AUTO INSURANCE ARTICLE

Cheap and Green Motorcycle Insurance: Reasons to Ride that Scooter

By: beverly

Since gas is a non-renewable source of fuel, its prices, despite the occasional dips, would not be going down substantially anytime soon. It is no wonder that drivers like you are starting to come up with money saving schemes.

Some people decide to upgrade to more fuel-efficient cars. In the long run, it saves. But in the short-term, buying a fuel-efficient car can also make you $20,000 to $35,000 poorer. Others do alternative commuting like car-pooling or taking a bike. But these options may not give you the flexibility and convenience you need as much as a car does.

For some then, finding cheap vehicle insurance is often one of the easiest route to take. But do you know that there is even a better way? Where you get a cheaper insurance, less gas consumption, hassle-free parking, without compromising speed and convenience? And if you get hold of these four-stroke engines or one of the new breed of zero-emission electric kinds, you’ll also be using an environmentally-friendlier transportation method.

What is this riding machine, you may wonder? Motorized scooters are a long discovered practical option in Europe and in Asia for urban commuting. It may just be an up and coming option in the US but records show a rising demand for it.

Here are reasons why you might want to give a strong chance on getting one motor scooter for yourself:

1. Gas savings: Scooters typically get anywhere from 1.9 L to 3.1 L/100km. And in case you don’t know, there are already electric scooters in the market, and these ones don’t need any gas costs from you.

2. Fast returns: Gas or electric scooters cost from $2,000 to $10,000 (cost will depend on the engine size, options and quality). With your fuel savings, returns on your scooter purchase come in only within three years or less.

3. Hassle-free parking: ? In a congested parking area, most of the time, you need to spend 30 minutes going round and round to find a spot for your car. But you can park your scooter just about anywhere and be fine. Although increasingly, there are scooter designated parking areas now in many cities.

4. Cheap coverage: On the average you may be shelling out $1,000 per annum for your auto insurance. Do you wanna know how much it costs to insure a scooter? Depending on where you live, your age and type of license required you will spend a hundred bucks less. Insurance for a low-speed 50cc scooter will be far less expensive than for a 125cc scooter.

Riding a scooter is not being a biker, but about being an economically-savvy urban commuter. In the world of scooters, it’s more about functionality than about those leather-clad images you have of bikers. There are different scooters for different needs. Scooter designs are now defined with so much variety. That means there’s probably a scooter out there to catch your eye – and your budget. Pick one that is best for you.