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Insurance or not to insure?

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Not necessarily, some companies have been excluding motorcycle injuries in the fine print, without notifying the policy holders.


Which, IIRC has been ruled illegal in many places because a m/c is a legal form of transportation, like a car.
Off road is another story.
 
You can get a rider for medical coverage through the Motorcycle insurance but it costs. Coverage for passenger injuries is available too.

The most important part about insurance is protecting your assets from the other party, and their lawyers. Replacing your bike is secondary. We live in a litigious society where the lawsuit has become the get rich vehicle. Look at your assets and go for higher coverage. If you own a home consider 300K or more of protection. Remember, when an accident occurs the blame gets handed to the rider more times than not because of perceptions that we all do wheelstands at 120MPH on our GS bikes going to work everyday.
 
If insurance is mandatory, why are we required to purchase UNINSURED motorist coverage????? LOL

Get at LEAST liability coverage, that way you are not liable for damage to the other person's property.
Your medical insurance from your employer or elsewhere covers your injuries.
On a bike like my GS the fairing and bags are worth quite a bit to replace, so I'll probably get full coverage when I license it.

My Guzzi Cal III came with a factory fairing and Givi bags,so they are not covered under the "accessory" coverage since they are not "add-ons". They are covered under the comp/collision part. Same as on my departed 97 Concours...and it paid off when a guy's wheelbarrow flew off his trailer and I center punched it.

I'm paying $160/year with towing through Geico. Not bad for a very rare bike.
BTW-a friend had a 82 BMW R100RS and totalled it two weeks after buying it. They paid him every penny he had in it including taxes and insurance, minus deductable plus they replaced his helmet, a Shoei RF900 with a RF 1000 on top of it.

Its cause people out of state might not have insurance, we get that a lot here in Massachusetts with drivers from NH that are not required to be insured.
 
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