Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Have you looked for a lockup?

That was my mate's solution after his bike was nicked.

How much man? Booking my test soon, want a banger to not die immediately on

I really do have a thing for ugly bikes. I keep looking at multis. Going to have to find a ride on one soon. Not that I could afford one!

That does look good - little bit of a nostalgic frame thing going on too.

2 fucking K!!! That's utterly bonkers. Wouldn't have believed your premium would have gone up that much. I've only just got my license and I was quoted around £550 for a 900cc monster. Mind you, the compulsory excess was mental high. That was with MCE to boot.

Re insurance. Move to Yorkshire, pay pennies.

but then we have to live in Yorkshire....

And spend the money on warmer waterproofs?

^That's not ugly. The old shape was fucking horrible.

It's no 1098 though!

Open to offers really.
2009 Honda CBF125 in silver.
mileage is 25,000 (off the top of my head) I did about 4000 in 6 months before getting full licence and a big bike.
Needs new fairing (currently gsffer tape keeps it in place)
Needs indicators on LH side changing (have those just not done it)
Sat unused and unloved for the last 18 months
Needs an oil change and an MOT.

Would need a van or trailer to collect it from Basildon, Essex.

Working examples seem to be in the £1000+ range, so half that?

Alright thanks for that, I'll have a think

ouch. and I thought I was paying over the odds at £560 this year.

I've just had one insurer tell me it's because the bike is kept.... within the M25.

Yeah, no doubt. Theft central.

Have you looked at the insurance for something boring at <£2k?

Bit late for all that... Bike is bought and paid for.

can you just ride it round the garden for a few years while the insurance stuff cools down?
It could make a good centrepiece to your lounge too.....

sorry I can't actually be helpful at all.

Distance selling regs.? Can't you cancel.

14 day cooling off period?

Let me dig out another ebay link for a 600cc Bandit...

Seriously though, have you looked at the cost of secure parking?

Insurance in London has gone mad. I live just off Old Street, but fortunately I have a pretty safe & secure underground garage. Each year my insurers try to inflate the price, and I have to phone around and tell them what quotes I've got from where, just to bring the cost back to a decent level, and that's despite me having 10 years NCB (protected). To them I must be a model customer because all I do is give them money to insure a Honda Fireblade (CBR900RRN) and a Kawasaki ZX12R (A2) on a single policy. I've had both of these here at the same address for the last 10 years and never made a claim, and miraculously I've never had any points on my license.

This year I had to do the same old phone around, as they had added about another £150 to my renewal price. One of the insurers I called was Bennetts who I thought would be reasonable ... they gave me a price for my Blade, but were adamant that they simply wouldn't insure the 12R at all because of my address. I ended up with a fully comp policy back where I started with Carole Nash for both bikes @ £272 ... but the whole process and the way the pricing works is just crazy IMO.

@skinny @hugo7

I could cancel but I want the bike and I can afford it.... Just a bit eyebrow raising.

Anyone heard of ebike-insurance?

They've offered me fully comp at £1,900 and they don't ask for annual mileage.

Seems like a scam but they get decent reviews...

Fair enough mate. I know how that feels.
Eyebrow raising indeed.

Ah well, just have to ride it a lot, to make The most of paying all that money to insure it! :)

Does the £2000 quote include commuting? I don't have a fixed place of work so never had it added to insurance but I'm always concerned that social, domestic and pleasure doesn't quite cover the full extent of my activities.

Just seems to me that daily commuting in all weathers + the parking away from home must increase the chance of a claim.

I've used e-bike a couple of times, no problems and can recommend.

I pay about £400 (fully comp) with MCE for 10k annual miles with commuting on my Tansalp
Living in Essex has its perks.