First ride on my MT09 since being rammed off it on a roundabout by a blind bitch in a Range Rover back in October 2018.
It was declared a category N write off which was a joke. Bought the salvage for £795 and spent less than £500 putting it right.
The assessor put that the petrol tank wanted replacing but it was just a scuff from my boot, came off with a wet cloth, no dents or scratches, also said it wanted a complete replacement exhaust but it was just a few scratches on the cover, got an unmarked one off ebay for £25.
Secondhand mirrors, both rider footrest assemblies, bar ends, a couple of indicators all in very good condition and that was it. Replaced the clutch and brake levers with spares that I still had left from my FZ1s, ( they are exactly the same ).
Mot and a good checkover by Roseanne at Leeds Motorcycle MOT centre , would recommend her to anyone, and an oil change andcwas good to go.
Bike looks and goes as good as it did before the ' incident ", and some compensation money sat in the bank earmarked for an old Japanese two stroke to relive my youth on 😊
Would have been back on bike sooner but after my knee injury was sorted my heart decided not to work like it should for a bit, then broke my right ankle when I fell whilst walking dog in the woods.