Don't tell your insurance company it's a 612. i've never worried about a
post-claim teardown from my insurer on my xs650/750.maybe i'm taking a
chance but i can't imagine how they would know it had been built up.
Malcolm Fisher-4 wrote:
>
> Spurred into thought by the thread on the Suzuki, and of course having
> the recent cash bonus of flogging my Dyna, I got to thinking about the
> 612 kit again!
>
> So I was wondering how much the 612 kit adds to insurance, I called my
> own broker namely Devitts, and they came back and said that Groupama
> the current insurers declined to insure it.
>
> So any tips of who to approach to insure the bike should I decide to
> get a 612 kit instead of a shovelhead is much appreciated!
>
> Ive posted this on Hitchcocks as well.
>
> Malc.
>
>
>
Spurred into thought by the thread on the Suzuki, and of course having the recent cash bonus of flogging my Dyna, I got to thinking about the 612 kit again! So...
Don't tell your insurance company it's a 612. i've never worried about a post-claim teardown from my insurer on my xs650/750.maybe i'm taking a chance but i...
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