SUNRIDER711
Georgia
How much do I need to carry? If anyone has any thoughts on this,,,
my bike(R1200C) is 10 years old and I carry full coverage.
Georgia
my bike(R1200C) is 10 years old and I carry full coverage.
Georgia
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womanridge
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Hello Sunrider711,
I have a new bike so I carry full comprehensive and collision. Not sure you need all that on a 10 yr old bike. I'm sure others will give you their thoughts on that.
You certainly want liability and uninsured motorist. I carry 250/500 and 100,000 property damage.
Good luck.
I have a new bike so I carry full comprehensive and collision. Not sure you need all that on a 10 yr old bike. I'm sure others will give you their thoughts on that.
You certainly want liability and uninsured motorist. I carry 250/500 and 100,000 property damage.
Good luck.
manicmechanic
ABC,AMA(LIFE),MOA,RA,IBMW
You might also consider medical coverage on your bike insurance. I advise this after taking a helicopter ride last year and fighting with my medical insurance. The bike is negotiable, but are you?
Georgia,
Given how vulnerable we are on bikes, I think that the really important coverage is not liability (you can't do a whole lot of damage to others) or collision/comprehensive (it's only a bike), but uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, which protects you if the other driver is not insured, or not insured enough to cover your injuries. I buy the highest limit my bike policy allows.
Given how vulnerable we are on bikes, I think that the really important coverage is not liability (you can't do a whole lot of damage to others) or collision/comprehensive (it's only a bike), but uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, which protects you if the other driver is not insured, or not insured enough to cover your injuries. I buy the highest limit my bike policy allows.
widebmw
New member
Liability is very improtant if you want to keep you money.
I know of one rider who ran into the rear end of another rider.
The medical bills for the other rider went way beyond his minimum liability insurance.
They were friends and it went to court and was settled years later.
If the rider who ran into the other rider had had enough liability insurance
($100,000) there would not have been a problem.
They are not friends anymore.
I agree. In reality, one can only buy uninsured/underinsured coverage up to the regular liability limits. Thus, it makes sense to buy as much liability protection as you can, and make sure that the UI/UM coverage is up to the same level.
SUNRIDER711
Georgia
Thank you all for your input. I have 50,000/100,000 on my U/UM and Liability. Actually, I did have an incident a few years back where a pickup truck rear-ended me at a stoplight. My insurance had to cover the damage initially,,,the driver claimed she never hit me,, even though a police report was filed.
bmwgsrider
Member
The cheapest coverage I have found is through Dairyland.
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