shayne
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Post by shayne on Dec 17, 2011 7:56:32 GMT 10
Got my Xmas present yesterday. Found out I have a blown head gasket or cracked head in my 4wd. Hope its only a gasket. Not the end of the world, as I can do the work to fix it myself, but I could have done without it happening. Too mnay jobs to do already.
On the upside, now I need my bike for transport, so have started getting insurnace quotes for the VFR. So I will be on two wheels again. Just have to sort out the best insurance option. QBE don't seem too bad, and they will insure the VTR for whatever I want too, as long as I can supply photographs of it.
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Post by crashtestdummy on Dec 17, 2011 15:59:20 GMT 10
I went with Insure My Ride, under $350 for the year full comp
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bowler
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No more 1998 Yellow Storm but a 2016 Triumph Tiger 800XCx instead
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Post by bowler on Dec 17, 2011 19:58:28 GMT 10
I feel your pain and frustration Shayne. Got my Xmas present 2 weeks ago , blew the engine in the work truck  About 7 grand later its back on the road yesterday  Now all I have to do is work longer and harder to make it back up  Graham |
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Post by yellaterra on Dec 17, 2011 22:16:46 GMT 10
I went with Insure My Ride, under $350 for the year full comp Aww fark please dont post information like that cause it hurts deeply! I'm still with QBE because they have been the cheapest for me with $1100 for the the ZX-10R insured for $16,000 and exactly the same for the RC8. If i was paying half that for insurance I'd be happy but I'm not.  |
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pete
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Post by pete on Dec 17, 2011 22:53:36 GMT 10
The R1 cost me $700 for $7000 with AAMI...The Dyna cost me $888 for $29000...go figure that out ...unless that is the Harley comes under tractor insurance  |
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shayne
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Post by shayne on Dec 18, 2011 8:04:40 GMT 10
R1 would be much higher risk.
I will get some more quotes on Monday or Tuesday. Not too many to choose from so shouldn't take too long.
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Post by colinlinz on Dec 20, 2011 7:34:21 GMT 10
When you get your bike back on the road give me a yell. I'm back home now and on holidays until
Feb.
If I had an expensive bike I would insure it, but the VTR owes me bugger all so it remains uninsured. My pathological hatred of the insurance industry helped make that decision too.
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shayne
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Post by shayne on Dec 20, 2011 19:44:12 GMT 10
A ride sounds good Colin. Once I am mobile again we will have to tee something up. Was going to do the insurance today, but I had people distracting me from the task!!! Coupla days.......  |
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spitfire
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Post by spitfire on Dec 20, 2011 21:17:58 GMT 10
Ill be up for a ride to if its after i get back from Sydney
Would be good to talk to the 2 most VTR knowledgeable people around lol
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shayne
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Post by shayne on Dec 21, 2011 9:21:56 GMT 10
It is a long time since we had a ride up this way Sean, possibly it was before you joined the forum. Once I have gotten the cobwebs out of the rider (bike should be ok  ) we will have to organise something. |
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About 7 grand later its back on the road yesterday 
) we will have to organise something.