Gutted for you Mario

To log on tonight and see two bikes nicked makes my tummy turn.
I hope you do get it back huni

These scum should be shot.


Hugs
xxx

YHM

Olny asked as I could not see motorbike insurance on the website

ahh right maybe not as easy looking into them when mines due next year then

cheers for the info Si

Resurrection....

Story so far:

1) About 3 weeks ago I was interviewed by an insurance person and made an official statement
2) About 2 weeks ago I sent off all the V5/keys/service history etc of the bike they asked for
3) Last week, my gf was also interviewed for a statement

Just phoned the insurance people and been told that they're trying to find out progress and have been told that they're just waiting to find out how much it will cost to get a police report (should happen in the next day or so) followed by them saying that it takes 6-8 weeks to get the report....at which point presumably I may possibly get some money back.

Is it just me or is this already turning into a farce?

Loon: I didn't send your letter template you emailed me a couple of weeks ago as it all seemed to be moving quite quickly all of a sudden. But am I right in assuming that this is now def unacceptable in terms of not following the FSA principles and I should send it immediately? Or is my case different for some reason?

You're not making me feel better.....!

Just send the letter and ring the up and kick off. They can't delay meeting their obligations for no good reason. Hate to say this, but this sounds like they've got some fraud indicators ringing on this claim.

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Little update. Well, it's taken a while and will likely take a bit longer, but there is some good news.

Firstly, I got a call from the insurance people this morning who offered £6800 for the bike which I thought was very reasonable given that I paid £7200ish for it and had done 1500 miles or so. I put the phone down feeling pretty good. 5 mins later the same chap calls me back and says he's actually pretty sure that eBike do a New for New scheme since the bike was not very old and I'd bought it new i.e. whatever appeared on the invoice for the original bike, they'll pay for a new bike with the same spec. I'm still waiting for confirmation but if so that would be great I would probably add Arrow exhausts, a quickshifter, rear hugger and gel seat to it out of my own money if I can.

Then, I was thinking that I now really should sell my BMW F800S....until I did an insurance quote and say that it was only £80 more per year to have both bikes!!! And I do really like the BMW! Decisions decisions.

Anyway, it all seems a little too good to be true somehow! Although I did help a lady pick up her Ducati Monster on Wandsworth roundabout this morning, so maybe it's good karma from that

Yeah, surprised me too! but even if that doesn't pan out and he's made a mistake, I'd still be very happy with the money they offered. Happy Friday everyone, I'm in a good mood!

Further update....

New bike being ordered by insurance company as we speak, will look like this



Spec:

Street Triple R in Crystal White
Arrow slip ons plus associated remap
Belly pan
Radiator cowl
Rear hugger
Fly screen
Quickshifter
Gel seat (lesson learnt from my Germany trip earlier this year!)
Grab rail
Alarm (for all the good it did last time )



Compared to my previous spec, I've binned the visor kit as the wind deflection offered was marginal and added the arrow slip ons, quickshifter, gel seat and hugger. I figured if I'm going to get the new bike, I might as well go to town

Total cost of the bike comes out at £9,519 of which I'm picking up about £1300 worth of the tab due to my extras, insurance excess and first registration/tax etc.

I am *very* excited. Only downside is that I'll likely be selling the BMW which I'm actually really enjoying (and my gf finds more comfortable to pillion on). Although it's a great bike, I can't really justify having the thick end of £5k tied up in a second machine when I really should spend it on sensible stuff like house renovations If anyone is interested in it, drop me a PM, details of it are on my garage page.