Well, back on april 22nd my brother crashed my wifes brand new ex 250 ninja. He was doing right around 35mph around a corner and has been in ICU for 12 days now... WITH ALL Gear on.. I will have pics, video, and complete explanation once he is up and running.. It was pretty bad.

Anyways.. I had insurance with progressive, but since my brother was on the bike, i thought they wouldnt cover it.. Well, they are covering it and they are just basically covering it 100% since the bike was so new and only has 100 miles on it..
My questions are
1) does anyone want to buy this thing?? Motor is still perfect, frame is bent, but everything internal wise is golden still.
2) whats it worth? ALl plastics are gone, tank has 2 dings, cluster is broke. Frame is tweaked..
3) and also, is progressive just going to GET me a new 2004 ninja, or are they just going to pay off my loan???

Thanks.

 

Sorry to hear about the wreck but did you say that you have a video of it?

 

i'd say they are just going to pay off your loan...

hope your brother is ok

 

You can get $400 for a cherry engine/tranny. Basically nothing else of value. They will pay off your loan. Best wishes to your brother.

 

ANOTHER wquestion. Do insuance companies pay for the GEAR also?? He was wearing my Helmet and gloves.. Trash now...


Update on the kid. Yesterday he got his tube out of his throat. He will make a full recovery, minus the mental trauma of missing 3 weeks of his life and the huge 20 some odd inch scars on his body.

 

holy ****. thats a bitch. give us some background on the kid's riding experience before hopping on the ninja. what were the injuries caused from? blunt force trauma from hitting something on the side of the road?

i think you can get closer to $750 for the engine/tranny on ebay. set the reserve up there and you'll get it. ninja250 riders go thru engines a little faster than most bikes since the engine is ridden at full throttle often, and most people do ZERO maintenance on them.

tank will probably sell also, tires/rims? are they good? sounds like cluster/plastic/frame etc is not worth anything. might want to just take it to a motorcycle junkyard and get $150 for the whole thing and be done with it, if it was my bro i wouldnt wanna look at the bike enough to extract the engine.