The world’s first pay-as-you-ride insurance scheme has launched in America allowing leisure and seasonal riders and those who own more...
A major Australian insurance company has launched a “free” check on the history of used motorcycles and other vehicles so...
(Contributed article for our North American college readers) College is already expensive and stressful as it is, so deciding how to commute from home to school and work doesn’t have to add to that stress. Despite being considered by many to be dangerous and perhaps socially unacceptable, a motorcycle makes...
A riders group is seeking to scrap vehicle registration in favour of more expensive fuel through an extra state fuel...
Motorcycle manufacturers are starting to offer warranty extensions because of the down time during the pandemic lockdown. It began in...
Insurers should be offering a discount or extension on premiums because people are not able to use their motorcycles and cars as much. We already suggested registration, warranty, roadside assistance and servicing offers should be extended and that met with approval among many readers. So far, the only Australian motorcycle...
By Cyndy Lane: Traveler, Blogger, Writer, Loves to write about personal travel experiences If you are the proud owner and rider of...
(Contributed post for our Indian readers) The renewal of the insurance policy for your bike is due shortly and you...
Future motorcycle insurance policies could require riders to fit electronic devices that monitor their location and riding activity and warn riders of impending crashes. Riders have long suspected this could be coming and now there are two such schemes about to begin in Europe. We recently reported on Vigo Insure...
A motorcycle insurance scheme where policy holders install a tracking system in their bike in return for cheap premiums as...
Offering demo rides will increase motorcycles by 10%, according to EZ Rider Demo which has invented a system to help dealers...
(Contributed post for our Indian readers) Buying a motorcycle is a life goal that each one of us wishes to achieve one day. For many, it may mean months of saving money and a loan on top of their heads. Whether you already own a motorcycle or not, it can...
Over the course of a given year, more than a million UK riders elect to insure their bikes. A survey by...
Kiwi riders are being offered $200 cash-back rewards on their motorcycle registration if they complete approved rider courses. It’s an interesting...
Any rider who was sold “worthless add-on insurance”, such as an extended warranty, when they bought their bike through a dealer may be eligible for a refund. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says the worthless additions were sold to more than half a million car and motorcycle customers. The...
Riders injured in single-vehicle, no-fault crashes may be failing to make compensation claims for fear of facing negligent riding charges,...
Riders should pay compulsory third party (CTP) insurance only once for themselves, not for each motorcycle they own, says the...
Swann Insurance has dropped its age cut-off for motorcycle insurance after a 76-year-old professor was denied insurance for his Indian Scout motorcycle last year. Dr Marcus Wigan had been trying to enter an online Swann Insurance MotoGP competition in which entrants only had to apply for a quote. The competition...
No one likes to think of their mortality, especially vulnerable motorcycle riders, but the Motorcycle Council of NSW has organised...
Your motorcycle data could soon be monitored by insurance companies to adjust your premiums or payouts based on your riding...
(Contributed post) Bike insurance policy will protect the bike owner from various kinds of risks. It will fulfil the owner’s obligation as per the law. You should buy at least a third-party (or liability policy) to ply on public roads. It is very much important to renew the policy to...
Contributed post for our North American readers Buying a motorcycle and hitting the open road is exciting. Filtering through different...
There could be nothing more heartbreaking than to have your motorcycle stolen, but what can be done to reduce the...
Contributed article If you are single with no direct dependents such as children or other close relatives, then it won’t be as beneficial to get life insurance. But if you have a partner and children, then a life insurance policy is a good way to extend your love and care...
(Sponsored article. All images: Shutterstock) There are few things in life which deliver pure joy and added thrill. And one...
How to reduce the high cost of CTP (compulsory third-party insurance) has always been an issue among motorcyclists, especially in...
How do you define good motorcycle insurance? Do you think that the best rate is always the cheapest rate? If you answer yes, you may want to research about motorcycle insurance in general. There are various things that can make motorcycle insurance from General.com great such as the following: Well-rounded...
Drivers who also ride motorcycles are safer and make fewer and lesser-value insurance claims, according to a new British survey....
There may be many ways that you can avoid an accident but if it happens, it is important to know...
A dangerous precedent has been set with an American road safety report suggesting insurance companies price some motorists and vehicles off the road. The Road to Zero report from the USA’s National Safety Council doesn’t mention motorcycles in reference to insurance. However, it does suggest pricing risk-taking motorists off the...
There is nothing more thrilling than purchasing a new motorbike, but it can be easy to forget about a few...
We all want to keep the motorbike in top condition, and on the road. However, in the northern winter months...
If you’re thinking of buying a motorbike to get around, you’re not the only one in love with the idea. The fastest growth in any kind of vehicle registration was for motorbikes, up 22% between 2010 and 2015. In the 10 years since June 2007, motorcycle registrations in NSW have...
Everybody would love to have inexpensive bike insurance, but how do you get lower premiums? The following are five simple...
Most riders believe motorcycling is under siege by governments that want to legislate us out of existence under a thin...
Weekend motorcycle crashes are more severe and costly than during the week, according to figures from insurer Youi. Friday is the worst day for all types of motor vehicle crashes. However, Youi claims data from January 2016 to September 30, 2017, shows motorcyclists are more likely to crash on a...
There are some big differences between driving a motorcycle and driving a car. So insurance for your car or your...
Have you ever had trouble making your claim with an insurance company after a motorcycle crash? British company Claim Mate...
Whether you’re superstitious or not, Friday the 13th is expected to be a bad day for motorcycle crashes; not because of the date, but the day. A Youi insurance claims accident frequency study found most collisions (16%) occurred on Fridays and were most likely to happen between the peak periods...
Now that budget online motorcycle insurer Insure My Ride* has closed, Swann Motorcycle Insurance is ramping up its motorcycle insurance...
Small mum and dad motorcycle dealers are being squeezed out of the business by “conglomerates”, just as Bunnings did to...
Solo-seat motorcycles, or bikes that have been modified to seat only the rider, should attract a cheaper registration as they do in Queensland. Actually, it’s the compulsory third party insurance component which makes solo motorbikes about $200 cheaper to register in the Sunshine State. It’s not widely known in other...
If you’re an experienced rider, and you’ve travelled to more places in Europe than you can count on both hands,...
Tips on how to correctly file a motorcycle accident claim in the United States, compiled by New Hampshire motorcycle accident...
Welcome changes to CTP in NSW may result in a drop in premiums in the future, says former Motorcycle Council of NSW chairman Christopher “CJ” Burns. This comes as the Victorian Motorcycle Safety Levy is to continue to rise and Queensland riders are best off with rego. The MCC-NSW launched a campaign last...
Budget online motorcycle insurer Insure My Ride is closing down in February leaving riders to pay more if they continue with insurance...
Motorcycle videographer Jacob Laukaitis was hit by a drunk driver in Thailand and required $10,000 in plastic surgery which his...
In Australia, the kangaroo, wallaby and pademelon (yes, that’s right!) are the biggest enemy of riders accounting for 70% of all crashes with animals. However, you’d be surprised what other animals are on the list, according to Suncorp insurance claims data. Dogs are next with 7.7% of all motorcycle-versus-animal strikes, but it would...
A Slovenian farm worker was knocked off his ladder by a reversing tractor so now an insurance crackdown may jeopardise...
A rider who hit a kangaroo on an outback NSW road in 2013 won his bid for compensation in the...
The most theft prone motorcycles are recent-model, small-capacity Japanese bikes in Victoria, according to official statistics released by the National Theft Reduction Council. Motorcycle thefts in Australia have increased 3.3% or 255 to 8299 bikes stolen in the past 12 months to the end of November, the figures show. That’s the...
Insurance hurdles have held up the start of a volunteer riders group acting as first responders to injured motorcycle riders...
A reformed bike thief from London, which has experienced a 44% increase in theft in the past two years, says...
A female rider seriously injured in a crash has been assumed by the insurance company to be at fault simply because she collided with a paramedic ambulance. Max Caruso claims his wife, Karen, was turning right on a green arrow from Burwood Highway into Springvale Rd at Vermont South at...
Riders who successfully fought against unfair Compulsory Third Party insurance hikes in 2013 that could have led to more than...
Free event insurance is being offered to riders and other motoring enthusiasts organising a group ride, motoring show, swap meet,...
Getting good value and relevant coverage in motorcycle insurance is a tricky business, but with some help from our friends at review.com, here are some handy tips to help you. Some of the references may refer only to American insurance, whereas some terms may differ from Australia, for example third-party....
While the car industry has up to seven-year warranties, the bulk of the motorcycle industry offers only two-year warranties. Isn’t...
A specialist motorcycle life insurance website has been launched by a veteran rider. Riders Life founder Steve Hallam says he...
Even cheap motorcycles can have exorbitant insurance costs – but why? When it comes to motorcycle insurance, we believe that it’s because most insurance companies don’t really want to know about motorcycles, deeming them too risky and too small an item to be worthwhile. Many companies will usually give you an expensive...