UPDATE: Good News! (Maybe) CRAP! All the smoke escaped...

[NorDog]

It's a known failure point on these bikes, and I'd be surprised if it was more than $500 to replace the seat and the rectifier....

I'm tripping over like-new ones, I'll send you one for cheap, just PM me.

Thanks, but I'm good.

I'll be surprised if it doesn't come to over $500.00.  I'm already in for $100.00 for towing alone.  Add in the $150.00 labor charge for an estimate on today's estimate I signed, then I'm already half way to $500.00 and parts haven't even been ordered yet.

(Can you beat that?  $150.00 for an estimate?)

The parts I know I need are a new seat, volt reg, and vent tank.  Plus, I've insisted that the bikes electrical systems be properly diagnosed to ensure nothing else got fried.  That's gonna run up the tab as well with a labor rate of $99.50 per hour.

I'm not real smart when it comes to electronics, but if there were any type of surge that damaged the ECU, or the gauge cluster, then the dollars add up some more.

The battery in the bike is less than a couple of months old.  Did it get zapped?

Yeah, I don't know.

But I'm gonna shell out the deductible and and the dealer go through the whole thing.

[derby]

(Can you beat that?  $150.00 for an estimate?)

del amo?

[NorDog]

del amo?

Beverly Hills.

I'm in Hollywood, so Beverly Hills is much closer than Del Amo or Pro Italia.

[TAftonomos]

It's your money, spend it when YOU want!  

JG Wentworth Opera

[TAftonomos]

Must be some of that funny stimulus math or somthing...

Used seat $100 (Avg price for a nice one)
Used reg $25 (because I'm tripping over them)

Bike runs again for $125 instead of $500 out of pocket...

In any case, good luck with the repair, and get back out riding soon

[NorDog]

Must be some of that funny stimulus math or somthing...

Used seat $100 (Avg price for a nice one)
Used reg $25 (because I'm tripping over them)

Bike runs again for $125 instead of $500 out of pocket...

In any case, good luck with the repair, and get back out riding soon

Yeah, you missed the part about needing a proper electronic diagnosis and the labor required.

I've been having lot 'o trouble with this bike's electronics and want to make sure that the problems are fixed.  I simply cannot do that myself.  I have neither the equipment nor the work space.

I think you make the mistake of assuming that the only problems with my bike now are it needs a new seat, volt reg, and vent tank?

We don't know that, and in fact, I have cause to suspect otherwise.

[Raux]

Yeah, you missed the part about needing a proper electronic diagnosis and the labor required.

I've been having lot 'o trouble with this bike's electronics and want to make sure that the problems are fixed.  I simply cannot do that myself.  I have neither the equipment nor the work space.

I think you make the mistake of assuming that the only problems with my bike now are it needs a new seat, volt reg, and vent tank?

We don't know that, and in fact, I have cause to suspect otherwise.

but if your bike was having issues BEFORE the burn up, then your insurance won't cover those repairs. only the one caused by the fire.

[NorDog]

but if your bike was having issues BEFORE the burn up, then your insurance won't cover those repairs. only the one caused by the fire.

Fair enough.  I still want, and according the claims adjuster, I'm entitled to a complete diagnostic check of the electrical system.  If problems are found in the process that the adjuster thinks were pre-existing, so be it.  However, I'm not sure how one would distinguish between a previous fault and a subsequent fault.  Besides, given that my policy covers the fire, I think the adjuster and the insurance company would want to ensure that the system is in proper order so as not to deal with this problem in the future.

[junior varsity]

your adjuster won't know what was pre-existing and what was a stimulus. If you are cool with taking a bit o' insurance hassle, i say go for it. 

we had a truck that had electrical problems, but because there was no smoke or fire, nothing was covered! What a hassle, and the mechanic couldn't believe that it hadn't caught on fire. A lot of money out of pocket or a "totaled" F150 that would not be covered by insurance.

[Raux]

well the best thing that could have happend for you is the fire burned up the wiring harness et al
that way everything is replaced.

[NorDog]

I picked up the bike last Saturday.  The voltage regulator was remounted to get some air flow, so I'm confident that the over heating problem will go away.

But the bike wouldn't run.  Oh, it would start up and drive away, but after about 5 minutes it wouldn't idle.  Pull up to a stop, and it would sputter and die.  With some work it would restart but only with the throttle crack open a bit to keep the rpm's up, and then it would run very rough.

Turned around and took it back to the dealer, and then notice that in the 2 months it had been in the shop, the SECOND tank had swollen to the point that the latch on the front of the tank was pressed completely up against the ignition key assembly.

What a nightmare.