Insured!

The insurance renewal was due on the 27th June at midnight and I thought it was going through automatically.  It didn't!

A twenty minutes on the phone this morning and it is sorted.  Another year from today.

I have the bike down to do a maximum of 3000 miles a year and I expect given the low mileages I have done on the Rocket in the last couple of years this will be sufficient.  The Rocket down for 6000!

I needed it sorted as tomorrow Suzi is off to Cheriton Motorcycles to have the carbs and jets sorted.  I'd rather be covered than risk getting it nicked or in an accident and have no cover.

Carole Nash DNA+

When you buy insurance from Carole Nash you get a free anti-theft marking product called DNA+.  

It is automatically assigned to the first bike on the policy.  As my Rocket is already DataTag marked I didn't bother using the DNA+ system.

Reading through the paperwork I saw that it could be re-assigned to another bike and so I will put the microdots onto Suzi.  The re-assignment was straight forward on the web and once logged in with my security passwords etc it was done in seconds.

https://www.carolenash.com/motorbike-insurance/motorbike-quick-links/dna-protection-kit

Insured and ready for the road

Whilst the bike was simply festering in the garage I didn't have it insured recently.  It was on my multi-bike policy until about 4 years ago though. As it couldn't be ridden I let it lapse. 

If any thief wanted to break in and ignore the Rocket to get to it, and then try to try and find neutral and then push it on flat tyres, then they could have it!  It wasn't worth very much (so I thought) in that condition.

So that Phil can road test it, the bike needed to be insured for the frog and toad.  A phone call to Carole Nash today and it is covered from midnight tonight.

Mind you it cost as much as the Rocket to insure!  

When the summer comes and I decide whether to keep the Rocket as well as the Kettle, then maybe I'll shop around.  

Currently, I don't ride as much as I like. Those holidays that both Claire and I have enjoyed over the years have faded and it is years since Claire went on the back at all. Maybe time to get rid of the long distance capable bike whilst it has some value and just keep the Kettle for the high days and holidays?

Insurance for the Kettle

After my internet trawls on comparison sites I dropped Carole Nash, who currently insure the Rocket, an email to see what they say.

Currently my policy includes only the Rocket and it is amendable to have more than one bike. So when the Kettle returns from Dr Phil then I can insure it on the current policy. 

After all I can only ride one at once.