Crunch :-(

[LowThudd]

Very true. I had a friend who had to buy his stolen 67 Beetle back from insurance several times(yea, I know). It was a rare car, and it was also a family heirloom, and not very replaceable. On anything which is easily replaceable, like a modern bike. It is probably best to cut losses and begin again, as tough as that may be.

[justinrhenry]

Just a piece of friendly advice. I went down a similar road recently. (stolen car, then recovered).  I didnt realize how emotionally invested I was with that damn car.  I started wasting soooooo much time trring to figuire out, how I would get the pieces I wanted used. Should I buy it back?  What about salvage title. It just started becoming a nightmare of possibilities. In the end, I walked away.. took the check and bought myself something slightly better.. with no headaches regarding rebuilding or downtime.  In the end, walking away, and starting ovber fresh was a relief.

+1

[SpikeC]

 This is my thinking as well. I use my bike for my primary transport so I don't want to spend time fiddling about. That is what the Triumph is for!
 If the Monster is totaled I will either look for another M1100S or (shudder) buy an 1100Evo.
It just so happens that there is an 1100S in the local Craigslist with 1040 miles on it.
 

[Doe-Foe]

Sorry to hear about the grief caused to you by a careless driver.
This has made me think about getting sliders installed for something that could happen when I'm not even near the bike. Time to start the Christmas list...

[SpikeC]

 My bike has Speedymoto frame sliders. They didn't have a chance to help!
The last time this happened to me was in 1977 when I had a new Moto Guzzi 850 T3 and was parked outside a tavern.
 This one hurts worse.

[danaid]

 Sorry to hear about your bike. 

 I feel your pain. I dropped my bike myself and wanted to 

 I love my 1100S, she is beautiful. I searched for a long time trying to find a bike with very low miles and all original condition. I would make those responsible pay 

[Billyzoom]

Just a piece of friendly advice. I went down a similar road recently. (stolen car, then recovered).  I didnt realize how emotionally invested I was with that damn car.  I started wasting soooooo much time trring to figuire out, how I would get the pieces I wanted used. Should I buy it back?  What about salvage title. It just started becoming a nightmare of possibilities. In the end, I walked away.. took the check and bought myself something slightly better.. with no headaches regarding rebuilding or downtime.  In the end, walking away, and starting ovber fresh was a relief.

Good recommendation here, IMO. 

[Skybarney]

Sorry about your bike, Use the cash for a new Evo, I am loving mine 

I once had my Buell knocked over in a parking lot at a rough little bar in San Bernardino.  There were 20 HA's there that night.  Long story short it was out of my control but the guy that hit my bike had a big mouth and was pretty unapologetic.  I had little to nothing to do with him getting his jaw broken, two bouncers getting hospitalized and the gunshots in the parking lot telling all the boys to leave.

It was a huge scene.  In the end the tip over still cost his insurance company thirty dollars under the total price as there was a dent on the frame.  $5800.00 in my hand and all it cost was a frame slider to go over the small dent and new clutch and brake lever.  Total cost of repairs was under $125.00.  I think I drank the rest.   

[SpikeC]

 There are some great post here, thanks a bunch everyone!
I just had the bike towed over to Moto Corsa here in Portland, and they are being very supportive. The concensus is total loss, it is the third they have seen so far this year. They are going to bat for me with the insurance company when that becomes necessary and have several options for me going forward.
 One is the possibility of doing a buy back to salvage the Ohlins for a new bike and then they buying the remainder. We shall see how this all pans out, and thanks again for the moral support!

[Monsterlover]

Year round Since 1966 , Nice!

[SpikeC]

 Ok, I have found a 2009 M1100S locally that has 1040 miles on it, was purchased 2 years ago at Moto Corsa, and has had the 600 mile service done. The timing belts would be timed out, butt what else? This is too good sounding to not be suspicious.

[SpikeC]

 OK, it is almost 2 weeks since Donald had his case punched. Last Monday Allstate called me up and told me that as they had not heard from the shop that they wanted their rental car back. I explained that the shop was not opened until Tuesday and I would get them some info, so they backed off of that. When I spoke with the shop they told me that they were having trouble getting the details of an estimate together due to the little details, like Leo Vince was not giving them information about replacing one silencer as opposed to two. One side was damaged so the insurance company would not want to replace both, butt single units did not seem to be available.
 Finally on Wed afternoon I got a call from the shop that they had put together as close an estimate as they could and called it in. By Friday I had not heard anything so I called Allstate and they told me that they had no information from the shop. I gave them the phone number of the shop as they could not figure out how to get it, and that was around noon. I still have not heard further. The shop told me that the estimate was on the cusp of what would be considered  total, so there would be some possibility that they would go with repair.

[Skybarney]

Sorry to hear it is not going smoothly.  Funny how insurance companies always want our money on time, yet they can take awhile.  Here in Cali I had a shop charge me $150.00 for the estimate on my old Buell and they kept the amount just under total.  The insurance company cut me a check and I fixed the bike myself.  For a lot less than the estimate amount....  Just a thought. 

[SpikeC]

 Finally! Last Wed A guy from the car rental place called to tell me that Allstate was not paying for my rental car past the 13th! I called the "express claims" department to complain and they told me that I had to talk to the field rep, I finally got hold of him and he said that he couldn't do anything and I had to call "express claims"! I kept him on the line and told my story of woe and he decided that I had been wronged and that no one was communicating, so he would take care of it, and he did. By Thursday afternoon he had a generous offer for me.
 Friday I talked to the lady in Bothell who told me where to send the title, I delivered it, and a check should be on the way.
 I will have enough to buy the above mentioned 1100S will bucks left over. It already has a Termy kit and DP tail tidy.

[SpikeC]

 Major bummer- the bike has a CW tail tidy.   I bought it anyway. 
Back in the saddle again!