In September a group of us who are from Ireland went touring around France and Italy and on the first day we pulled into a gas station. We all went to different pumps but one of the guys on a 06 1800 wing decided to move from the pump he was at to go to another one. As he turned to move he caught the top edge of a low kerb between the pumps which ripped the expansion bottle. Then oil started to flow out onto the ground as it also put a hole in the bottom of the one engine casing. That was his holiday over.
The repair is going through insurance and this is the bit he found out.
You cannot buy an engine from Honda but you can buy all the parts. The casings are split in two and you must buy a matched machined pair around $4000 in Ireland. The insurance quote for the whole job is around $9000. They have not given him the go ahead yet and it is unlikely that the bike will be written off as they are very expensive to buy in Ireland.
I have a belly pan on my wing but I am going to reinforce it after seeing the damage that was caused.
The repair is going through insurance and this is the bit he found out.
You cannot buy an engine from Honda but you can buy all the parts. The casings are split in two and you must buy a matched machined pair around $4000 in Ireland. The insurance quote for the whole job is around $9000. They have not given him the go ahead yet and it is unlikely that the bike will be written off as they are very expensive to buy in Ireland.
I have a belly pan on my wing but I am going to reinforce it after seeing the damage that was caused.