Re: [ST] Costs of riding

["Dunska" <dunska@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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