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Comprehensive Motorcycle Insurance
Protect your pride and joy with comprehensive motorcycle insurance.
Comprehensive motorbike insurance can cover your bike against a whole range of events including accidental damage, collision, fire, storm, theft and much more.
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What does comprehensive motorcycle insurance cover?
Comprehensive motorcycle insurance can cover you from a wide range of hazards, as well as cover the cost of riding gear damaged in accidents, third party property damage and more. Comprehensive cover will generally pay out for damage resulting from insurable events such as:
- Collision or crash damage
- Accidental damage
- Theft or attempted theft
- Vandalism
- Storm, hail, flood, fire, earthquakes and more
- Damage caused to third party property
Other insurable events include:
- Damage to riding gear
- Damage to trailers you may be towing
- Damage caused by uninsured drivers
- Personal property other than riding gear which was lost or damaged by an insurable event
- Locks and keys
- Emergency travel, accommodation and repair costs
- Towing and storage costs
What extras are available?
With a comprehensive motorcycle policy, there are typically a list of optional extras you can take out to increase your coverage and make it more tailored to what you need. These can include:
- Hire car cover. Covers the cost of a hire car. Depending on the policy this might be specifically in the event of theft, or if you are unable to ride your motorcycle as a result of any kind of insured damage or loss. This option will generally provide a hire car, and not a hire motorcycle.
- No excess windscreen or glass replacement. No excess is payable for broken glass or windscreen claims.
- Personal effects coverThis refers to your personal belongings and can be helpful if you tend to store important items in your motorcycle. An example where you use this is if your bike is stolen and your phone was in the bag of your bike. Personal effects coverage could cover the cost of your phone, up to the limit disclosed on the PDS.
- Riding gear cover. This includes cover for road leathers, helmets and similar. Ensure that the limits of your cover are high enough, and check whether it’s insured separately to other personal possessions that may be damaged or lost in an accident. Some policies might only offer this as an optional extra.
- Roadside assistance. This can be an exceptionally helpful feature in the event of a breakdown or accident.
- Cover for pillion riders. It’s worth checking how any pillion riders are covered.
- Other drivers. Whether people other than yourself are covered when riding your motorcycle.
Finder survey: What is the most important feature when choosing motorcycle insurance?
| Response | |
|---|---|
| Price | 48.72% |
| Features | 43.59% |
| Customer service | 7.69% |
Source: Finder survey by Pure Profile of 1006 Australians, December 2023
What excess will I pay on comprehensive cover?
One or more excesses can apply to your cover. This is a cost that you’ll need to pay in the event of a claim. Not all claims will require you to pay an excess, or some types of excess might not apply to certain claims.
These can vary between policies and insurers. The basic, age and license excess are relatively common, and are found with many policies:
- Basic excess. You are often able to choose your basic excess, and can opt for higher amounts for lower premiums, or lower amounts for higher premiums.
- Age excess. An additional excess may be applied depending on your age. Typically this applies to drivers under 25.
- License excess. Sometimes referred to as an inexperienced rider excess. If you hold a learner or provisional license, an additional excess may apply.
- Undisclosed rider excess. An additional excess if the driver of your motorcycle at the time was not listed on the insurance policy.
What will impact how much I pay?
Comprehensive motorcycle insurance can be expensive but there are ways to save. It's good to know what to expect when you're gathering quotes. Your premiums are determined by factors such as:
- The price of your bike. More valuable motorcycles cost more to insure. Similarly, it is often more expensive to insure a vehicle at agreed value than market value.
- Your age and gender. Younger riders, and males in particular, are statistically more accident prone and will often have higher premiums.
- The engine capacity. More powerful engines may be more likely to lead to accidents, and higher speeds mean accidents are often more severe. As such, more powerful engines will often carry higher premiums.
- Additional modifications and features. Modifications and features can raise the cost of your bike, which in turn raises premiums.
- How you store your bike. Keeping your motorcycle in a secure garage overnight will often get you lower premiums than if parking it in the open.
- Your chosen excess. A higher basic excess means lower premiums.
- Your policy options. Adding additional options to your comprehensive motorcycle insurance will typically raise premiums.
- Your location. Living in a high crime area, or an area with a statistically higher rate of vehicle accidents, can raise your premiums.
What to think about when comparing policies
There are some specific things to look for in a policy. It can be worth paying attention to:
- The cover and exclusions. These will typically be quite similar across comprehensive motorcycle insurance policies, but it’s worth checking to be sure. Be aware of missing or excluded cover.
- The limits. Maximum amounts only may be payable for certain things, like riding gear or the loss of personal belongings. It can be a good idea to make sure the limits are high enough for your needs.
- Replacement, repair and reimbursement conditions. Insurers might agree to replace, repair or reimburse you for damage or loss in different situations. It’s worth being aware of these.
- The options. If there are certain must-have features for you, like pillion rider cover, it’s important to find a policy which includes it.
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