My 899 Dream..... Crushed!

[j.silvs]

Today I go to a local Ducati dealer and test drive the 899 once again and this time I am looking to buy!

They offer me £2k in PX for my bike which I think is a pretty OK deal.

I give them my bike, £1,500 cash and pay £149 a month on the PCP deal for 36 months. Free Termignoni exhausts at the minute thrown in too!!

So I am ready to sign on the dotted line...... then I think "Oh I better check the insurance".

My current CBR = £260 per year TPFT (no security declared)
Ducati 899 = £2,700 per year TPFT (immobiliser, tracker, datatag and almax declared)

There goes my dream

[TallPaul_S]

[Rogerborg]

They couldn't rustle up some sort of matey-mate insurance?

They won't be shifting many bikes if that's indicative.
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[j.silvs]

I have the CBR600RR. Previously had a GSXR K7 so have and had sports bikes.

Thats with 2 years NCD!!!

No matey insurance niether Roger. FML

[Eddie Hitler]

Should have stuck with the 750. .

[Rogerborg]

Wow, that... wow.

Does it come with a free courtesy card saying "Hello! Name is my Lavdrim, your bike stealing to Elbonia I very soon will be!"
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[Tungtvann]

Blimey! That's ridiculous. Wonder how much it'd cost me!

*checks*

£377 for the 899! 765 for a 1199. Might go and buy one of each.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Bloody hell, they are expecting it to be stolen in the first couple of weeks before all the electrics fry?
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[Musketeer]

I get silly FC quotes for new Ducati 899, 1199.. both between £1500-2000, also £800 FC for 2013 Ducati 848. No, thanks

Fireblade FC is £430
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[EazyDuz]

Dont dare check, passed in 2011 with 2 years no claims, probably £4500+
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[gorillaonabik...]

Tell me about it. Refused insurance on a 4 year old VFR1200 by every insurance company. I've been riding for nearly 20 years and never had a 'fault' accident.
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[notbike]

So I just got quoted for fully comp on an 899 :') well that is never happening, ever.

£9654.69

[j.silvs]

The whole thing is really getting to me.

I have worked my socks of this year in order to get a promotion and warrant getting this bike. More importantly I got the Mrs to agree

Then to be told the insurance payments are going to be more than how much I will be paying for the bike....

Total utter BS!!

[Northern Monkey]

£1400 fully comp or £1100 tpft for me. Only 2 insurers would quote.
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[Nick 50]

Lowest for me is £1150 with 16 under £1500

Only been riding 2.5 years and have points on license too.
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[P.]

Just under 300 parked on driveway with oxford hardcore.

Say its garaged hide it.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Obscene!

Quoted just over a grand fully comp with alarms etc. My Falco costs me about £180 and has no alarm. This is with a garaged bike!

No point looking at getting a Ducati any time this side of 50 then!
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[j.silvs]

Garaged only knocked around £200 off anyway Pad

Hows about we put Paddy as main driver and me as named....

[thepuma]

[bEN_]

When i got my 848 in 2010 the insurance wasn't bad at all, it was about the same as i was paying for my 2001 R6 i had before. but that was nearly 5 years ago.
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[j.silvs]