Quite right, of course and I guess my age, history and bike all counted here, though one would expect it to count with the others' too. Interesting thing was that Tim used Star Ins. and his quote was well under Star's intitial quote. Have heard good things about Star so no problem going with them.
Seems the biker friendly insurers are well known around now.
I have mentioned that Kiwibike seemed good people, so concur that anyone shopping around would do well to compare. One of the reasons for my recommending Tim at JB was because he's trying to promote KB to the company in order to get better deals for members and the more KB'rs he can sign the better the company offers. Bit like along the lines of the Ullyses, (Sp!) club getting a better rate for its members. Why not use the "buying power" of a site such as KB?
State wasn't the best for bikes, even though we have all other insurance with them and have nothing but good to say about the rates and service we've had from them over the years. Their quote was $800 and no roadside assist for bikes, so they miss out this time.
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