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Motorcycle Insurance

Motorcycle Insurance

Motorcycle Insurance Built Around the Way You Ride

From weekend cruisers and daily commuters to touring motorcycles, sport bikes, scooters, and customized rides, motorcycle insurance can help protect you, your bike, and your financial responsibility on the road.

Every rider and motorcycle is different. Your policy should reflect the bike you own, how you ride it, who operates it, where it is stored, its value, custom equipment, and the level of protection you want.

Protection for the Rider and the Motorcycle

What Can Motorcycle Insurance Help Cover?

Motorcycle insurance is designed specifically for motorcycles and their riders. Depending on the coverage selected, a policy may help with liability claims, physical damage to the motorcycle, theft, uninsured drivers, medical-related expenses, roadside situations, and other covered motorcycle losses.

Liability Coverage

May help when you are legally responsible for covered bodily injury or property damage caused to another person while operating the motorcycle.

Collision Coverage

May help repair or compensate for covered damage to your insured motorcycle after a collision, subject to the deductible, policy limits, and applicable terms.

Comprehensive Coverage

May help with qualifying non-collision losses such as theft, vandalism, fire, hail, falling objects, and certain weather-related damage.

Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist

Depending on state law and the policy selected, this coverage may provide protection after a qualifying accident involving a driver with no insurance or insufficient liability limits.

Cruisers

Traditional street motorcycles used for comfortable recreational and everyday riding.

Touring Motorcycles

Motorcycles designed for longer trips, often with storage, passenger seating, and touring equipment.

Sport Bikes

Performance-oriented motorcycles whose eligibility and pricing may depend heavily on model, engine size, rider experience, and driving history.

Standard & Adventure Bikes

Versatile motorcycles used for commuting, recreation, touring, and varying road conditions.

Scooters

Qualifying scooters may have motorcycle insurance options depending on engine size, registration, state requirements, and carrier eligibility.

Custom Motorcycles

Modified or custom-built motorcycles may require additional information about aftermarket parts, equipment, value, and construction.

Motorcycle insurance coverage review

More Than Minimum Liability

Want Protection for the Motorcycle Too?

Best Formula Insurance can help compare liability-only coverage with options that may also protect your motorcycle against collision, theft, vandalism, fire, and other covered losses.

Build Coverage Around the Bike and Rider

What Should You Review Before Buying Motorcycle Insurance?

Motorcycle insurance pricing, eligibility, and coverage can depend on the motorcycle, rider, location, use, financing, custom equipment, coverage limits, deductibles, and insurance company guidelines.

Motorcycle Type & Engine

Cruisers, sport bikes, touring motorcycles, scooters, and other motorcycle types may be rated differently based on design, engine size, performance, and value.

How You Ride

Tell the agency whether the motorcycle is used for weekend recreation, commuting, touring, seasonal riding, passengers, or another permitted use.

Rider Experience

Age, licensing, motorcycle experience, training, driving history, prior claims, and other underwriting factors may affect eligibility and pricing.

Storage & Security

Where the motorcycle is principally garaged and whether security equipment is used may be part of the insurance review.

Financing

A lender may require collision and comprehensive coverage while it has a financial interest in the motorcycle.

Custom Parts & Equipment

Custom paint, exhaust systems, wheels, seats, saddlebags, electronics, fairings, and performance upgrades should be disclosed when appropriate.

Understand the Difference

Liability Only or Broader Motorcycle Protection?

Liability Coverage

Primarily Protects Against Responsibility to Others

Liability coverage generally addresses covered bodily injury and property damage you cause to others. It normally does not repair your motorcycle after your own at-fault collision.

Broader Protection

Add Protection for the Motorcycle

Collision, comprehensive, uninsured motorist, roadside assistance, medical-related coverage, and custom-parts protection may be available depending on the state and policy.

Motorcycle Insurance Learning Center

Know Your Coverage Before You Ride

Explore practical motorcycle insurance guides covering important questions riders may want to understand before a claim or coverage decision.

Other Drivers

Understanding Uninsured Motorist Coverage

Learn how uninsured and underinsured drivers may affect a motorcycle claim and why available coverage and limits deserve attention.

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Customized Motorcycles

Are My Custom Motorcycle Parts Covered?

Review custom paint, exhaust systems, saddlebags, electronics, upgraded seats, wheels, aftermarket equipment, and documentation.

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Customized Your Motorcycle?

Make Sure the Policy Knows About the Upgrades

Keep receipts and current photographs of important custom equipment. Significant aftermarket parts may require additional coverage or higher limits depending on the policy and insurance company.

Motorcycle Insurance Questions

Motorcycle Insurance FAQs

Simple answers about motorcycle liability, collision, comprehensive, theft, uninsured motorists, custom equipment, passengers, financing, storage, and motorcycle insurance.

What is motorcycle insurance?

Motorcycle insurance is designed for motorcycles and their riders. Depending on the policy, coverage may include liability, physical damage, uninsured motorist protection, medical-related coverage, roadside assistance, and other selected options.

Do motorcycles need insurance?

Motorcycle insurance requirements vary by state, registration, motorcycle type, and applicable financial-responsibility laws. Financing agreements may also require additional coverage.

What does motorcycle liability insurance cover?

Liability coverage may help when you are legally responsible for covered bodily injury or property damage to another person. Limits and requirements vary by state and policy.

Does liability coverage repair my motorcycle?

Liability coverage generally protects against your responsibility to others. Collision or comprehensive coverage may be needed to protect your motorcycle from qualifying physical damage.

What is collision coverage?

Collision coverage may help repair or compensate for qualifying covered damage to your insured motorcycle after a collision, subject to the deductible, limits, valuation provisions, and policy terms.

What is comprehensive motorcycle coverage?

Comprehensive coverage may help after qualifying non-collision losses such as theft, fire, vandalism, hail, falling objects, and certain other covered events.

Does motorcycle insurance cover theft?

Qualifying motorcycle theft may be covered when comprehensive coverage applies, subject to the policy deductible, valuation method, exclusions, conditions, and claim requirements.

What is uninsured motorist coverage?

Depending on state law and policy terms, uninsured motorist coverage may provide protection after a qualifying accident caused by a driver who does not have insurance.

What is underinsured motorist coverage?

Underinsured motorist coverage may become relevant when an at-fault driver has insurance but their available liability limits are insufficient for a qualifying covered loss.

Are custom motorcycle parts covered?

Some motorcycle policies may include limited custom-parts coverage or offer additional protection. Significant aftermarket equipment should be disclosed and documented so available options can be reviewed.

Does motorcycle insurance cover passengers?

Passenger-related coverage varies considerably by state, insurance company, and policy. Tell the agency if you regularly carry passengers so available coverage can be reviewed.

Do I need collision and comprehensive if I finance my motorcycle?

A lender commonly requires physical-damage coverage while it has a financial interest in the motorcycle. Review your financing agreement for specific requirements and provide the lender information when applicable.

Can I insure a sport bike?

Possibly. Eligibility and pricing may depend on the motorcycle model, engine size, rider age, experience, driving history, location, selected coverage, and insurance company guidelines.

Can scooters be insured?

Qualifying motor scooters may have motorcycle insurance options depending on engine size, registration requirements, licensing, state law, and insurance company eligibility.

Can I insure several motorcycles?

Multi-motorcycle options may be available depending on the insurance company, motorcycles, household drivers, location, and eligibility. Each motorcycle should be accurately listed and valued.

Does it matter where I store my motorcycle?

Storage location can matter. The insurance company may consider where the motorcycle is principally garaged and whether it is stored in a garage, driveway, parking facility, apartment complex, or another location.

Does motorcycle insurance include roadside assistance?

Roadside assistance may be available depending on the insurance company and policy. Benefits may include qualifying towing and other roadside services subject to program terms.

Can someone else ride my motorcycle?

Driver and permissive-use rules vary by policy and insurance company. Regular operators should be disclosed when applying for or updating motorcycle coverage.

Does motorcycle insurance cover racing or track days?

Standard motorcycle insurance may exclude racing, speed contests, track use, or similar activities. Specialized coverage may be necessary if available.

Can I use my motorcycle for deliveries?

Delivery or business use should be disclosed. Personal motorcycle insurance should not be assumed to cover commercial delivery activity.

What affects the cost of motorcycle insurance?

Pricing may depend on motorcycle type, engine size, motorcycle value, rider age and experience, driving history, location, annual mileage, use, coverage limits, deductibles, custom equipment, prior claims, and insurance company guidelines.

Motorcycle insurance options

Cruiser. Sport Bike. Touring. Scooter. Custom.

Coverage Built Around the Way You Ride

Best Formula Insurance can help review your motorcycle, riding habits, liability limits, physical-damage coverage, uninsured motorist options, custom equipment, financing requirements, storage, deductibles, and available motorcycle insurance options.