Thanks for the suggestions guys... I called John R Duffy, the agent I talked to was really helpful but the quote was even higher through Jevco.. I then called TD who won't insure me because my girlfriend has an M1 but hasn't taken her course... So I'm going with Jevco through my original broker. I'm not happy. It's ridiculous how they have it set up so I can't even cancel my policy halfway through for a refund. This entire system is designed to screw us as hard as possible.. By the time I'm old enough to get a decrease in rates they'll have jacked everything so high it won't be affordable anyways... I can't believe they can actually get away with this crap, but what the hell can we do? I know a lot of people my age and older that are getting screwed right out of motorcycling... I'm glad I'm getting the hell out of this province soon. B.C's rates are actually cheaper than ours now... Never saw that coming.
If you think that moving to BC to escape levels of bureaucracy and collusive gvt corruption that gouge your paycheck to shreds, will cost you less thee than in Ontario, good luck to ya. You'll find out.
And another little tidbit that may not be as much of an issue in BC as it is in our eastern provinces, is health care. I learned this myself recently, and it helped address some innocent but very disillusioned ignorance (on my part) about who is first in line for new drugs, treatments etc. Things are not
even nationwide, and the taxes (and gouges) we pay here in Ont does have its incidental perks. Sometimes you have to be a little unlucky to find that out though.
That said, Ont does piss me off a lot at times, but I've learned that the old adage that grass isn't always greener, is so true. So anyone who wants to flock off to BC or New Zealand etc, see ya...or not..
Also...in regards to actions we undertake that use police to
police us, while I have had more abusive-power OPP encounters than good ones (deserved breaks), I think I'll take them over RCMP or USA state troopers...if I happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Not saying there isn't room for a lot of improvement since what's his face got all high and mighty, but at least his deal is more traffic oriented..It's the other non-traffic issues that can flip your life upside down in the blink of an eye with RCMP and troopers at the reins..
As for the KLR 650 class, yes it sucks that it's a 650. There are a pile of smaller cc'd bikes that can annihilate it. Same goes for all the 650's...be it a Burgman, 650 Ninja/Versys, KTM, BMW etc etc The extra 50 cc class cleans up. Gimme a 599 any day. Or 399 even better..Those old CB1's and VFR400's were perfectly capable of inducing an adrenaline rush on command. If Honda had the stones to bring the VFR400 here (non VTEC thank you very much) they would sell like you wouldn't ****ing believe..and we wouldn't have this insurance gouging that has become a daily PITA topic.
