tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post5427621307274845816..comments2024-03-17T22:19:41.276-04:00Comments on RoyalEnfields.com: Why I'm cancelling liability coverage on my Royal EnfieldDavid Blascohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506975186222681171noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-69287389959337820582012-03-28T00:09:24.006-04:002012-03-28T00:09:24.006-04:00Thanks, David. I enjoy your blog immensely and hop...Thanks, David. I enjoy your blog immensely and hope you consider my thoughts on your insurance choice. <br /><br />As for the Affordable Health Care Act, I would hate to bring politics into a blog that serves as a haven from politics - where only things with two wheels, an engine, and the morning breath of exhaust matter - so I'll answer your question from only an insurance standpoint and Austin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032179512539754411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-86265927569539887602012-03-27T19:59:17.359-04:002012-03-27T19:59:17.359-04:00I have never done an item that has drawn such a re...I have never done an item that has drawn such a remarkable stream of fine comments from all corners. Austin, thank you for a very thought provoking argument. American readers might not understand Maj. Bunty Golightly's reference to Aneurin "Nye" Bevan, a British Labour Party politician who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1959 until his death in 1960. The son of a coalDavid Blascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506975186222681171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-48377263843099522122012-03-27T17:33:39.908-04:002012-03-27T17:33:39.908-04:00David. Great blog, been reading for ages.
But I re...David. Great blog, been reading for ages.<br />But I really think you've got this one wrong.<br />Imagine a dog runs out in front of you and you swerve and kill someone. No witnesses to the dog. You will lose everything you own. For 25$??!<br />My insurance costs me about €500 a year here in Europe.<br />BR<br />MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-24325110035980341942012-03-27T17:17:44.234-04:002012-03-27T17:17:44.234-04:00I also live in Florida and run with no insurance o...I also live in Florida and run with no insurance on my bikes. I have decent health insurance so my medical bills are not really that much of a concern. I like to be able to commute to work for very little. It is bad enough I have to pay for a tag every two years.Gary-FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242574870935421151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-54504171660443354962012-03-27T14:32:23.546-04:002012-03-27T14:32:23.546-04:00Also, as a note, you mentioned your desire for mot...Also, as a note, you mentioned your desire for motorcycle ownership to be an affordable hobby. A single claim could turn it into the most expensive hobby you've ever had. Also, you have effectively turned yourself into a time bomb to other riders on the road. Should you be found liable for another's injury, what would you do if the money you've saved for your own retirement, the valueAustin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032179512539754411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-41813534516552906692012-03-27T14:21:39.070-04:002012-03-27T14:21:39.070-04:00It might be more appropriate to thank Aneurin Beva...It might be more appropriate to thank Aneurin Bevan - don't yer think ?<br />Otherwise one might think the Almighty is happy to see the rest of the world fend for themselves.<br />One wonders if this is proof positive that God is British by jove ? <br /><br />Your servant <br />Bunty etc .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-91069154455932635822012-03-27T12:36:03.971-04:002012-03-27T12:36:03.971-04:00Reading these comments I thank God for the UK'...Reading these comments I thank God for the UK's National Health Service! All treatment and operations come free in return for the small contribution from salaries.<br />But we must have basic insurance for all vehicles in this country.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-25385719901078084442012-03-27T10:25:47.403-04:002012-03-27T10:25:47.403-04:00Here Here Austin Smith I am glad that some one is ...Here Here Austin Smith I am glad that some one is thinking right, I am a victim of Florida,s Poor insurance policy's (dropping your insurance)to the tune of $750.000.00 no job still dealing with my injury's four years later due to being run over by a Floridian who fell asleep at the wheel, it was fortunate I don't think this way, Lucky I have decent coverage to pay my $120,000 David T Burgis.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-86992915701462038792012-03-27T10:07:19.507-04:002012-03-27T10:07:19.507-04:00My insurance company (State Farm) doesn't even...My insurance company (State Farm) doesn't even OFFER motorcycle insurance...when I had my little crash (not my fault),I was liable for the whole $25,000 of medical bills,to reconstruct my badly broken left wrist..(>_<)..Oh well...such is life...my attorney is ON THE CASE...Matt Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-91617912011320179522012-03-27T10:00:26.773-04:002012-03-27T10:00:26.773-04:00As one who works in insurance as well as a long ti...As one who works in insurance as well as a long time lover of all things that move fast - especially motorcycles, I can testify that we are, in fact, not parasites, but normal people who do care for other people - as all should. I've also never met anyone in the industry who is only there to cheat people of the hard earned money. Sometimes this fact can become obscured by bureaucracy and Austin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032179512539754411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-23946369597626769482012-03-26T11:06:04.326-04:002012-03-26T11:06:04.326-04:00aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is no po...aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />There is no possible response to this. You got me on both counts.<br /><br />I got nothing.David Blascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506975186222681171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-80955314906996515972012-03-26T10:48:19.659-04:002012-03-26T10:48:19.659-04:00Good show Blasco , insurance types are parasites ,...Good show Blasco , insurance types are parasites ,much like the tax inspectors - eh what.<br />I had thought that mebbe the metal button on your purse had rusted through lack of use,but now I see it was a conscious decision not to pay - Bravo that man !<br />That'll show the blighters !<br /><br />On another matter , I see you have removed the reverse image Bullet on your heading banner and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com