Insurance for new biker

hi,

just bought a sv650 sport yesterday. i'm 24 passed my test last week. just wondering how much i should pay for insurance. will be keeping bike in locked shed with ground anchor.

just looking for ruff ideas

Where do you live? As this will affect your insurance.

They won't give a monkeys about the shed and anchor. Mine was anchored in a bike barn and would have been well hard to nick where as getting in the garage would take 5 seconds with a screwdriver.

I'd rather keep it in the barn but the insurance prefers it in the garage. If I keep it in the barn they just class it as parked off street so no cheaper than if I just left it in the garden unlocked.

I am assuming you have zero NCB so maybe £450 to £600 comp?

Get some online quotes from Bennetts and Ebike etc. Also with people like Bennetts give them a ring as well as quoting online as they did it for half the price of my online quote when I rang.

Not being funny but shouldn't you have checked this before you bought the bike!!!!

insurance companys will vary alot, do loads of quotes online.

Try Express Insurance - they're the official Suzuki insurer so that could help with the quote - their quote was about £300 cheaper than Bennetts when it was time to renew and it's a better policy IMO - unlimited mileage and commuting included, which Bennetts wanted extra for...

[the_lone_wolf]

similar situation to you...

23 (almost) - new rider - sv650

cheapest place i found was h&r insurance at just over £500 fully comp on a new bike

i find phoning up gets far better quotes. These 'online discounts' are fictional

Originally Posted by El Saxo

Try Express Insurance - they're the official Suzuki insurer so that could help with the quote - their quote was about £300 cheaper than Bennetts when it was time to renew and it's a better policy IMO - unlimited mileage and commuting included, which Bennetts wanted extra for...

Agree totally; my quote through Suzuki (Express Insurance) was with NIG and I accepted £270 fully comp - I had no NCB (returning to two wheels after 14 years out of the saddle) but am a lot older (perhaps the only time it's better to be older)

I had tried Bennetts but they were more expensive (OK, only £40) and with higher xs

Has it got a dealer fitted alarm? Can make a big difference if a Thatcham 1

Welcome to the V twin world

I just passed my test last thursday, i have a 2001 sv 650, my insurance was £338,41 fully comp from swinton and the bike is insured for 3k,

Hope this helps,


sami_g