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Errant Gin Monks posted:I pay 500 a year full coverage with mad coverage from progressive on my Sportster... Probably because most people who own those bikes don't ride them more than 500 miles/year. Semi-related note: I'm going to build a miniature 883 sportster out of tig welded 3/16" cnc plasma cut plates for my welding class... I'll post pics when it's done. 
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$103 a year through Progressive 1999 Ducati Monster 900 
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Mar 7, 2015 14:02
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£105 per year fully comp But then i live in a socialist business hating hell hole. Also its a Gladius and I have a very boring job
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Mar 7, 2015 14:24
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$58 dollars a year for my in central New York no comp just liability 100 300. Probably because it's a vx800 and its a boring bike.
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Mar 7, 2015 15:25
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koollook124 posted:$58 dollars a year for my in central New York no comp just liability 100 300. Probably because it's a vx800 and its a boring bike. Just liability? More like "because they know they'll probably never pay a cent since most bike accidents are single vehicle only damaging your own property"
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Mar 7, 2015 15:29
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That and comp makes no sense to add on it since it's worth approximately nothing.
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Mar 7, 2015 15:35
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koollook124 posted:That and comp makes no sense to add on it since it's worth approximately nothing. Depends where you live and the assholes around you. My first brand new bike got seriously vandalized a year after I got it. We're talking about $4.5k in damage to a year-old $8k bike while it was just sitting there parked, minding its own business. Insurance company told me to bring it to the local shop for a quote, they looked it over, I had a check in two days to fix it. The ~$90/mo I was paying to fully insure it saved the day.
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Mar 7, 2015 15:41
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If I had a bike worth anything I would definitely get full comp, I regularly park it at a mall. I'm pretty sure right now they would write it off and hand me around 800 dollars if the handlebars got bent.
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Mar 7, 2015 15:48
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koollook124 posted:If I had a bike worth anything I would definitely get full comp, I regularly park it at a mall. I'm pretty sure right now they would write it off and hand me around 800 dollars if the handlebars got bent. I just realized I misread what you wrote as "comprehensive is worth nothing" vs what you appeared to have meant as "bike is worth nothing" before my morning coffee. I've had a really stupid day already, drove to get gas smacked the corner of my driver's door off a bollard by the pump when I opened it, and dented the very tip of the bottom edge and scraped it to the metal... I might just go back to bed.
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Mar 7, 2015 17:14
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Paying almost 400 per year for the DRZ through esurance. 500 comp. Pretty sure I added uninsured/underinsured as well since this is Southern CA.PCOS Bill posted:I just realized I misread what you wrote as "comprehensive is worth nothing" vs what you appeared to have meant as "bike is worth nothing" before my morning coffee. I've had a really stupid day already, drove to get gas smacked the corner of my driver's door off a bollard by the pump when I opened it, and dented the very tip of the bottom edge and scraped it to the metal... That's what you get for driving. 
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Mar 7, 2015 17:15
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Chichevache posted:Paying almost 400 per year for the DRZ through esurance. 500 comp. Pretty sure I added uninsured/underinsured as well since this is Southern CA. Oh what the gently caress, I never even thought about esurance. I thought they were just for auto.
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Mar 7, 2015 17:16
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iwentdoodie posted:Oh what the gently caress, I never even thought about esurance. I thought they were just for auto. They were a little cheaper than the Progressive coverage I had last time. No complaints so far.
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Mar 7, 2015 17:23
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Update on the sexist motorcycle mechanic. I ended up buying that CBR 250 from the dealer and noticed that the previous owner left some insurance info under the seat. P.O. wasn't even a girl. I'm guessing the shop mechanic just says that about all the bikes to try to "reassure" potential buyers. What a jackass.
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Mar 8, 2015 02:14
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My CTX700 insurance isn't too bad through Markel - $409 for full coverage.
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HotCanadianChick posted:With how much health care is in the US, you always want as much health coverage as you can get. You could easily max out your lifetime cap on a lot of health insurance plans just from one good wreck and be left with a lot of out of pocket cost. I was back in the US for 5 months and quit riding specifically due to being priced out by the health insurance. I was going to be stuck with $143/mo with a $6,800 deductible on the exchanges until I found a temporary plan through my former university's alumni association that was basically the same thing but for $40/mo.
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Mar 8, 2015 12:38
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So I've got a Shoei full face helmet which feels like it keeps my face and head very safe indeed - BUT, I feel disconnected from the outside world.. I also have a snowboard helmet that I've worn when just riding the bike around the block to practice slow speed stuff, and I love the sound and the feel of the air.. Can you drill holes in the sides of a full face helmet where your ears are? I'm thinking some 1/8" holes, maybe 5-10 of them, in a circular type shape - will this compromise the structural integrity of the helmet in a major way? Why don't they make the helmets like that to begin with, with some sort of vent by the ears?
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Tanbo posted:So I've got a Shoei full face helmet which feels like it keeps my face and head very safe indeed - BUT, I feel disconnected from the outside world.. It will absolutely destroy the structural integrity of the helmet, and wind noise and turbulence will turn your eardrums into a pink paste at any speed above 30mph. Which answers both your questions, really.
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Mar 8, 2015 16:37
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You want your helmet to be louder? This is really what you want from motorcycling? Have you not ridden over 35 yet or something?
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Mar 8, 2015 17:09
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Tanbo posted:So I've got a Shoei full face helmet which feels like it keeps my face and head very safe indeed - BUT, I feel disconnected from the outside world.. Have a look at the Shark Vancore helmet. It doesn't have earholes, but as others are saying, jesus christ you don't want any.
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Mar 8, 2015 17:37
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You should just keep wearing the snowboard helmet, since there are plenty of people who could use your organs.
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Mar 8, 2015 17:53
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Armacham posted:You should just keep wearing the snowboard helmet, since there are plenty of people who could use your organs. 
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Mar 8, 2015 18:08
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Come on guys: http://www.riderforums.com/ninja-650r-accessories/56363-drilling-holes-helmets-better-sound.html
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Mar 8, 2015 18:17
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Yeah this is the overheard thread, not the gear thread. For some more helmet stuffs: customer said that no matter how expensive the helmet, it's all the same poo poo and the styrofoam wont do anything to help you. He's taken it upon himself to fix the incorrect "science" of all the helmet companies and their "research" by removing a helmet's innards and filling it with closed cell foam.
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Tanbo posted:So I've got a Shoei full face helmet which feels like it keeps my face and head very safe indeed - BUT, I feel disconnected from the outside world.. I wear a Shoei GT-Air and Hearos ear plugs and I'm pretty sure I hear everything around me just fine. Although now I feel like there's way too much cabin noise when I'm in my car - sort of the opposite of what you're experiencing. I think as you wear the new helmet more you'll just get used to it, and it won't bother you anymore. Oh yeah, overheard stupid motorcycle related poo poo: I checked out a craigslist Ninja 250 for a friend who's looking for an inexpensive bike. The seller mentioned that the owner previous to him told him to mix motor oil into the gas, and so that's what he's done. Dude wanted $1700; we didn't buy it. Marxalot posted:Two posts above you dude. 
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Mar 8, 2015 19:20
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Frosty- posted:Maybe your sense of disconnection is just relative to much noise you're used to dealing with, and not a sign that your new helmet is objectively too quiet. Two posts above you dude.
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Mar 8, 2015 19:23
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Tanbo posted:So I've got a Shoei full face helmet which feels like it keeps my face and head very safe indeed - BUT, I feel disconnected from the outside world..
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Collateral Damage posted:You should source your quotes. Probably, but I did find it amusing that people didn't realize what thread they're posting in. I will from here on out though. Tanbo fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Mar 8, 2015 |
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Mar 8, 2015 19:35
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Or don't, because that was actually pretty funny.
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Pope Mobile posted:Yeah this is the overheard thread, not the gear thread. Someone clearly doesn't understand what dispersal of force is. 
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Collateral Damage posted:Or don't, because that was actually pretty funny. Not like it would have been the first time people had shortcutted to just posting the stupid poo poo directly into this thread though...
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Pope Mobile posted:Yeah this is the overheard thread, not the gear thread. If I want to say 'Go with Darwin' in Arabic how would I do that?
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Slavvy posted:If I want to say 'Go with Darwin' in Arabic how would I do that? Google translate tells me it's أنا مثلي الجنس.
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Marxalot posted:Google translate tells me it's أنا مثلي الجنس. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Mar 8, 2015 23:46
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That sure was a goal. Tons of space...
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Talking about helmet disconnectedness, for non-highway riding I've been using my MX helmet/goggles and I have to say it feels way better than a full face helmet, way more airflow than riding with your visor open, while your eyes are still being protected.
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Tanbo posted:So I've got a Shoei full face helmet which feels like it keeps my face and head very safe indeed - BUT, I feel disconnected from the outside world.. Just get a DOT dirt bike helmet and some goggles. e: oh yeah what High Protien says
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High Protein posted:Talking about helmet disconnectedness, for non-highway riding I've been using my MX helmet/goggles and I have to say it feels way better than a full face helmet, way more airflow than riding with your visor open, while your eyes are still being protected. clutchpuck posted:Just get a DOT dirt bike helmet and some goggles. Both of you either read the thread properly or أنا مثلي الجنس.
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Mar 10, 2015 06:25
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Slavvy posted:Both of you either read the thread properly or أنا مثلي الجنس. Pretty sure that's true regardless
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Mar 10, 2015 06:31
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PCOS Bill posted:Pretty sure that's true regardless Wow.  e: 
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Slavvy posted:Both of you either read the thread properly or أنا مثلي الجنس.  R
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