Exhale85

Har har har :-) Keep in mind I posted this already knowing the flack I would receive. Get it all out. The full story - I'm naive and overzealous. I taught myself to drive a sports clutch Rx-8 by myself in less than 15 minutes, so I got overconfident when I heard shifting a bike was easier. I was experimenting with the throttle in 3rd gear when I should have been in second, thus, no low end torque. So i decided to give more to the throttle. Everything was fine until all of a sudden a boost of power kicked in just as was advertised in this bike, just in time to clip a sign with my handle bar, which was what sent me out of control. Hilarious? Yes. Painful? Absolutely, I almost sliced my balls open going over the handle bars. It put my driving record and my bank account in debt. Don't get me wrong - I may be overzealous and ignorant, but I'm not some rich kid with money to blow. But just because I crashed doesn't mean I'm going to quit. As far as muy options are concerned, I can rebuild it or sell it for parts and buy another one. Buying a new frame and rebuilding it may save me money, however there are labor expenses and time I simpy don't have. I feel like I'd rather give up a couple weeks of work in the restaurant to make up for my losses. So, after 11 responses, to this post, no one has thrown out a rough figure of what left of my bike may be worth. Given my description, I know an approximate estimate is hard, but a more broad estimate might be appreciated. Also, any suggestions as where to try to sell this?

Hi. I wrecked my brand new 2006 R6 learning to ride it. To keep a long story short, I'm a huge idiot who made a 10,000 mistake. I can't take pictures detailing the damage yet, but I can describe a bit of the damage. The front end of the frame snapped off that connected the front wheel/handle bars to the bike and the windshield and side view mirrors are non existent. The middle and rear end of the body is mainly intact, including the engine. The only major damage to the rest of the bike/engine (aside from the plastic flimsy molding) it is a dent in my headers and I believe the oil pan was ripped open. The engine had about 10 miles total on it. I can either try to fix it, but I heard this is costly with a snapped frame... Or I can sell it for parts. If I do this I'd prefer to sell the whole thing at once to someone who could use the majority of what's left for engine parts. A friend of mine who is knowledgeable of bikes (he's building his own) said I may be able to sell it for up to 3,000 dollars since the engine is still in good shape and it had no miles on it. However, I wanted a second opinion from any experienced Yamaha riders. Also, any other opinions on to go about appraising what's left and how to sell it and maximize the money I can get for it? Thanks. John

Hi. I wrecked my brand new 2006 R6 learning to ride it. To keep a long story short, I'm a huge idiot who made a 10,000 mistake. I can't take pictures detailing the damage yet, but I can describe a bit of the damage. The front end of the frame snapped off that connected the front wheel/handle bars to the bike and the windshield and side view mirrors are non existent. The middle and rear end of the body is mainly intact, including the engine. The only major damage to the rest of the bike/engine (aside from the plastic flimsy molding) it is a dent in my headers and I believe the oil pan was ripped open. The engine had about 10 miles total on it. I can either try to fix it, but I heard this is costly with a snapped frame... Or I can sell it for parts. If I do this I'd prefer to sell the whole thing at once to someone who could use the majority of what's left for engine parts. A friend of mine who is knowledgeable of bikes (he's building his own) said I may be able to sell it for up to 3,000 dollars since the engine is still in good shape and it had no miles on it. However, I wanted a second opinion from any experienced Yamaha riders. Also, any other opinions on to go about appraising what's left and how to sell it and maximize the money I can get for it? Thanks. John

Hi. I wrecked my brand new 2006 R6 learning to ride it. To keep a long story short, I'm a huge idiot who made a 10,000 mistake. I can't take pictures detailing the damage yet, but I can describe a bit of the damage. The front end of the frame snapped off that connected the front wheel/handle bars to the bike and the windshield and side view mirrors are non existent. The middle and rear end of the body is mainly intact, including the engine. The only major damage to the rest of the bike/engine (aside from the plastic flimsy molding) it is a dent in my headers and I believe the oil pan was ripped open. The engine had about 10 miles total on it. I can either try to fix it, but I heard this is costly with a snapped frame... Or I can sell it for parts. If I do this I'd prefer to sell the whole thing at once to someone who could use the majority of what's left for engine parts. A friend of mine who is knowledgeable of bikes (he's building his own) said I may be able to sell it for up to 3,000 dollars since the engine is still in good shape and it had no miles on it. However, I wanted a second opinion from any experienced Yamaha riders. Also, any other opinions on to go about appraising what's left and how to sell it and maximize the money I can get for it? Thanks. John