Put insurance on my Street Glide today here in Sicily. In VA I was paying $411 a year. Now, I am having to pay $1848.05 a year. That is so freaking ridiculous... Thankfully I get extra pay for being here, but that's not the point.

 

Is that through USAA? I thought the ins. stayed the same no matter where you got sent.

 

Nope... It's through Geico. I am told that USAA doesn't even do motorcycles over here. Apparently it doesn't stay the same as my insurance in VA was with them also. I am going to talk to one of the guys at work who has the same bike and see what he is paying.

 

I feel for you...not only for the insurance but because Sig is a hole....I only spent 4 weeks there. But things change.

 

Most of the people I know that have been stationed here or have been deployed here have loved it. I am still trying to get adjusted to the way these people are. But I don't see that ever happening.

 

That's crazy.

Though, it doesn't sound all that high when I compare it to my first big Harley. In 1980, my insurance was $1,200.00 a year on my Low Rider. In five years, it would cost me as much as the bike itself did. I was 22 years old, and the only fork locks on those bikes were two welded on holes that lined up when you turned the forks just right. Then you stuck your own padlock thru them. Harleys were easily stolen back then.

 

USAA does have insurance. I use them in Germany. And yes the insurance sucks regardless of who you go with.

 

USAA doesn't insure motors at all (at least that is what I was told by my rep), they referred me to Geico which has been cheaper than anyone else. Sucks that it is that much overseas for a serviceman. Seems like they should give you the same rate since you are serving our country!

 

I think us service members often get the -(discount). You know.... the kind where the company makes MORE off of us. When I fly I also feel like they make me out to be the bad guy. The last time I flew home they threatened to kick me off the flight because I questioned why they felt like they needed to make me take my shoes off, open my carry on and go through the wand check again during boarding.

 

2011BDSG... where sicily.. id kill to have a Harley T-shirt from there... ?? Enjoy the stay.. .watch out for the M....a lol.