Refreshingly simple - or not really different at all?

Motorcycle insurance is getting more complicated – and if we’re touring abroad we need travel insurance which covers motorcycling, which most don’t, and there’s also breakdown cover, which although bundled with some bike policies, mostly requires arranging separately.

So I thought it might be useful to provide some general information about motorcycle insurance and its pitfalls which might be useful when it comes time to renew your policy.  I’ll cover travel and breakdown cover separately; this article deals with “normal” road insurance.  This article doesn’t cover insurance for classic bikes either, i.e. those which are primarily a collectible possession and are not in regular use, for which special policies are available.

There are big changes afoot for GoldWing insurance which I hope to be able to report on shortly but in the meantime this article aims to provides the sort of information every Winger should be aware of when buying motorcycle insurance.

Motor insurance costs and premiums are rising steeply at the moment, mainly because of continues………