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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:20 am Post subject: Motorcycle Insurance for big bikes? |
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I am purchasing a larger bike this week ... choosing between either a 2000 GSX-R 750, or a Kawasaki Ninja ZZR1100.
Anyone know how insurance works on the bigger bikes? |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Motorcycle Insurance for big bikes? |
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| Derrek wrote: |
I am purchasing a larger bike this week ... choosing between either a 2000 GSX-R 750, or a Kawasaki Ninja ZZR1100.
Anyone know how insurance works on the bigger bikes? |
Unless it changed in the last 2 years....same for the 125cc bikes. Pay your whopping 75,000 won (or 83,000) for a year's assurance of nothing. If you haven't paid before....just go to any insurance company with your ARC, cash, and legal papers (regarding the purchase of the motorcycle OR the paper listing your tag # ....I can't remember which).
Shoosh,
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: On your computer screen!
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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What... are we going through mid life crises Derrek?!?!?
A 2000 GSX-R 750, or a Kawasaki Ninja ZZR1100!!! I'd also get theft coverage.
Crown insurance in Itaewon will insure it... they also insure the majority of the military folks' bikes.
Telephone number: 019-394-3942, a Ms. Kim owns the business. Speaks english very well and has insured many motorcycles. The company is out of the U.S. AIG Insurance.
My full dresser Harley runs 248.000 a year. |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
What... are we going through mid life crises Derrek?!?!?
A 2000 GSX-R 750, or a Kawasaki Ninja ZZR1100!!! I'd also get theft coverage.
Crown insurance in Itaewon will insure it... they also insure the majority of the military folks' bikes.
Telephone number: 019-394-3942, a Ms. Kim owns the business. Speaks english very well and has insured many motorcycles. The company is out of the U.S. AIG Insurance.
My full dresser Harley runs 248.000 a year. |
Well, I looked at both bikes yesterday, and there was more damage to both of them than they disclosed on the website. 
I've looked at 5 or 6 bikes in the past few weeks, and all of them had a lot of scratches, damage, and covered-up crashes.
One ZZR1100 I saw had stickers covering every scratch and break... then several other stickers all around to make it look like he just liked stickers. What a joke! I promptly low-balled him by how much I knew it would take to replace the plastic, and his face dropped. I told him if he couldn't sell it, call me and I'd buy it at that price.
I really loved the GSX-R 750 I looked at, but it's been rolled (probably from stunts) and re-plastic'd with stock plastic. The guy denied this, and did a good job of hiding it, but I worked at a Kawasaki/Suzuki dealer and know what happens to these bikes, and where (when the edges of the body don't quite line up, and certain parts are scratched, it's a giveaway).
Koreans to a good job of trying to appear to be honest, but when it comes down to it, they lie like dogs.
The bikes at Tway-gay-Rho are ridiculously overpriced, and often in worse condition. Sometimes a good bike does come up on the web, but it's usually seen and sold before I can get away from work and line up a Korean friend to call for me when they don't speak English. |
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jaebea
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
Location: SYD
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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The Gixxer 750 is one sexy piece of bike.
What's the procedure for importing bikes in from Japan? Considering the size of the market for big bikes that way, it might be worth digging a little bit, if you're keen on getting your hands on a quality bike.
The 600's are good bang for buck, take a look at the 99/00 YZF-R6, or the 2001 600RR.
They're the bikes that I'd want at this point in time. Was at the Sydney International Bike Show the other week, and some really nice machines around.. :)
jae, |
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discostar23
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Location: getting the hell out of dodge
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 2:59 am Post subject: |
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What do you want to use your bike for? Do you want to use it to get around your city or do you want to use it to travel outside the city on the highway.
If it is the first one there is really no point in buying a bike over 400cc. The way traffic is in korea your not really going to get to use the bike to your full potential. Really big bikes seem like a real waste here because of traffic
If you are planning on taking it on the highway then yes buy a 750cc. I always drove a 500cc bike in Canada and it go me around town just fine and around on the highway no problem.
Also I have heard that you have to take a special test to drive bikes over 400cc. |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| discostar23 wrote: |
What do you want to use your bike for? Do you want to use it to get around your city or do you want to use it to travel outside the city on the highway.
If it is the first one there is really no point in buying a bike over 400cc. The way traffic is in korea your not really going to get to use the bike to your full potential. Really big bikes seem like a real waste here because of traffic
If you are planning on taking it on the highway then yes buy a 750cc. I always drove a 500cc bike in Canada and it go me around town just fine and around on the highway no problem.
Also I have heard that you have to take a special test to drive bikes over 400cc. |
That's the first I've ever heard about the "over 400cc" thing. I don't believe it, either.
Last I heard, rules are that you can drive anything up to 100cc with a regular license. Other than that, you have to have the motorcycle notation in the upper-left corner. I've got that.
You can't drive on the highways in Korea. You might ask why bother with a bigger bike then? There are other non-highway roads around with some nice twisties and good sites.
I live in Bundang, and the roads are faster here than the average Seoul street, and traffic isn't as bad at certain times. If you know where the cameras are, you can get going pretty good, and since the superbikes have great brakes, you can slow down in a hurry too.
I've decided the ZZR1100 is too big for here, but the real reason I was looking into one is because I owned one before, and you can get them cheap here. Remember, it was Kawasaki's flagship bike for many years, and still holds its own for sport/touring. They're darned nice bikes, handle well for their size, and still look great if you get the right color.
I loved the GSX-R 750 I saw, but it had some damage I wasn't thrilled about, as I mentioned. I've owned a GSX-R 750 before as well (1996 model) and loved it. Been looking out for one of those too, but they have been overpriced or mileage is too high.
There are several R1s around town, and I often hear them ripping up to 3rd gear. That means they're really opening it up on this stretch between Sunae and Seohyun, and slamming the brakes down in a hurry, too. |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| jaebea wrote: |
The Gixxer 750 is one sexy piece of bike.
What's the procedure for importing bikes in from Japan? Considering the size of the market for big bikes that way, it might be worth digging a little bit, if you're keen on getting your hands on a quality bike.
The 600's are good bang for buck, take a look at the 99/00 YZF-R6, or the 2001 600RR.
They're the bikes that I'd want at this point in time. Was at the Sydney International Bike Show the other week, and some really nice machines around.. 
jae, |
Yeah, been watching the 600s. They're often priced as high as the 750s -- or higher! You know, for my money, I'd love an older Honda F4, but for some darned stupid reason, Korea only has 'em from those years in Black and Grey... yuck! Darned shame, too. We had some cool-looking yellow/blue paint schemes back home on the F4s.
I'm sure importing from Japan is too expensive. Plus, I hear they "limit" bikes there? |
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