Wrecked my 2002 Lemans

[Guest jedione68]

Hey Guzzi,

 

Sorry to hear about your mis-hap. It all ways sucks to tear up our riggs,

exspecailly when soooooo new. I went through all the advice replies and

I pretty much agree with ever ones advise, exspecailly about the frame.

But, always right... but I didn't see your replie on Insurance and or taking

it to a dealer. I love fixing/customizing my own bikes so I really like your energy

on wanting to jump in and fix it. But from the photo's I saw of your bike, bent frame or not, your talking about alot of parts, which always means time and a lot of money.

And this advise comes if you have Insurance. Take your baby to a

Guzzi dealer, let them and or the insurance company give you a damage and

cost report. Even if you want to do the work your self at least your insurance

will pay for it (As in VERY $$$$$ parts), heck, maybe they'll right the bike off, cut you a check and you can buy her back cheap and have a project for the winter.

Don't get me wrong, but thats what we have Insurance for and atleast you could

save atleast a few grand.

Good luck and keep me posted. Double check that engine mount/case too.

 

Peace and rubber side down.

JEDIONE68

[callison]

Hey Guzzi,

 

Take your baby to a

Guzzi dealer, let them and or the insurance company give you a damage and

cost report.  Even if you want to do the work your self at least your insurance

will pay for it (As in VERY $$$$$ parts), heck, maybe they'll right the bike off, cut you a check and you can buy her back cheap and have a project for the winter.

 

Peace and rubber side down.

JEDIONE68

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I just did a total for my bent frame project and not including the broken front engine cover and cracked transmission cases, it ran about $1600 (minimum) to get it on the road before I discovered the broken cases all over the place. Add in the cracked engine stuff and you can add another $1000. Except for the engine case parts, ALL of my purchases were through eBay, Guzzi Reboot Spares and my local Ducati/Buell dealer and except for the Ducati dealer parts ($60), everything was used and as dirt cheap as I could make it. The dealer did do a repair cost estimate and their estimate was more than $4000 - and they missed the bent frame entirely. I truly wish I had taken the insurance money and run, but I kept the bike. So, do what JEDIONE68 says and get a proffessional estimate done before you embark on any rebuild project. You need to do so to get your mind around what you're going to do. I didn't even throw in the cost of a stock silver front fender from MGNA, but that was another $335. Add to all of that the parts I damaged inadvertently (a sideplate), paint, shipping costs for parts (which I didn't list) and a host of other small items, the total is closer to $4000 - and it isn't even street-legal yet. Believe me, I should have just gone out and bought a LeMans or something. Get that estimate done first. Then decide.

[badmotogoozer]

if Luigi lubed it at the factory to keep the moisture off the rollers.

 

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not bloody likely. Luigi doesn't like to get grease on his hands.

 

Rj