Beta Sincro Can't find insurance

[trevbul1]

Hi All,

I just purchased a Beta Sincro but because it is a new model, insurance companies haven't listed it yet. The bike is road registered and DVLA were happy to take my road tax payment immediately even though I can't use it on the road. 

Any thoughts please?  Naturally I am particularly anxious to have the bike insured against theft if nothing else.

 

 

[ChrisCH]

We had the same issue with the missus' '25 EM Factor-e (now on SORN).  Eventually I spoke to a human being (insurance companies don't use them any more) and we were told that the insurers do not want to insure anything for theft without an ignition key.  In the end we were offered TPF&F by MSM - they are your best bet - probably your only bet to be fair.  The Factor-e was not listed by anyone even the self proclaimed "specialist" idiots that advertise they specialise in electric bikes.

MSM offered us cover but it was not cheap.  Both me and the missus have road bike insurance and neither broker (Bikesure missus, Carole Nash me) would touch the EM.  (My policy is multi bike)

My last Beta went on my old multi bike policy for just a quid extra.  They would not renew it however - that was about three/four years ago IIRC.  MSM was well over 400 just for the EM and my GSX650F and CRF250L are just over 200 quid the pair.

I wish you good luck and hope you find someone that will cover the bike.  Please post up if you do I think there are a lot of us out there.  Must be a problem for the enduro bikes as well.

[trevbul1]

Hi Chris, thanks for your reply.

As you say, MSM wanted £400 and I couldn't get anyone over the phone to insure the bike because despite having the V5 and the bike taxed, their computers didn't recognize the registration number.

I had an inspiration and went to the Money Saving Expert comparison site that eventually allowed me to enter the reg number manually by listing the Sincro as a 2026 Evo.

I then went back to Hastings, the current insurer of my TRS 250 and added my new bike to my existing policy for £72 extra to the end of my policy in October 2026.. I'll worry about what happens next when the time comes... Bizarrely, they said that if I sell the TRS and remove it from the policy, the premium will likely increase!

Cheers,

Trevor