Can't get an insurance quote for a GSX-8R

[TurbosSuck]

Morning,

I don't seem to be able to get a quote for a Suzuki GSX-8R; it's either not listed or won't return any quotes if it is.

I can get a reasonable quote for an S1000 or RSV1100, so it's unlikely to be because I'm uninsurable. I think it might be a glitch.

I've tried the comparison sites and just tried a broker who said they'd have to send my details to an underwriter, 3-5 days, which is not exactly conducive to shopping around for a good price...

Any suggestions? Has anyone experienced this before with a new bike model?

Thanks

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carinaman said:

They may've heard of it. They've an 0800 number too:

https://bikes.suzuki.co.uk/owners/ownership-inform...

Yep, rang them earlier but it was £80 more than a new MT09 which seems a bit steep.

The bike does appear on some sites, it just doesn't return any quotes when chosen. I'm a bit surprised it's such a faff as the bike's been available for a good while now.

[TurbosSuck]

Well, I've just bought one now - fingers X'd I can insure it!

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carinaman said:

Congratulations! Which colour did you go for?

Thanks! Went for stealthy black in the end, though I haven't actually seen that colour in the flesh...

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carinaman said:

I think that comes with a gloss black tank. The other two come with matt granite kitchen top type black that are too high maintenace for me.

Possibly? I thought the rear section of tank was the same for each colour bike, to be honest - it isn't very clear from the pictures. I test rode a silver one, but I can't remember the tank at all.

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Nakath said:

Registered to say I had the same issue and much googling over trying to figure out why not a single company would offer a quote led me here.

Its baffling as its not like it just came out last week. Took 3 days of phoning different companies for exactly the same results.

Hastings direct offered me a quote eventually but had to drop the bike value to 6k. Having a garage helps too.

Hope you can find something! Picked mine up yesterday and it feels so smooth to ride. Love it.

Glad you're enjoying your new bike. I can't believe Hastings asked you to drop the value, that doesn't seem right to me. Did you go with them in the end? Hastings are now the only company who'll quote me through Compare the Market, the other comparison sites either don't have the bike listed or won't quote. I rang Suzuki insurance and the person on the phone quoted £280 but later sent me an email with £207 on it, which doesn't seem too bad.

I haven't actually sorted the insurance yet as I don't have the number plate etc, so I'll sort just before it arrives in the week. Hopefully a few more places will be quoting by then!

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trickywoo said:

Might well be my next bike but I’ll need a good test ride.

It’s funny because I’ve seen more than a few US reviews suggesting the quick shifter doesn’t work going down. No mention of QS issues in the UK reviews.

It definitely works going down, it just feels a bit 'crunchy'. I read somewhere it gets much better once the bike's run in.

It's really great up through the box though.

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Sorted insurance yesterday, should have done it earlier really but the numberplate wasn't recognised so had to phone.

I read some pretty bad reviews of the underwriter Suzuki insurance proposed, so I decided to go with Hastings who I've used many times before. It ended up being about £100 more than I was getting quoted for a GSX8S. Wonder how much of that is due to the differences between bikes and how much is due to it being an unknown quantity?

Glad to hear about the quick shifter, I'll bear that in mind. First one I've ever used so nothing to compare it to anyway.

Edited by TurbosSuck on Wednesday 24th April 20:54