30-08-13, 08:52 AM
Never done it with a bike but done it with a couple of cars. They will almost certainly allow you to buy it back as they then don't have the hassle of disposing of it. They will give you the value, less your insurance excess and less what they value the remains at which will probably be no more than a couple of hundred quid. You then have the choice of sourcing your own parts, new or secondhand, to repair it yourself or taking off what you want to keep and flogging the rest off as spares. If it is classed at Cat C, it will need a VIC check before they will let you tax it, if Cat D then it won't. One other thing to bear in mind if you repair it yourself is that some insurers won't cover a rebuilt write off so that will limit your choice of insurer.