I had same problem, other than Ducati Insurance who gave me a great quote.
I tries CN, they wanted twice as much for a Supersport as if I wanted to insure a new model Fireblade?Try Carole Nash. Expensive, but that may be due to other factors - like my age.
Have you tried Cornmarket? You'll have to ring 'em though. I have not yet pulled the trigger and have had quotes averaging £800 up to £1495 (Ducati insurance) . Cornmarket (my current insurer) came in at £390 after a long phonecall. They had never heard of it but eventually rated it same as a CBR600RR. The VFR thing might not be a bad idea though. That's my current ride and ins + business use is £220. Riding the SS and the VFR back to back - there's not much in it reallyInsurance has been a total clusterf**k. It took Ducati Insurance three days to refuse me insurance because apparently you can't get insurance in London if you don't have a garage. I have been a unable to insure the bike so I am on the verge of not buying it. I'all just buy a VFR or something, it'll be easier.
I finally got insurance today. I spoke to my dealer and asked him how I can get a quote for a S1000RR but not a SS. He put me in touch with someone from Ducati Insurance who sorted it out. Obviously being in crime infested SE London where I've had a bike stolen in the past it comes in at substantially more than most other quotes on here - £1200 per year. There might be cheaper deals out there but I really can't waste any more hours on the phone.
Bennets have just been bought out by Saga. Any grey haired discount? :wink2::wink2::wink2:I posted about this somewhere a week or so ago. I am (still) with Bennetts. My Diavel was £112 for the year fully comp - I don't live in a town which helps. Got silly quotes on the SS, up to £1k. Kept pushing with Bennetts and got £338. I needed the bike - well wanted/needed, so took this but it was cheaper than anywhere by several hundred. Called them back today having gone for an online quote out of interest. Got a base price of £182 with a massively reduced excess. They have changed the policy for the cheaper one, so I am a happy customer. If you go for an online quote, it will take a reg number for the SS (if you have one) but calls it something else, albeit 2017. So maybe worth a try?
Yeah, that was meDo you happen to be "the other guy" that Jonathan at Metropolis referred to Duc Ins?
I finally got insurance today. I spoke to my dealer and asked him how I can get a quote for a S1000RR but not a SS. He put me in touch with someone from Ducati Insurance who sorted it out. Obviously being in crime infested SE London where I've had a bike stolen in the past it comes in at substantially more than most other quotes on here - £1200 per year. There might be cheaper deals out there but I really can't waste any more hours on the phone.
Yeah, Bennetts are using the old SS1000 as a proxy, saying they will update it when the new SS gets on the system. I don't know what happens if you have an accident and you're not on that modelcurious, just ran a quote with Bennets online, used reg no of the demo I rode, brought up the old supersport 1000 as the other bike you mentioned. Quoted £928. Just to recap 10yrs + NCB, brick garage, live in the sticks, do require business as have more than one workplace to commute to but only account s for about 500miles/yr if that, brick garage, clean licence, greying hair etc etc current VFR 800 is £220. I've run numerous quotes for 150-160bhp bikes and am getting £3-350, new Monster 821 (112bhp) is £220
Yeah, that was meDo you happen to be "the other guy" that Jonathan at Metropolis referred to Duc Ins?
I finally got insurance today. I spoke to my dealer and asked him how I can get a quote for a S1000RR but not a SS. He put me in touch with someone from Ducati Insurance who sorted it out. Obviously being in crime infested SE London where I've had a bike stolen in the past it comes in at substantially more than most other quotes on here - £1200 per year. There might be cheaper deals out there but I really can't waste any more hours on the phone.He'll be glad to see the back of me I think, but he's been really helpful.![]()
If I remember correctly, the UK insurers allow only 3 changes to the bike and they consider them performance improvements. Oh and those 3 are expensive.Just wanted to add this to the knowledge bank.
I had problems in October insuring a standard SS with optional QS. De-specced the QS and got a premium from Hastings Direct for £143.
I also have a 07 Monster S4R 998 of which there are only a few in the country. Also the particular model does not have an insurance code (unlike the S4RS and other variants) which made it uninsurable even with CNash. If you experience any issues like this can I recommend getting in touch with BeMoto. They can tailor insurance on specials at quite reasonable rates. I'm not thrilled by 209, but it was miles better than any alternative.