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New motorcycle riders, or first time motorcycle owners are the most susceptible to receiving a quote for motorcycle insurance that costs as much or more than their motorcycle. Many new motorcycle riders have bought a motorcycle only to turn around and sell it once they get their insurance quote. Let’s look at a few ways to get that insurance premium lowered a little bit.

Let’s first look at some of the factors considered when determining the cost of an insurance policy. Most of the factors they consider are relative to risk. These will most likely include things such as a rider’s age, experience level, and location. While there is nothing you can do about your age, once you get through the first couple years of higher premiums, which are pretty commonplace for newer riders, your experience will begin to counter the effect of a younger age.

The location where you will be riding plays a role, as there is more risk posed to the motorcycle rider in a city than in a town or the country. The type of garaging available to your motorcycle plays a part as well. Many people don’t consider this factor, but a motorcycle in a locked garage is much less susceptible to vandalism or theft than one left out on the street side or in the driveway.

The engine size of your motorcycle will play a role in your insurance premium, as will the age of your motorcycle. Many insurance companies, when offering insurance for a motorcycle with an engine rating of over 750cc’s, consider these to be big bike policies. Other companies may offer policies between 750cc and 1000cc’s as just another size bracket, and anything over 1000 cc’s may be considered a big bike policy.

Another factor that affects your insurance premium is the distance you will ride your motorcycle each year. If it is going to be your primary transportation for the summer months, chances are your mileage will be higher. Whereas if you’re only going to be going for a weekly ride with some friends, then chances are your mileage will be significantly less. The mileage accrued increases or decreases the risk respectively.

One factor that you have to negotiate with is the amount of deductible required to make an insurance claim. Many people find it beneficial to increase their deductible and therefore lower their insurance premium. This is also beneficial in the fact that you only pay the deductible when you make a claim on your insurance. Typically,if a repair will cost you less than $300 to $500 you’re better to pay for it yourself than put it through your insurance anyway.

If your motorcycle has any modifications, especially performance enhancing ones, this will significantly increase your risk factor. Also, the type of motorcycle you purchase will affect the risk factor and therefore your insurance premium. A sports bike presents a far greater risk than a cruiser style bike.

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