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Howdy gents, I just wanted to tell the story of my current situation. Back at the end of October a car turned in front of me and the only way that I could avoid t-boning it was to lay my motorcycle down. My bike was not damaged too bad just a lot of scrapes on the right hand side and I was able to ride it home. Fortunately I was not injured as I was only going about 25 mph. The other driver was faulted and his insurance company reimbursed mine. Now the NADA value of my beloved 2003 Speedmaster was only $2160, so the bike was totaled out. Fortunately I have an additional accessory coverage on my insurance that gives me full retail value for my accessories. Luckily I bought most of my accessories used out of the classifieds and on Ebay for a fraction of their retail value. All told I got nearly $5k for the bike. They gave me the option to buy the bike back at a salvage value of $333, so I did. I figured the Freak kit on there was almost $300 and the Bad G Customs saddlebags cost me $359 and weren't damaged so it was cheaper to buy the bike back then to replace just those 2 items alone, and that doesn't include a bunch of other accessories that I have on there that I are in perfectly good, useable condition.Also, I got the bike inspected, got a salvage rebuilt title, and it is fine to ride. So that brings me to now. I am on my way to pick up a 2006 neon blue Speedmaster. I am replacing the 03 with this, and am most likely going to keep it for parts.