The Reasonably Priced Used Motorcycles for Sale Thread

[Gary]

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Thanks, but a minute late.
I went to the Stoney Creek office to confirm the online quote.
It wasn't exact, because the online thing doesn't use a vin.
With my subtle additions etc, it worked out to ~$100 more than the quote, so I bought it, and saved $400, and got better coverage, lower deductibles than current provider (who has delivered awesome service).

 

[mimico_polak]

It's now down to $3500, so I thought, what the heck, let's take a look at the insurance rates...

$2,161/yr.

It's almost 2.5x more expensive than my 2017 Triumph Bonneville T120 lol

The bike might be reasonably priced... but apparently owning it isn't.

Update: He told me to just change my car, truck, trailer, and all my other bikes over to State Farm and then I could get a better rate....
Sure, I'll get right on that.

Funny I'm on the GTA Riders FB group and a lot of these guys are happy as pigs in a trough to pay $150-300/month for insurance on some bikes. And then they get encouraged that it's a good financial decision...

My limit is $100/month for a toy to insure...any more than that and I don't have the time currently to ride enough to justify it.

CB500X - $65/month
Ducati Scrambler - $73/month
Ducati Monster 821 - $150/month (hence why I didn't buy it)
VSTROM650 - $55-60/month (from what I recall)

The VFR1200 is a beautiful bike...but the VFR800 is a much nicer bike IMO.

 

[adri]

Funny I'm on the GTA Riders FB group and a lot of these guys are happy as pigs in a trough to pay $150-300/month for insurance on some bikes. And then they get encouraged that it's a good financial decision...

Pretty sure I was blocked from that group for disagreeing with the majority there.

Then around May/June I was dropping off or picking up a bike from a shop, I think Cyclewerx but I can't remember (concussion life), and this guy sees the setup I have with my truck. He comes over, introduces himself, asks me some questions, then tells me he has a big facebook group (pretty sure it was GTA Riders) and he will recommend me to everyone. Says I should join his page. It has lots of people from all over the GTA.

I just said, "Oh, no thanks." or something like that, and it looked like it took the wind out of his sails lol.

I don't like people. Go away lol.

 

[adri]

Thanks, but a minute late.
I went to the Stoney Creek office to confirm the online quote.
It wasn't exact, because the online thing doesn't use a vin.
With my subtle additions etc, it worked out to ~$100 more than the quote, so I bought it, and saved $400, and got better coverage, lower deductibles than current provider (who has delivered awesome service).

Next time ask them to quote you both as a new policy that they can add to your account, and as an addition to a policy already on your account (their 'default' setting, I think).

I noticed that when they did whatever their default was, the rate was higher... but when they added a new policy, to my existing account, instead of adding a new motorcycle to an existing policy, it saved me some money, and I got the cheaper, online rate.

I wrote a thread about it before my concussion so this will probably explain it better than I am now: DO NOT automatically renew, DO start a new policy with the same company

 

[mimico_polak]

Pretty sure I was blocked from that group for disagreeing with the majority there.

Then around May/June I was dropping off or picking up a bike from a shop, I think Cyclewerx but I can't remember (concussion life), and this guy sees the setup I have with my truck. He comes over, introduces himself, asks me some questions, then tells me he has a big facebook group (pretty sure it was GTA Riders) and he will recommend me to everyone. Says I should join his page. It has lots of people from all over the GTA.

I just said, "Oh, no thanks." or something like that, and it looked like it took the wind out of his sails lol.

I don't like people. Go away lol.

Sounds about right. It's an echo chamber and anyone that tries to put in some type of sanity...gets pretty quickly called names / ridiculed for not promoting riding dirty / not hiding plate.

Good times.

 

[xrljoel]

I don't like people. Go away lol.

Words to live by.

 

[nakkers]

More than likely why most motorcycles only come with a rider seat and only some with pillion.

 

[adri]

Words to live by.

100%.

It's a little faded now, but this has been my "Welcome" mat at my front door for over a decade now:



I also have a Do Not Disturb sticker on my front door. It's really, really, important to me that people understand how unwelcome they are in my home.

Fun fact: For like 7 years now at my current home, the Conservative and NDP canvassers have always come to the front door, seen the door mat, seen the sign, and quietly left a flyer by the door and left. Without fail, every election, the Liberal party canvassers always completely ignore the sign and door mat and knock anyway. I walk the finest line I can to not being abusive, sometimes walking after the candidate down my steps and down my driveway, continuing to give them **** about how them knocking is such a great example of how their party only wants to put their own benefits first and couldn't care less about respecting the wishes of Canadians. I have been as hostile as possible without breaking any laws. But every election these cock suckers from this party and only this party just keep on coming.

Bunch of entitled cunts.

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