Riding the Royal Enfield Really Pays Off
This morning I discovered an interesting fact. Insurance coverage on the Enfield costs us $19 per year. Nineteen dollars. Go through your pants pockets, I bet you’ll found at least that much crumpled up in there.
Having a low dollar bike that no one else seems to want works in our favor. It’s almost like free insurance. 😀
10 Replies to “Riding the Royal Enfield Really Pays Off”
Wow! Mine costs that much per ride! (Slight exaggeration, but not that much.)
overall our coverage is generally inexpensive. Could be the “fleet” discount, though 😀
I sooo envy you that mighty tasty rate.
I shopped around last fall, and things were sounding great until… The insurer discovered the several speeding tickets on my record. It seems that I’ll have to behave myself for a few more years (darn it).
And the upside is on the Enfield you could never go fast enough to get a speeding ticket, keeping the license clean. ::knocks wood::
…chicken or the egg?
Chicken…
I was a lead foot rooster long before those awesome eggs rolled into my life.
By the way:
Last month, my dad (who scootered a bit as a kid, but hasn’t ridden motorcycles otherwise) turned to me and said, “You know, I ought to get me a cool WWII motorcycle for kicking around town.”
“Only if you want to spend all of your time adjusting, repairing, and seeking parts,” I replied. “Now this is what you should consider,” pulling up pics of the Royal E Classic Battle Green, “newer technology and a classic look.”
His eyes widened with awe.
I wouldn’t be surprised if picks one up by next season at the latest.
Newer technology, …but not by much 😉
How exciting! That’s a sure fire way to get your pops feelin’ like a kid again.
The only thing that can beat the Enfield was my ’86 Elite 80cc – $8 per year 😀
Amazing! 2 gallons of gas worth of insurance.
Fuzz:
You’re making me cry. No discounts here due to Government insurance. Your 500cc Enfield would cost about $50. per month ($600. per year) for basic, then anothe $350. for comprehensive and specified perils.
Insurance here is by engine size. My R1200 is about $1,900 per year, and my vstrom about $1,200
bob: riding the wet coast
Holy crap, Bob – We don’t pay anything near that even with our both of our Tigers and a couple other bikes on the policy. That’s awful 🙁