03-03-17, 01:14 PM
The thing is, who actually owns a 100% standard bike? Everyone changes at least 1 or 2 things just to make it their own.
What I can't understand is the insurance companies want an arm and a leg from me to insure a bike that's fairly custom, yet my old man builds custom trikes from the ground up and they are happy to insure him for around the £150 Mark each year??
His current creation has a custom built frame with a 1700 gold wing engine, earls forks, a vw rear axle and a hand made fibreglass body. It has the headlights, bars and switches from a Harley, a gl1700 tank, a custom seat and rear lights from a landrover.
So it doesn't really get any further from factory spec than that and his insurance is £130 this year yet the same insurance company won't touch me because I have a custom paint job?? Beggars belief !!
What I can't understand is the insurance companies want an arm and a leg from me to insure a bike that's fairly custom, yet my old man builds custom trikes from the ground up and they are happy to insure him for around the £150 Mark each year??
His current creation has a custom built frame with a 1700 gold wing engine, earls forks, a vw rear axle and a hand made fibreglass body. It has the headlights, bars and switches from a Harley, a gl1700 tank, a custom seat and rear lights from a landrover.
So it doesn't really get any further from factory spec than that and his insurance is £130 this year yet the same insurance company won't touch me because I have a custom paint job?? Beggars belief !!