Spare parts from a fatal

[lowflyer]

Hi Guys,

I have just been offered some spare parts from an @ for next to nothing.
I was ok with it until I discovered that the parts are from a bike that has been dry stored for about ten years in a commercial garage.The bike belonged to an overseas tourist who came off at a bend and unfortunately died at the scene.
The bike has been stored in this garage just near the scene of the accident and I think is complete with obvious frontal damage.

I'm not so sure now -- would you guys buy the bits knowing that it's a dead mans bike ??

I know that parts I may have bought in the past ( off e bay etc ) could possibly be off a fatal, but actually knowing the circumstances and severity of the accident has left me a little unsure.

What do you think ???
Am I getting too paranoid or supersticious about it ?

[winxp-master]

If it were you, would you want your precious bike to rot and rust away or would you want it to go to people who you knew would make good use of the parts.

I'd rather my bike be used by decent bikers than be left to rot.

I can see where you are coming from but personally i think it's ok to buy it.

[davsato]

sounds a bit superstitious to me, which is ok if you are superstitious but im not. as long as the part is ok, i see no problem

[btbloke]

If you know exactly what happened and it had anything to do with parts that might be passed on as safe and you know they may not be then I say fore warned is fore armed.
Apart frorm that as a twin owner he would probably want the bike to live on and so let it live on be it parts form.

[pdsquire]

When my father (a vicar) used to take funerals the families often asked him to find good homes for things that were valued by the deceased. It helps the family to grieve and it makes the death less absolute.

No biker or biker's family would want the bike to come to an end before its time. Take the parts, use them and know that whenever you ride you're not the only one who's enjoying it.

[AlanH]

would you guys buy the bits knowing that it's a dead mans bike ??

Well he's not going to be using it so it's not really a problem. People use all sorts of bits from donors like heart/lungs/kidneys/bones etc. Using bits of a bike is not really a dilemma. If it is a problem for the ex-owner, he'll come back and haunt you

[StumpyFingers]

How else is the bike going to be resurrected. It could be repaired and someone else could ride it, or it could be stripped and parts go to other needy riders.
Personally I would rather the latter, More people benefit and NO one person is riding a death machine.

[lowflyer]

Thanks for replies guys,

Going to phone the guy tomorrow and have a look.
I think the bike has been scrapped and that all that remains is from the engine backwards, the frame being u/s, so all that is left is bits and not a complete bike.
The poor guy was a wrongsider, happens a lot up here - roads are pretty quite and he obviously had a lapse of concentration, thought he was back home and hit a car head on at a bend.

Yes I guess I am a little superstitious ( must be the Teuchter in me )

Constructive comments by the way

[Warthog]

On a more practical note, if you buy from a breaker's yard (a reputable one that isn't selling nicked kit) a lot of bikes are write-offs and such accidents may have resulted in fatalities.

Perhaps if you think of it in those terms, you can use this bike instead of letting it go to waste.

[©-©]

So easy, that one moment of forgetfulness.
A lesson for us all.

I'd feel uneasy about utilizing the bits from a Deadman's Bike too, then rationalize that I'd want what's left of mine to live on after I do, too.

Sure that That is what He would have wanted.