Joined Oct 2014
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Baltimore md
So recently I was driving through Baltimore MD and was approaching an intersection where I had the green light to turn left. Getting closer to the intersection I was slowing down to let oncoming traffic pass when I noticed a car turn off the intersecting road and into my lane. It was close to dark outside and who knows wtf she was doing but she ended up hitting me head on. She hit me at an angle where, I'm assuming, swiped across my front fork/wheel and hit the bike right at the radiator on the left side. Anyway long story short, the appraisal to repair the bike was around $18k, so her insurance company totaled the bike. I had several aftermarket parts on there (which was most of what was to be replaced by assessment) and I still have the stock parts in the garage. My question is what would you be willing to pay to get the bike back? The only things I think I have to replace are the radiator, and possibly the fans, left foot bracket assembly with shifter, right foot peg and brake lever, and handlebar. Hard to tell without taking damaged pieces off, but the frame doesn't appear to be bent and most of the damage was cosmetic. I had frame sliders on it so they and the handlebars took most of the impact (after the car hit it). The insurance company wants $2300 to sell the salvaged bike to me, and I may be able to get it back on the road for ~$1000. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Worst case I could part the bike out to get the $2300 back.