Bledy Insurance companies

[G1_]

Guess what, my insurance company have decided that they are not going to pay out.
Aparently because the rear tyre is not in road worthy condition. However the bike passed a roadworthy a month or two before the accident and the state of the tyre hadn't changed much durring that time.

Looks like I'm in for a battle

Whats the legal tread limit in the uk, I'll have to find out for here in SA, but I'm sure I was fine on that front. Otherwise the tyre was fine.

Any tips on fightinh with insurance companies?

My dad and I are going to see the bike soon hopefully so I can also start looking at costs of repairing. Hard to comment now, but anyone have an idea how much a bandit 400 front end might cost in the uk (costs are usually quite compariable). Likely that the bike wont be worth repairing

Not happy!

[ProXimaCore]

1mm over 75% of the breadth of the tyre all the way round. That's what it is in the UK.
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Honda NSR125R -> Suzuki GSXR400R GK76a -> Kawasaki ZX636 B1H -> Honda CBR400RR NC29 -> Nothing

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I thought it was, my tyre certainly had more tread than that.
I guess my first bet would be to ask them how the tyre failed to meet roadworthy standards.

[ProXimaCore]

I'd suggest finding out what the minimum is where you are. Then getting a test done to prove it meets the requirements then showing it to your insurance company.

Sorry to hear you're getting a hard time, good luck with it though.
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Honda NSR125R -> Suzuki GSXR400R GK76a -> Kawasaki ZX636 B1H -> Honda CBR400RR NC29 -> Nothing