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laudes1216 please please please ,, listen to what
@SlingLow is telling you . , In most States any motorcycle(or autocycle built by a motorcycle manufacturer, Polaris) is absolutely worthless if branded salvage (parts only value) While all cars branded Salvage can be rebranded ''rebuilt'' after being properly repaired. and structurally certified by a qualified Structural Recertification Center, This does not apply to motorcycles. The reason being, all car manufacturers publish their frame or unibody dimensions so that they can be repaired by the Auto Body industry who has access to these dimensions by subscribing through the Chilton Collision Spec system or similar. A structural Recertification Center must print out the original manufacturers spec then print out the repaired specs as confirmed by their approx. $ 30,000.00 3D calibrated measuring systems , then the licensed qualified body man must sign that the repaired frame or unibody is within the original maufacturers specs by the tolerance allowed.. Nobody can certify that a motorcycle has been repaired or replaced with a new frame to original manufacturers specs as no motorcycle manufacturers publish their numbers which must be submitted as part of the recertification process, hence a bent frame on any motorcycle branded salvage title means that title can never be put back on the road again. Even a polaris dealer selling you a new frame cannot remedy your salvage title issues. How do I know this, take a close look at the shop in the background of all my home page photos. Kemko Auto Body not only rebuilds hundreds of salvage titles a year but is also one of South Western Ontarios largest structural recertification shops
With two hydraulic frame racks and two different computerized 3 D measuring systems their isn't a unibody or full framed vehicle that kemko cant rebuild, its all just a matter of feasibility and in the case of a motorcycle, branding requirements that cant be met. As far as the cost to repair the minor frame damage in such a low speed incident where it would probably just consist of a bent or ripped suspension mounting tab welded to the side of the frame rail or possibly a small kink or bend in a tubular member your looking at probably a $1,000.00 give or take Then the cost of any bent control arm or suspension parts.
So please friend, get that vehicle away from that dealership and any insurance claim as fast as humanly possible before the insurance industry brands it salvage. And they will if there is a single tab bent , it doesn't have to be the actual frame bent . As you have stated the insured value is only $16,000.00 so it is irrelevant to them how much additional you have in mods, They absolutely will write it off because the Polaris dealer will quote them approx. $6,000.00 alone for a new frame then at least a few grand more for the labour to swap it out so just for financial reasons alone, that's considered a write off on a $16,000.00 vehicle and the insurance adjuster is required by State law to report and declare any bent frame . even just a simple attachment tab bent , as a salvage title, and interestingly enough they are required to do this upon being notified of that estimate regardless of whether or not they ever pay out the claim or take possession of the write off.
So Please, Run Don't Walk to that dealer and tell him a flat bed is on the way to pick up your Sling and get it out of there before you end up with a branded salvage title. You can then source out a capable fabricator or collision center in your area to do the minor frame repairs and a guy like
@TravAZ can probably help too. Absolutely worse case scenario you can ship it to me and For a few thousand bucks (shipping included ) your nightmare is over .
