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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 09:19 - 14 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
c_dug wrote:
You could try somewhere else in the UK, I'm told it's nice outside the M25.

It's a leafy green hell infested with bafflingly polite people sporting sickly white complexions.
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TheArchitect
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PostPosted: 14:57 - 14 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cdb1991 wrote:
mad if u ask me because supermoto's and motorcross bikes are stolen alot more often


It's not just about thefts. It's also about the potential cost of repairs. A fairing panel on an R1 will cost more than most used supermoto's on the road.

Naked bikes tend to be cheaper to insure for that reason. That's why some scooters have higher insurance than proper bikes. Plastic is expensive you know!
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Cdb1991
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PostPosted: 18:26 - 14 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
TheArchitect wrote:
Cdb1991 wrote:
mad if u ask me because supermoto's and motorcross bikes are stolen alot more often


It's not just about thefts. It's also about the potential cost of repairs. A fairing panel on an R1 will cost more than most used supermoto's on the road.

Naked bikes tend to be cheaper to insure for that reason. That's why some scooters have higher insurance than proper bikes. Plastic is expensive you know!


so true didnt think of that but that only account for fully comp insurance, if your third party fire and theft and u drop your bike your insurance company wont pay out for new panels they'll only pay if your fully comp, which again dont make sence because like you said naked bikes are cheaper to insure my 1st bike was a honda hornet and was £120 a year but was quicker than my gsxr so by all means a quick bike and capable of dangorus speeds but i only ever insure my bikes tpft that why i say its mad
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DRZ4Hunned
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PostPosted: 18:35 - 14 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cdb1991 wrote:
im 24 and with 4 years ncb but 2 on a scooter and 2 on a bike, my last year quote for multi bike policy was gsxr 600 and cbr 600 and was about 3-400£ then this years insurnce on an r1 is about£640 but they wouldnt allow me to do multi bike insurance with the r1, as for some people saying there getting quotes on drz400 for £120 thats because its a supermoto not sports bike, mad if u ask me because supermoto's and motorcross bikes are stolen alot more often in my eyes and for that reason id say a lot easier to steal, i have a kx250 and my insurance on that is about £180 ish with no ncb (as there on the r1), if you ask my insurance companys are completey fucked up with their prices there all over the shot,

third party fire and theft tends to come up cheaper than just third party, might be worth trying that?


I'd imagine supermotos are crashed more frequently than sports bikes though, being hooligan bikes n that. I'd also imagine they are stolen more, insurance is a mysterious game.... Understandable if it's not TP insurance as it would cost more to fix but makes no sense when it's TP.
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PostPosted: 19:29 - 14 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is stating the obvious but it seems to be necessary: a litre sports bike is more likely than a 400 cc supermoto to hit a car at 100 mph, resulting in £500,000 payouts for injuries to the car's occupants and/or a £100,000 payout for a written off luxury car.
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DRZ4Hunned
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PostPosted: 19:39 - 14 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Undinist wrote:
This is stating the obvious but it seems to be necessary: a litre sports bike is more likely than a 400 cc supermoto to hit a car at 100 mph, resulting in £500,000 payouts for injuries to the car's occupants and/or a £100,000 payout for a written off luxury car.


I'd be interested to know the statistics behind third party injuries due to motorcycle incidents, how often that actually occurs to warrant the price difference.
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PostPosted: 13:33 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Open a private/incognito tab to get rid of your cookies and try again.

Not just for porn.


Porn, what porn? Surely you only use incognito to secretly buy presents for your better half?? Shhh!

It may seem counter-intuitive, but comprehensive insurance can sometimes actually be cheaper than 3rd party - give it a go, see if it helps.

You could try some of the tips listed for car insurance here, I assume the pricing will be similar across car and bike insurance:
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/car-insurance/

Also consider that it could be an accumulation of factors - you're young (adds a bit), you live in London (adds a bit), you have a prior ban (adds a lot I'd guess) ...
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lee8040
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PostPosted: 08:52 - 17 Jan 2016    Post subject: Re: Bike insurance is INSANE.. or am I? Reply with quote
jayrc33 wrote:
Hey guys,

So I've been riding road bikes for about 5 years now on a full Australian licence, across bikes ranged 800-1200cc, and I've been living in the UK for about 10 months so I'm DYING to get back on a bike..

Buuuut, any bike I want (or, any bike actually) seems to have absolutely exorbitant quotes for me. I'm talking minimum 850 up to 11,000 pounds..!

I'm 25, 5yrs full licence (albeit here will be international licence), 1x speeding offence with 3mth licence loss, living in W2 London, looking for a bike for casual / maybe commuting with a pillion.

I've tried dozens of different combinations of things - including bikes ranging from CB250 worth 1,000, to an ST1050 worth 3,500 as an example quote.. Yet everything is coming up as >850 gbp for basic 3rd party insurance (even if I assume I had no conviction, didn't commute, etc.).

Has anyone else had this problem or is there some dumb-ass law that's prohibiting me from getting any legitimately sane quotes?

Any help or thoughts appreciated guys! London isn't looking good for me long term if I can't get a bike haha =P

Cheers!
Jay


I was that age with a zx6r living in London and was only pay £300
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c_dug
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PostPosted: 14:23 - 25 Jan 2016    Post subject: Re: Bike insurance is must Reply with quote
PolicyX wrote:
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Wow, such cunt. Tries to spam and can't even do a link.
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PostPosted: 15:39 - 25 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is there any worse a spammer than an insurance based spammer??
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 16:00 - 25 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
whois policyx.com

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That's what happens when you try and cut your spamming budget by outsourcing. They can't even get that right.
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Fiona84
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PostPosted: 08:54 - 13 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do price comparison websites check your claim history?
I have just purchased my first motorbike insurance.
I had to call them to go through the details, and it turns out there is an at fault claim registered against me which shouldn't be there.
I have had no insurance claims since December 2008, so my record should be clean.
I was knocked off my bicycle 15 months ago, and I successfully claimed costs because it was determined that the driver was at fault.
However I just found out that it is registered against me as an at fault claim in a car I was driving, despite the fact that I haven't owned a car since 2012. Clearly I need to ring the drivers insurance!
I wonder if this is what is pushing my quotes for car insurance up, it still seems very high for a 31 year old with a clean licence for 8 years and clean insurance record.
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 11:15 - 13 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
You or whichever insurer spacked that up will need to get your details corrected on the CUE database.

https://www.insurancedatabases.co.uk/
https://www.insurancedatabases.co.uk/contact-us

I'd be firing in a complaint, clearly headed as such, to the insurer that messed it up, asking them how they want to pay the costs of your increased premiums.
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