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RE: [ST] Costs of riding



Wow, I wish I could get that kind of rate!  I pay about $1200
with no points and I'm over 30.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Chris Brant [mailto:thundermug63468@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:55 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] Costs of riding


I ride a 2000 RS and I pay $217/year for my insurance
through American Family, I am 30 years old. I was
shocked when I priced the insurance before I bought
the bike, but I wasn't about to argue.
Chris Brant




 
- --- Dunska <dunska@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I pay about AU$800 per year for comprehensive
> insurance (including helmet
> cover) on a 2001 RS with Swann Insurance.  Many bike
> shops are agent for
> them (at least in Queensland).
> 
> I haven't had to make a claim yet (touch wood...)
> but many people seem to
> agree that they are a good insurance company (if
> there is such a thing)
> 
> Being under 25 will cost you more, but you can get
> discounts from them if
> you have completed certain training courses - like
> the Breaking and
> Cornering Course MRS does in Brisbane.  If you are
> Rating 1 with a car
> insurer, and can prove it, they will put you onto
> Rating 1 as well.
> 
> It would be worth shopping around, $2100 a year
> seems like way too much for
> insurance - that's about 15% of the cost of the
> bike.
> 
> Shane "Dunska" Gerrish
> '01 Sprint RS - Lucifer Orange
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Anderson" <stuartanderson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <RS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:31 PM
> Subject: [ST] Costs of riding
> 
> 
> > Hello Everybody,
> >
> > I've been lurking for quite some time now but got
> sufficiently worked
> > up today to post.
> >
> > I am 24 years old and ride a 2002 RS (Acidic
> Yellow for the record). I
> > am currently paying about AU$2100 per year for
> insurance (that's about
> > $1050 for all of you in the States). I was of the
> opinion that this is
> > a lot of money but while I am paying off the bike
> I have to have it
> > insured.
> >
> > Now, with the release of the Victorian
> Government's State Budget, I
> > read that all motorcyclists will be required to
> pay a further $50 fee
> > for 'safety awareness' campaigns. It seems to me
> that drivers should
> > all be paying $50 for a 'motorcycle awareness'
> campaign if anything.
> >
> > I would be interested to hear from other members
> about this issue.
> > Methinks the motorcycle fraternity will not accept
> this with a cheery
> > grin!
> >
> > Stuart Anderson
> > 2002 RS (Acidic Yellow)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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