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- From: ryan.cousineau@compdyn.questor.org (Ryan Cousineau)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Insurance on old bikes
- Message-ID: <822.97.uupcb@compdyn.questor.org>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 13:25:00 GMT
- Reply-To: ryan.cousineau@compdyn.questor.org (Ryan Cousineau)
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- CJ>In article <348.97.uupcb@compdyn.questor.org> ryan.cousineau@compdyn.questor
- CJ> (Ryan Cousineau) writes:
- CJ>}This means that the bike is instantly
- CJ>}registerable as a classic motorcycle (in BC, this means the
- CJ>}premium would go from about $800 to about $150).
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- CJ>"premium" for registration or are we talking insurance premiums?
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- These are the insurance premiums, annually, for $200,000 liability
- (legal minimum in BC)
-
- CJ>Insurance premiums on classic <insert-favorite-type-of-vehicle-here>
- CJ>should be astronomical due to high cost to repair back to near
- CJ>original condition. If you are talking about the price of
- CJ>registration, why should a classic moto be less expensive to
- CJ>register?
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- In British Columbia we have a public insurance company (ICBC) that
- handles all insurance premiums. One of the specialty programs that ICBC
- offers is "Collector's Insurance." This insurance is available for old
- motor vehicles (cars & bikes) which are for pleasure use only (no riding
- to work or school). The idea is that people who own collectible vehicles
- are unlikely to do something dangerous which would cause damage to their
- vehicle, especially since you aren't allowed to use it to go to work. As
- well, the $135 rate is _only liability insurance_. I don't know what the
- price would be for "own fault" coverage (damage you do to your own bike)
- or whether it would be in line with regular insurance prices. Many
- private insurance companies elsewhere may offer deals on the insurance
- for older vehicles, especially if you have another vehicle registered
- with them.
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