I have been riding bikes for 10 years but had sometime without a one so i lost my no claims, i worked for Triumph motorcycles so was able to use company bikes.
After a while i decided to get a Bandit, big power for little money.
after ordering it i then checked out insurance. I had a rough idea it would be around £500 tpft with no no-claims bonus my first quote was from a company thats supposed to specialise in "born again bikers" they quoted £1100 tpft i nearly shit myself i thought the wifes not going to like this
Anyway cutting a long story short i got it down to about £520 with Carol Nash i was just about to agree with it when i saw an advert from Hastings Direct in MCN they quoted £350 so i went with them and have been with them now since owning the bike which is nearly 3 years.
I still shop round each year but nobody seems to be able to beat them.
Gonna start looking at the weekend.
By the way it's just my opinon but always phone for a quote dont take the online quote as they will always better it when you talk to them.
cheers
Robbie