Stephen
Rider
On this forum is, which trike manufactures will let you do your own install?
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first you have to become a dealer, buy a given amount of units, go to dealer training, have proper documents to run a shop and insurance; a big investment if you want to build one trike and deal with a situation that may be a gamble.
How many people build their own trikes from VW's and they get insurance?
There are people who do their own conversion and they get insurance, I guess it depends upon the insurance company.
Have checked w/several-none where concerned if it was done by me or notThe problem arises with the do it your self kits is some insurance companies will no longer insure them unless they are installed by a certified trike installer
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Didn't know you had to buy "a given amount of units up front". I was told I needed to show pictures of my facilities, my retail license and show up to built my first unit at the factory, where the training and the actual build would take one weekfirst you have to become a dealer, buy a given amount of units, go to dealer training, have proper documents to run a shop and insurance; a big investment if you want to build one trike and deal with a situation that may be a gamble.
How many people build their own trikes from VW's and they get insurance?
There are people who do their own conversion and they get insurance, I guess it depends upon the insurance company.
Me too, see above.Jim, We would be courious what insurance company that you heard about. I have Progressive with no problem and also have priced with Geico with no proble. I built my own Champion.
Didn't know you had to buy "a given amount of units up front". I was told I needed to show pictures of my facilities, my retail license and show up to built my first unit at the factory, where the training and the actual build would take one week
"The problem arises with the do it your self kits is some insurance companies will no longer insure them unless they are installed by a certified trike installer"
In my experience, I register and insure the bike before the conversion, after all, it's still a motorcycle. Just as long as the VIN is still on the steering neck, that's what it is, a motorcycle. I only carry liability insurance so that may be why the insurance company doesn't ask about modifications.
When we had our 96se triked in 06 I went with foremost full coverage with towing,reimbursement for car rental,and up to four night stay in a hotel.
Now it will not pay the full amount on motels are car rental if I remember right about eight per cent now with towing a hundred per cent up to a hundred miles.
I had to send a copy of the build sheet from the installer who was certified and it is insured as a trike,plus two thousand dollars worth of accessories are covered.
It still cost me less then three hundred dollars a year and this is with no lay up.
As for as some insurance companies not insuring home built kits this is just what I have been told.
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On this forum is, which trike manufactures will let you do your own install?