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Where can I find salvage motorcycles directly from the insurance company?

I’m interested in purchasing cheap parts bikes directly from the insurance companies after a wreck. I am mostly interested in Harleys and I don’t have any interest in these gimmicky websites where you pay a fee and there are not a lot of bikes. I’ve looked at ebay but these are usually bikes being sold from the “person” who bought it from the insurance company (ie premium). There are some public auto auctions , but these are usually only limited to dealers. But maybe that is my only choice?

Wisconsin- Dane county area – has a cycle salvage yard that gets about 1/2 the odd wrecks in area directly from the insurance companies. They are license salvage and retail dealer. The other about 1/2 the wrecks go to auto salvage yards as side business – the insurance company has long establish business relationship with the yard for cars and a bike they insured and paid off on goes to the yard that does their cars. The bikes may be crushed or sold to the brand/make dealers for spares or sold retail or parts from yard same as car parts. The 10% or so not sent to salvage yard direct because held by munincipal authorities for a while get put on auction periodicaly. The local Insurance pool yard has some bikes for awhile- some can be purchased direct. The yard is used by many of the area insurance companies- a place to tow accident vehicles for inspection and hold without paying city storage costs. Insurance companies dispose of some vehicles direct to shops or rebuilders as private sales, sometimes back to owners after settlement. Check your insurance companies for their disposal outlet- maybe you can get a couple without a dealers license.

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