jcolwell54
03-30-2011, 07:13 PM
Hey guys new to this forum just thought id put my story up.
Well i bought a wrecked 04 600rr from a guy for a first bike and figured it would be a good project. Priced everything out and it only cost me 700 to fix it after payin 2400 it didnt seem like a bad deal since i was gonna ride it and not sell it right away. Got it fixed up and was just waitin to save up some money to take the fairings for paint. I road it for about 2 months and then started doin wheelies, got decent at it so one day i headed to work down a side street it a small town wreved up let go of the clutch and poped up goin bout 30. Well an old guy in a brand new cadi didnt see me comin down the street and pulled out in front of me, only thing i had time to do was tap the brake wit my foot as i released the throttle. My bike went sideways, i went slidding down the road and i could hear my bike slidding and then BANG. I got up and it was almost completely under the cadilac. To top it off I wrecked right in front of a funeral home with about 30 people around. Everyone came running askin if i was ok as i picked my bike up and pushed it off the road. My neighbor happened to be there who also carried my insurance on the bike through progressive and i also only had liability stupid me i know. He asked if i wanted to call the police to report and me with my learners permit respectfully declined. So the guy i ran into was actually the dad of my neighbor who ran the insurance company, I got off with paying for the repairs on the car from a local body shop it only cost $650 thank god!
Well It took me about 8 months before i was able to save enough money to fix it, and the second time it ended up costing $1800 but i road it for another year and sold it for 5500. I recently bought 2 wrecked 07 600rrs to fix and part out and i cant get enough of em.
Thanks guys
Well i bought a wrecked 04 600rr from a guy for a first bike and figured it would be a good project. Priced everything out and it only cost me 700 to fix it after payin 2400 it didnt seem like a bad deal since i was gonna ride it and not sell it right away. Got it fixed up and was just waitin to save up some money to take the fairings for paint. I road it for about 2 months and then started doin wheelies, got decent at it so one day i headed to work down a side street it a small town wreved up let go of the clutch and poped up goin bout 30. Well an old guy in a brand new cadi didnt see me comin down the street and pulled out in front of me, only thing i had time to do was tap the brake wit my foot as i released the throttle. My bike went sideways, i went slidding down the road and i could hear my bike slidding and then BANG. I got up and it was almost completely under the cadilac. To top it off I wrecked right in front of a funeral home with about 30 people around. Everyone came running askin if i was ok as i picked my bike up and pushed it off the road. My neighbor happened to be there who also carried my insurance on the bike through progressive and i also only had liability stupid me i know. He asked if i wanted to call the police to report and me with my learners permit respectfully declined. So the guy i ran into was actually the dad of my neighbor who ran the insurance company, I got off with paying for the repairs on the car from a local body shop it only cost $650 thank god!
Well It took me about 8 months before i was able to save enough money to fix it, and the second time it ended up costing $1800 but i road it for another year and sold it for 5500. I recently bought 2 wrecked 07 600rrs to fix and part out and i cant get enough of em.
Thanks guys