canadian rider, 05 kat600, layed it down , need ideas!!!

[hanmore]

so ya layed my mint cond. kat down, exhaust side. scratched the exhaust, road rashed the main fairing and signal, took off the footpeg and wrecked the engine cover. insurance wrote it off so i bought it back for 360$, no frame damage or fork damage, all cosmetic minus the engine cover (leaks oil/doesnt hold oil) so im in good shape as of total investment, anyways...
need some ideas on what way to go on getter her shiny again..i live in northern canada so i only ride 3-4 mnths of the year, i will have at least 6 mnths to work on it before riding time comes again....guess ill start a topic on it in the proper area.....any help would be appreciated as this is my first road bike....

[RankinX]

sorry for your bike, i bet you can manage to fix it for not too much if you look for used parts and stuff. Did you take any pictures of the damages?

[KatanaGSX92]

Welcome to KR! Not a great way to start experiencing this forum but at least you're okay and the bike will eventually be repaired.

[dano68]

Welcome to KR! Sorry to hear about your bike. Hope you are ok. As for any ideas, if you haven't done the fender chop or mesh mod now may be the time.

[JIB]

Welcome to KR.

Get parts, fix bike and ride.

[Blackdog]

The OEM fairings are really expensive.

Some people have tried the chinese knock-offs with mixed reviews, you can search for their threads.

The other stuff sounds fairly easy and cheap to repair.

You'll have a salvage title when you do sell it, so you may want to be conservative with the amount of money you spend on the repairs.

Lots of Canadians on the forum so you'll fit right in saying "eh"

[DocCannabis]

Welcome to KR, sorry to hear about the bike, at this point just enjoy fixing it up!

[badwithcomputer]

so let me get this straight. you got the book value for the bike from the insurance company, they let you buy it back for $360. You're probably up $3000. Sell the Katana for $1500 and pocket another $1200. Take the money to your local horse track, find a horse named Lucky and just go for it!

/end terrible advice

[hanmore]

ya i lucked out with insurance, and once i fix it i can have it inspected and the salvage title removed and have it declared safe for highway use again, i have pics up in longter projects if you want to check it out.

[rexazz2]

Yes you will need it inspected
NO you can not remove the salvage brand on the title

Once the title is branded thats it
It is so you can not sell it to some one with out disclosing the history

Make sure you keep all reciepts as proof of repair

[boomer_95]

Lots of Canadians on the forum so you'll fit right in saying "eh"

eh! i don't say "eh" that much budday! I've aboot had it with all these gosh darn stereotypes!

sorry if i insulted you friend



ok i digress, welcome to the forum from ontario