Westbound Turkey to Bulgaria/Greece... buy at Bulgarian border!
Like many, I used MotoTouring for Green Card insurance bringing my bike from Canada to the EU last April. 124 Euro for 45 days if I remember. I thought it was a pretty good deal in comparison and nice folks to deal with. Once I got to Turkey, however, had to buy insurance there ($10 US... "one month... three months... it's all the same"). Then later, headed back west, I contacted MotoTouring again for new coverage but there was not enough time to get the original and so I just took my chances at the Bulgarian border. Whoa! Glad I did. I crossed just west of Edirne, Turkey at the Captain Andreevo crossing near the triple junction between Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. Nice office there. Lady was very helpful. 50 Bulgarian Leva (about $33.50 US) per month or about 1/4 the price. Exact same coverage and exclusions as MotoTouring was offering.
I think I'd still use MotoTouring for shipping into the EU as it is nice to have insurance in hand before you get there, but for traveling east to west, buy it at the Bulgarian border.
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