Insurance quoted

[shaggs147]

Hi gang,
Has anyone recently found problems with various insurance and compare websites when trying to identify your bike from its registration?  At best mine is listed as a 2009 - 2010 GTR, which I would take as a MK1 (mine is a 2010 MK2) and at worst it lists as a ZZR1400. I am getting a range of quotes, starting at £100 for the GTR and anything from £700 upwards as a ZZR! There never seems to be an option for a 2010 onwards GTR. It has convinced me of one thing though.... I don't think I'd ever bother trading the bike in for a ZZR at those prices! I guess I'd have to phone the insurance companies to get the right model, or do you think it would be ok as a 2009-2010 GTR?  Cheers, Mark

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[shaggs147]

Sorry, should read as insurance  quotes

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[mikeyw64]

The Meerkats correctly identify mine as  a "2008 KAWASAKI 1400 GTR Petrol" from he reg number

[mikeyw64]

And at https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bikes/motorbike-history-check she is identified (again correctly) as "KAWASAKI ZG 1400 A8F 2008"


Silly question, what's yours on the V5 ?

[O.C.]

My first GTR 2008 suffered this problem, back then insurance companies could only 'recognise ' my bike as a ZZR1400,  considerable negotiations resolved the issue.

I'd have thought insurance companies would/should be better organised by now      

[shaggs147]

Good point on the V5....its down as a ZG 1400 CAF. I guess that's part of the problem,  it is known by too many different names. I don't recall having the problem last year though

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[mikeyw64]

Good point on the V5....its down as a ZG 1400 CAF. I guess that's part of the problem,  it is known by too many different names. I don't recall having the problem last year though

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Thats the official Kawasaki designation, 1400GTR or Concours is the nickname

[shaggs147]

Hi Mickey I know that but it seems that the insurers prefer to use the 1400 Gtr tag instead for some reason, or in my case ZZR 1400. I guess I'll just have to make some calls to the insurers instead grrr.

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[nightrider]

Go compare , or compare the market , always have the cheapest prices and know what your bike is ,, and you get a mere cat ,, what do you want ,, just redone mine £83 ,,,

[shaggs147]

Tried em all with the same results. None of them list the bike correctly.

[mikeyw64]

Go compare , or compare the market , always have the cheapest prices and know what your bike is ,, and you get a mere cat ,, what do you want ,, just redone mine £83 ,,,

Grrrr

Cheapest I can get (from the Meerkats & pretty much anywhere else)  is £181 (Bike is identified correctly as an 08 1400GTR)

That's fully comp SDPC for a 53 year old with 11 years no claims, 15k miles per year, pillion cover, 3 points (SP30), garaged in a M46 postcode