Recovered CB750F1 - fixing broken stuff!

[theriddler]

Having had my bike recovered by the police, I have decided not to make an insurance claim but have some bits to sort out. By the way thanks for the encouragement/support I've got from people on here ...
Now down to business ...
Vin plate removed - searched on here & found uk based place to supply a stamped plate which was good. What do you think of outcome?

[theriddler]

Another thing I am having to do is replace ignition & seat locks. OK with seat lock, but was looking for help on disassembling an ignition lock in order to make both seat lock & ignition lock to work from same key. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated ....

[Laverda Dave]

The VIN plate looks great.  Where did you get it from and do they stamp it for you? I bought a plain, un-stamped one for my 400/4 but had trouble finding suitable stamps of the correct size it didn't turn out very well so I'd like to replace it with one like yours if possible?

[theriddler]

http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,5683.0.html
This the link to the thread I found ... also some extra useful info. about what needs to be stamped. Stamping was included. Cost £25 for stamping & £16.95 for plate. There is a range of blanks to chose from. Pretty good quality ... the odd stamp pitching slightly out maybe but very good overall... Judge yourselves from photo ... I have intentionally blanked out the frame number ... also came with a pair of rivets ...

[hairygit]

Just a word of caution here, even if you don't make a claim on your insurance, you MUST inform them about the theft if you have not already, otherwise when a blind woman reverse over your bike and doesn't stop, they wriggle out of paying any claim you do make!

[theriddler]

Yes - that was the second call I made , the first one being to the police ... I wonder if I will see some form of premium increase as a result regardless of not actually making a claim!?!

[hairygit]

Possibly, but at least they are aware. Might be worth alarming the garage to make a repeat attempt harder, plus the insurers will view it favourably.

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[Laverda Dave]

Insurance companies base premiums on the theft rates of a particular postcode. Even if you call in to the insurance company to advise a bike was stolen from a particular area and not subsequently claim as far as the insurance company are concerned thieves operate in that area and hey presto, the premiums go up for that area!
All the above apply to household and car/caravan and boat insurance policies.
Insurance is legalised mugging as far as I'm concerned, by law you have to have it (well, the majority of road users do) but why are the premiums so high when you don't claim? I have claimed once in 40 years and still my premiums are high. When I ask the insurance companies for an explanation I'm told its where I live, my job, my age, I'm not married, I'm a man, I ride a motorbike etc, etc, etc!

[hairygit]

But equally Odd-job, the proposal forms ask about ANY accident or loss, regardless of whether a claim was made or not. Fail to disclose at your peril, they will use any excuse not to pay out if you do need to claim in the future. Police and insurers are closely linked these days, they'll happily take your money for premiums, but if they do a cross check with the Police about the vehicle being involved in any accident / incident, they won't pay out.

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[Laverda Dave]

I agree with Hairy, any excuse not to pay out is the first line of defence of the insurance companies. Strangely enough they don't mention their tactics when they are attempting to lure you into their clutches!
Oddjob, my point entirely, I claimed once, 19years ago when I knocked off my 6month old VFR. The claim cost £2,300. Over 40years of insurance I must have paid at least £15k in premiums and yet my policy still increases. I can't wait for the day of my renewal when the insurance company's says, “Dave, you've not made a claim in 19 years, you've been with us for 24 years so have next years insurance on us foc“! 🙄

[theriddler]

Possibly, but at least they are aware. Might be worth alarming the garage to make a repeat attempt harder, plus the insurers will view it favourably.

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Actually Nottinghamshire police victim support dropped me off 2 vibration alarms to stick on inside of door - boy are they LOUD!!! Hopefully that will help. also cameras to an NVR.

[theriddler]

I'd agree with that Hairy to some extent but why does your premium go up when you don't make a claim, doesn't seem justified to me, in fact it sounds more like theft than the actual theft.

What's even worse, is that I'm reluctant to let the insurers loose on any repair work - one of the reasons why I didn't make a claim!

[theriddler]

Hmm ... looks like I've stirred up a hornet's nest!!!
Not exactly my intention ... what I was hoping to do was something positive, that is the challenge of sorting/repairing the bits to get my bike back to top condition ... along the way hopefully helping some others out who are looking for similar info. (e.g. vin plate replacement - as above...)
Oh... and in case it got lost in the above "discussion":

" ...Another thing I am having to do is replace ignition & seat locks. OK with seat lock, but was looking for help on disassembling an ignition lock in order to make both seat lock & ignition lock to work from same key. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated ...."

- any pearls of wisdom? I know you can get Chinese replacement locks, but I'm interested in rebuilding a set of original locks ... depending on how successful I am I may well get a pair of Chinese locks anyway (& then make them work with the same key...). I am quite used to rebuilding locks... so it's something I'm looking forward to getting on top of!

[Moorey]

Where did you get your weights information from.

[theriddler]

From the thread that I linked in previous post ... (4th post I think...)