.

[Takster]

i'd be so pissed if I saw one of my own rashed parts for sale... the least they could do is give you a cut.

I opted for option #3.  I'm going to have to buy some Ducati OEM parts from them (or a DMF sponsor) to get her back up and running, but other than that, I really have no intention of giving them more of my business.  As far as the "estimate cost,"  I'm going to have to eat that.  The insurance company will have no part of it.

So, for the 2 weeks that my bike has been at the shop, I get an extra $200 out of the insurance company.  I think I'd rather have been riding.

As far as all the other damage, I'm replacing with aftermarket stuff.  Yeah, I'm shelling out some cash above and beyond what I'm getting back from insurance, but I'll have some sweet mods to post up in a few weeks.

Back to the thread... I just re-bought the left-side CF tank panel.  I'm hoping that the build quality is as good as the right side.  The left one out of the last batch (the one that got mangled) is sort of questionable QC-wise.  I'll post up in "7-10 days"... or if the delivery of the original set is any indication, 2-3 weeks.