On the face of it Harley's should be a low-risk prospect for motorcycle insurers. There are hundreds of thousands of riders buying Harley Davidson Motorcycle Insurance - these bikes are slow compared to sport bikes, and tend to be ridden by more mature riders.
However a couple of factors swing the pendulum the other way:
- Harleys are much more expensive than most other motorcycles, which can make them much more costly to repair.
- It's the numbers - if 1% out of a million generate a claim that's 10,000. And if you have a $20,000 bike you will certainly claim if it gets nudged over in a parking lot.
- Harley Davidson Motorcycles are extremely desireable to thieves - and easy to strip or change the bike's identity.
- There have been articles in the motorcycle press about the Harley scene being centered around bars, and the likelihood of driving after a few Bud's. I'm not aware of any public data about this - but interested readers should read the section about Drink & Drugs on our site. In a nutshell, being unfit to drive through drink or drugs invalidates your insurance - Insurance companies are not obliged to consider your claim. This applies to all vehicles - bikes and cars.
This can tranform the price or value of a Harley Davidson enormously - sometimes by a factor of 3 or 4, So if you have a heavily customized Harley Davidson or special or clone, you should make sure your insurers have an agreed value for your bike. I will also have reviews and recommendations of insurers for this sector in an new section soon.
Check back.
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