Bikesure - Are they OK?

[andy tims]

It's insurance renewal time.

I've been with BeMoto for a while, but they were expensive when I switched to the S1000R from the GSX-S 1000 part way through the policy & the renewal was nearly £600 incl breakdown (which they insist on including despite me not needing it) & helmet & leathers & legal expenses.

MCN Compare gave several options under £350. Bikesure looked to be the best & only up increased by £30 to include helmet & leathers & the mods on my bike.

Any reason not to go with Bikesure?

BMF & MCN were the next most competitive via MCN compare, but I've not gone to them to bespoke the quotes.

[leighz]

I've been using bikesure for the last 3 years or so. Always helpful with admin stuff and competitive on price. Never had to claim with them though

[bogie]

Same here, been using them for a couple of years for 3 bikes on a multi bike policy. Always competitive but never had to claim thankfully. Will probably renew with them this year. £380 fully comp for 3 bikes. 2 bikes with loads of mods, no issues to cover.

Edited by bogie on Friday 30th September 13:47

[FSEngineer]

Bikesure are fine for me, been using them for years - they're Adrian Flux's motorcycle arm, and they're a fairly well recognised and respected insurer amongst the modified and classic car crowds

[scorcher]

Just migrated from Bemoto ( who wanted 550 to insure my 690 smcr) to bikesure. (£350) Have used them previously but haven’t ever had the pleasure of claiming on my bike policy in the last 12 years. Most companies seem to get negative reviews come claiming on policies, even Bemoto.

[Tribal Chestnut]

Used them a little while ago. Had a non-fault and found them ok to deal with.

[Janluke]

leighz said:

I've been using bikesure for the last 3 years or so. Always helpful with admin stuff and competitive on price. Never had to claim with them though

Same here, Their "MyBikesure" app works well too

[Vern666]

I use Kawasaki insurance which is bikesure, never claimed but the price is always competitive.
Zh2 insurance went down 100 quid this year.

[Markgenesis]

Been great for me, first bike in 2020 after passing was a K4 GSXR600, £455, dropped to £255 in the second year.

Then got a Monster 696, they took just the admin fee (£30) to add it onto the Gixxer policy and made it a three bike
policy.

Bought a Gen 1 Hayabusa last September, that was £117 to add it on.

Sold the Monster and bought an old Hardtail Chopper (based on a Z650), the woman just asked me to describe the mods
over the phone, and added it on for just the admin fee.

No complaints at all, staff always helpful, quick to get through on the phone.

Now have my cars insured with Adrian Flux which is the same company.

[Nick928]

I’ve had multiple bikes insured with them for the last couple of years.
Premiums are pretty good although can sometimes be a little hard to fathom. To remove a 2021 GS Adventure from the policy mid way through the year actually cost me money due to the admin fee (WTF!) rather than getting anything back.
Getting hold of them on the phone can he time consuming & incredibly frustrating. I was picking a new bike up and flat couldn’t get anyone to answer the phone for 24hrs to get it covered.

I’d say if the premium is good then go for it but I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend them.

[NSR500]

andy tims said:

It's insurance renewal time.

I've been with BeMoto for a while, but they were expensive when I switched to the S1000R from the GSX-S 1000 part way through the policy & the renewal was nearly £600 incl breakdown (which they insist on including despite me not needing it) & helmet & leathers & legal expenses.

MCN Compare gave several options under £350. Bikesure looked to be the best & only up increased by £30 to include helmet & leathers & the mods on my bike.

Any reason not to go with Bikesure?

BMF & MCN were the next most competitive via MCN compare, but I've not gone to them to bespoke the quotes.

Got a quote for a Tiger 900 from bemoto £490....i currently pay £156 with Hastings, guess it pays to shop about!