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« on: July 14, 2012, 07:57:16 PM » |
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Hello all..
so i just bought my first KLR today. whahoo. I am currently working in Alberta and bought my bike here however i have a BC drivers licence class 5. i move back and forth between the two provinces. kinda of a gypsy and my plan is to put a surf rack on do all necessary mods to drive it down through central and south America. So my question is what is the better province to get a licence and insure it in. Are there pros and cons to the two any way let me know what you guys think. thanks in advance for and info
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2012, 09:15:28 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2012, 04:47:41 AM » |
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Welcome to the forums Travisty.. you have the right bike ! Based on another riders post in the forum here... **do not** get insurance in BC... check out his comments on the second page of this post: http://klrworld.com/forums/eastern-canada/canadian-bike-insurance-quotes-i-got-for-a-650-klr-what-is-yours/25/If you get a chance after deciding insurance..... post what your insurance worked out to in that link so that other riders may benefit.  Ride safe as you can ~b~ |
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 09:41:18 PM » |
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Yha hey bc is more exspencive. (Bring Cash) got a few quotes nothing worth posting yet. So to add to my original are there pros and cons while south of the boarders to continue paying Canadian insurence if I have to buy Mexican insurance do I cancel the Alberta insurance to save a couple duckets? Or are there benefits to having multiple insurence going. I'm sure it will all work it's self out like it tends to do.
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2012, 05:38:43 PM » |
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so on further review it looks like bc will win this battle alberta will want to get a learners for year and bc wants me to have one for two weeks looks like ill be paying more two get what i need thanks for the advice
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« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2012, 07:58:32 PM » |
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2700$ a year with theft will be switching to Alberta soon as i get my full licence
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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2012, 03:57:31 AM » |
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 thats more than i paid for my bike.... wow
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2012, 02:26:32 PM » |
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I just bought my first bike yesterday and still haven't done my skills test so can't ride it. I just wanted to say that I saw a klr for sale in tofino with a surf rack on it. I think the add was on kijiji.ca. He might sell it to you or give you specs to build one if it's homemade or tell you who makes it.
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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2012, 08:18:24 AM » |
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I was in Tofino a week ago on my VFR ya ya I know it should have been the KLR. What a spectacular place.
If any one wants a great pizza while in Tofino go see Tony at Tony's Pizza 131 First St. Tony is a motorcycle owner and rider...check out the two vintage scoots in the restaurant..Italian made late 60's Harley Davidson 125 enduro and a similar vintage Yamaha enduro.
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« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2012, 09:03:41 AM » |
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Never heard of Tofino.. so i goggle mapped it.... oh that highway 4 looks like a nice ride... |
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