Monster down. Insurance total

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Like Capncrunch said, you should be able to get the radiator repaired. It won't look as good as new, but will function and save you a wad of cash. There's a guy in Utah I used to send my damaged radiators to for repair. The last one needed straightening and welding (looked like a colapsed accordion after I crashed), but he was able to fix it.

I'll look up and post his info when I get home this evening.


EDIT: I found it, Myler's. Try the link below. They fixed several of my sv racebike radiators, gave me a decent price and had a quick turnaround.

http://www.motorcycleradiators.com/

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Like Capncrunch said, you should be able to get the radiator repaired. It won't look as good as new, but will function and save you a wad of cash. There's a guy in Utah I used to send my damaged radiators to for repair. The last one needed straightening and welding (looked like a colapsed accordion after I crashed), but he was able to fix it.

I'll look up and post his info when I get home this evening.


EDIT: I found it, Myler's. Try the link below. They fixed several of my sv racebike radiators, gave me a decent price and had a quick turnaround.

http://www.motorcycleradiators.com/

Thank you Sir! I'm picking up my bike from the shop tomorrow. 3 business days and they still haven't completed the appraisal.

[Monstermash]

Yeah I don't want to total it out but I know Ducati prices! I was shocked that the radiator was $1,200 and I know the tank is slightly double. Damage is:

Full Termi titanium system (scratches on one can and heatshield)
throttle trashed
left control hi beam toggle smashed
rearset rashed
rear brake lever thrashed
front master and pazzo lever the victoms of asphalt surfing
radiator mouth/cap mangled (cap wont fit atop)
frame has paint nicks where right bar hit it (kinda deep)
tank rash on side (cool skid logo)
clip on bar damaged (but it didn't break!)
front right turn signal smashed into dust

I want my bike back and yes, I plan on working with the dealer. I walked the shop floor and surprisingly the new bikes (in my opinion) lack flair, although the streetfighter will cause me to die.

I'm disappointed that Ducati wants so much money for their parts. But then again I guess that's what insurance is for.

I'm definitely buying every crash guard available for this bike next time. I love my Mostro.

With this list of damaged parts I can tell you, you wont have to wait for the insurance company to tell you it's totalled. It is. No question. Usually once the frame has any damage it's all over.

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With this list of damaged parts I can tell you, you wont have to wait for the insurance company to tell you it's totalled. It is. No question. Usually once the frame has any damage it's all over.

Yeah I'm 50/50 as to should I just quit Ducati world (6 years of support) and pick up a dual sport or supermoto or just repar my bike. Ethically totaling the bike is because of Ducati prices. But morally I've put years into building this bike,  and we all know about repairing and staying true to what's yours. I dunno where I am. It's a tough decision.

[Monstermash]

Yeah I'm 50/50 as to should I just quit Ducati world (6 years of support) and pick up a dual sport or supermoto or just repar my bike. Ethically totaling the bike is because of Ducati prices. But morally I've put years into building this bike,  and we all know about repairing and staying true to what's yours. I dunno where I am. It's a tough decision.

Remember, if you do buy it back and fix it it'll have a salvage title now. So you could spend a whole bunch of money on the rebuild and have a bike that worth maybe half to three quarters of it's real value because of the branded title.
Another thing to consider is how bad is the damage. By that I eman the stuff you can't see. Is the frame bent? The forks? When you have a samll lowside buying the bike back is often a good idea because although the parts to replace are expensive at least you can be fairly sure it's all cosmetic. From your first post it sounds like it's a little worse than that so unless you're planning on parting it out to make a few bucks you may want to just consider the purchase of a new bike.

Just my opinion.

[RC]

Update:

I just received word from the appraiser and the bike will not be listed as totaled! I'm happy indeed. Now time for a re-build.

Thanks guys.

[LowThudd]

Awesome. Cograts!

[Monstermash]

Update:

I just received word from the appraiser and the bike will not be listed as totaled! I'm happy indeed. Now time for a re-build.

Thanks guys.

Yeah, It's funny that they didn't total it. It must have had something to do with the fact that the shop omitted the frame damage on the estimate. 

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Yeah, It's funny that they didn't total it. It must have had something to do with the fact that the shop omitted the frame damage on the estimate. 

+1. And I thought they had my bet interests at hand. 
I'm just happy I hve a timeline to end my temporary caging.

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SO I crashed my Monster. I feel like the expenses to repair are going to exceed bike value. If the insurance company pays me to total the bike, will I get an option to buy it? How does this work?

Thanks

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New Update: Stopped by the dealer today and I noticed they forgot to add a few more things like my BUSTED GAUGES!!! Like I'm gonna pay for the repair work in excess of $4500 but ride off with busted guages.

Theses guys are fooking crooks. When I told them I wanted to pick up the bike, they wanted to charge me 4 hours of labor for the appraisal. They had the bike for 8 business days before the job was even done. I argued that it doesn't take 4 hours to assess (and forget) damage. He said every minute I spent talking to him was on the clock. What a joke. I'v never paid for an estimate. Furthermore, I didn't sign any work order, like they claimed I did. Awful representatives for such a nice motorcycle.

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That's the bizarre thing. In my garage, from time to time I do forget to kick up the kickstand. The motor will then shut off when I place it into gear. Obviously the mechanism failed. And no I did not tamper with the function. I like the design and it prevents a dangerous situation. It's failure caused the accident. I posed the question to a Ducati serviceman regarding if the kickstand swung out during operation shouldn't it turn off the motor? He says yes.

I have never messed with the kickstand....but I have driven off, and forgot to put the kickstand up

thankfully never had an issue!!!

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Update: Monster totaled. Check in route. Next? Honda XR 650 L or KTM 625 SMC or KTM 9*0 Supermoto.