May 20 2008
I pay $45 per month for most of the year (March to October, I think), totaling $360. It only includes theft and liability, I think. Come to think of it, I may not have theft on it; I’ll check tonight.
Related Posts:
- Why Is My Motorcycle Insurance Cheaper?
- My Motorcycle Insurance
Apr 15 2008
My 30 year old Honda CB550 motorcycle is making me nervous. Last year its electrical system wasn’t acting normal: fuses would blow every week or so. I eventually put a higher voltage (I think) in it, which seems to have solved the problem, but it made me nervous: I fear the 30 year [...]
Jan 31 2008
Tommyboy owns this antique (click photos for larger view) 1972 BMW R75/5 motorcycle with a side-car:
I’d love to have a side-car for my ‘78 Honda CB550.
May 10 2007
My motorcycle died the other day. I was in the passing lane of the causeway (near the same place I almost crashed into a dump truck), when the bike suddenly lost power - it just died. I coasted to the side of the road, then checked the obvious stuff: gas, kill switch, oil… [...]
Mar 27 2007
Last year my motorcycle insurance was $468. This year it’s $341! Maybe it’s because my bike is so old.
Mar 26 2007
I bought a battery trickle charger today. “What the hell is that?”, you ask? It charges batteries at a trickle - slower than regular chargers, I guess.
Really, I have no bloody idea. Googling it didn’t help, although I spent 5 seconds looking.
I bought it because the weather is good enough to drive [...]
Oct 16 2006
I picked my ‘78 Honda 550k motorcycle today after it spent a week at the shop. It needed a new rear tire (you could see the threads), plus the shifter gasket was replaced, and standard stuff was adjusted: valves, carbs… [insert engine lingo].
It runs BEAUTIFULLY now: quieter and smoother. Having a good mechanic [...]
Sep 18 2006
I got back from a two day motorcycling trip today, staying at Penderwood’s the night. It was a good trip, except I wish my wife was with me to share the experience: it was fun. I took the back roads for most of the ride: less noise and traffic; more exciting turns, hills, [...]
Jul 05 2006
This video of the longest motorbike jump I’ve ever seen astounded me when I saw the slow-motion portion of it (starts half-way through); it puts the distance and height into perspective.
Jun 19 2006
Dubya’s brother, Jeb, the Governor of Florida, repealed the once mandatory state law for bikers to wear helmets. Since then, biker fatalies have soared:
A Florida Today analysis of federal motorcycle crash statistics found “unhelmeted” deaths in Florida rose from 22 in 1998 and 1999, the years before the helmet law repeal, to 250 in [...]
Jun 13 2006
I was stuck behind a dump truck as I drove to work on my motorcycle this morning. We were approaching a section where the road merged into a double-laned highway, us currently driving in the left lane. I couldn’t see past the truck, but it was slowing down for traffic, so I glanced to [...]
May 29 2006
I used to decide on whether to ride my motorcycle to work if the chance of rain was less than 40%; I wouldn’t take it if it was higher. Unfortunately, we’ve had a wet spring, resulting in a lot of false alarms; there have been many days where it hasn’t rained even though the [...]
Mar 28 2006
The Motorcycle Personality Test:
Because this test is based on Science, you may discover that you are riding the wrong motorcycle right now. If this happens, you must trust the test results and and sell your bike as soon as possible, or else your life will undoubtedly be miserable.
My result:
Honda Goldwing: Motorcycling isn’t really [...]
Dec 30 2005
My insurance for my 1978 Honda CB550 went down for 2006; it’s $468 now. Last year it was $485.31. Insurance going down. That’s a first.
Nov 12 2005
Why A Harley Davidson Isn’t A Real American Motorcycle, an article from 1993 from a guy who used to like Harley Davidsons:
I think I’ve finally figured out just *WHY* Harley Davidson motorcycles are so popular… Harley Davidson isn’t a motorcycle company, it is a cult religion. You don’t ride a Harley Davidson so much [...]
