Update to my rattle can resto - success!!! and THANKS!!!

[Courtney]

So got a phonecall today from the Insurance Corp. of B.C. (gov't insurance) and they said " Mr. Hook, your motorcycle has been approved for collector plates, please pick them up at your insurance agent next Friday". Holy cow, THAT was fast!!! Am I stoked!! Now to fix that *(&*!!!! valve, and start riding it!!! Whoo-hoo!!! Thanks to all who helped me get through the resto with advice and suggestions, you know who you are!!

[DGXSER]

Awesome, glad you got the plates!!!

[natemoen]

Well done!!

[Cuda 69]

congrats on your new plates,funny thing is,here in New York I checked on historical plates for the XS and registration would be a little less,but insurance would go up alittle. So I stayed with regular plates.There reasoning behind it was,With regular insurance you get valued price of the bike,and with historical insurance(and in N.Y. you have to have historical insurance with historical plates) you get agreed apond value with a minumum $5000. value.I don't get it?

[Courtney]

congrats on your new plates,funny thing is,here in New York I checked on historical plates for the XS and registration would be a little less,but insurance would go up alittle. So I stayed with regular plates.There reasoning behind it was,With regular insurance you get valued price of the bike,and with historical insurance(and in N.Y. you have to have historical insurance with historical plates) you get agreed apond value with a minumum $5000. value.I don't get it?

Def. different than here in B.C. My insurance rate will go down from about 115 a month for BASIC insurance (no theft,fire,collision) to 15 a month for the same coverage. The only thing different will be that I cannot ride it to work, but I retired in June anyway. Oh yeah, you also have to show that you have another vehicle insured for "everyday use", yet there is no limit to how much you can ride on Collector Plates. So I'm very happy, because quite honestly, I couldn't afford to ride my XS with regular insurance premiums on a pension cheque. I'd have to sell the wife. Hmmm...............

[MaximPhil]

Thanks Courtney & Cuda for your comments. I am currently trying to decide what to do about mine here in Ontario.
Last year for mandatory basic minimum( liability and medical limited to $50,000) was $731 this year same coverage is $941
my insutance agent has offered Vintage coverage which includes agreed replacement value BUT restricted to rallies and parades to a MAX of 2000km
(about 1200 miles) for $560.
Without a wife to sell and I need both arms and legs to ride the damn thing
I feel cornered. If the lottery does not come in soon I am screwed
Phil

[Schming]

Thanks Courtney & Cuda for your comments. I am currently trying to decide what to do about mine here in Ontario.
Last year for mandatory basic minimum( liability and medical limited to $50,000) was $731 this year same coverage is $941
my insutance agent has offered Vintage coverage which includes agreed replacement value BUT restricted to rallies and parades to a MAX of 2000km
(about 1200 miles) for $560.
Without a wife to sell and I need both arms and legs to ride the damn thing
I feel cornered. If the lottery does not come in soon I am screwed
Phil

You may want to check into Flippin' Wives. JAT

[TopCatGr58]

Hey MaximPhil,

Do you have another regular vehicle?? Are you still working, and therefore riding your bike to work? From what Courtney has stated and done, the collector plates sounds like the way to go.

Besides, with your FREE health insurance, you should have lots of $$ for your bike insurance! I have to pay ~$50 month, that's around $600 right there.

Hope you're able to see your way thru to keep and enjoy your bike!

T.C.

[Courtney]

Here is my Collector Plate!

Well look what showed up at my ICBC office for me today. All that hard work paid off, with a little help from my Xs friends! Thanks once again, BikerPhil, Rasputin, Andreas, TC, Phil, and others !

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[MaximPhil]

Hey MaximPhil,

Do you have another regular vehicle?? Are you still working, and therefore riding your bike to work? From what Courtney has stated and done, the collector plates sounds like the way to go.

Besides, with your FREE health insurance, you should have lots of $$ for your bike insurance! I have to pay ~$50 month, that's around $600 right there.

Hope you're able to see your way thru to keep and enjoy your bike!

T.C.

Hi TC,
Very different rules between Ontario and British Columbia.
BC has Government run Insurance ON has Profit driven Private insurnace made mandatory by the province.
I will manage some how .
Phil