Re: Insurance advice for new rider
 

No, but when I moved about 4 months into the policy (not to a bad area) they almost doubled the premium so the fantastic quote I originally got turned into an awful quote and then when I changed the bike from the triple to the versys (lower group) they wanted more again...

Just cancelled and took a new policy elsewhere in the end, just wasn't worth it, To be fair I got most of the extra I paid when I moved refunded as it was only a month or so later, but they constantly have to check everything with the boss when you call to make any kind of amendment which is kind of annoying and implies they're a very small broker.

Re: Insurance advice for new rider
 

Mmmmm, looks like I might switch when up for renewal then, assuming I get a good deal with someone like MCE instead (this was my first year on a bike)

Who are you with now?

Re: Insurance advice for new rider
 

H&R but not had to use them *touch wood* so can't vouch either way

As for the OP, i'd also recommend www.thebikeinsurer.co.uk for doing an initial comparison

Re: Insurance advice for new rider
 

i payed 85 third party fire theft, and im a new rider. got sv650 k3 2004 naked. This is first bike. insured it last year with Swinton, they pritty good. im 30 though, bike is garaged and live in village with full car license no points.

Alot of people told me to go with third party fire theft and not fully comp because its only worth going fully comp if you have a more expensive bike and if you come off it and need to claim it will put your premiums up a load so best to fix it your self, keep the premiums low, at least your covouered third party fire theft from others and to others. unless you got a very expernsive bike, then go fully.

hope that helps little, Tim