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Café Racer Insurance

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Cafe racers have had something of a resurgence in recent years. Whether you’ve built your cafe racer from scratch or you’ve bought a retro-styled motorcycle, call us for a cafe racer insurance quote. All of our cafe racer policies have a Defaqto 5 Star Rating level of comprehensive cover.

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What is a cafe racer?

Cafe racers were originally standard production bikes that had been customised by their owners and optimised for speed and handling for quick rides over short distances. They were mainly used in the 1950s and 1960s by young men to ride from biker cafe to biker cafe in London. Popular examples include the Triton and the Tribsa.

Nowadays, bike manufacturers have created factory-made cafe racer-styled bikes, which means the icon cafe racer style has regained popularity. Popular retro cafe racer models include the Ducati Scrambler Cafe Racer and the Kawasaki W800 Cafe.

Find out more about cafe racers and cafe racer styling in our blog.

Why choose Bikesure for cafe racer insurance?

  • Full range of cafe racers covered, including custom and retro-style bikes
  • Agreed value cover available, ideal for custom cafe racers
  • Cover for custom parts
  • Riders with motoring convictions and criminal records covered
  • Salvage retention available, so in the event of a total loss you can keep the salvage
  • Multi-bike policies, including cover for both custom and standard bike collections
  • Third party cover to ride friends’ bikes
  • Wide range of modifications and customisations covered
  • Easy payment options, including direct debit options
  • Full range of comprehensive and TPF&T custom motorbike insurance available
  • Legal cover up to £100,000 included free of charge

Is cafe racer insurance expensive?

Cafe racer insurance doesn’t have to be expensive, especially if you’ve bought a retro-styled cafe racer with modern technology. If you’ve built your cafe racer bike yourself, this can be a little more difficult and expensive to insure. However, if you get a quote from a specialist insurance broker like us, we’re often able to source lower cost insurance premiums for you than standard insurance providers.

What kind of insurance do I need for a cafe racer?

Modern and custom-built cafe racers can be insured fairly easily on comprehensive, third party, fire and theft, or third party only policies.

Custom cafe racers can be a little more difficult to insure as they will often require agreed value cover for extra peace of mind. Call us and we can help find you cover that suits your needs.

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Insurance fit for a King

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Insurance to ride any bike

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Agreed Value Insurance

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Helmet and leathers

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Keycare Insurance

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Motorcycle Breakdown

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Policy Upgrades

Bikesure offer a range of upgrades and extra benefits, at low prices, so you can add just the additional cover you need to your policy without breaking the bank.

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Legal Cover (Free)

All motorcycle policies purchased through Bikesure come with £100,000 of legal expenses cover completely free of charge. You will also have access to a 24 hour claims hotline and a dedicated claims handler, a suitable replacement vehicle (where eligible) in the event of a non-fault claim, and access to a panel of legal experts to help you through any litigation. Other brokers and insurers charge up to £32 or more for similar cover. This policy is underwritten by Brit Insurance Limited.

Helmet & Leathers Cover

Replacing your helmet and leathers can be expensive and inconvenient as you have to either stop riding or compromise your safety by riding without protective clothing. Protect up to £1,500 worth of protective clothing for just £29.99 or up to £3,000 worth for £40.00. This helps cover the costs involved with replacing your helmet and protective clothing in the event of a motorcycle accident so you can get back on the road as soon as possible. Underwritten by Trinity Lane Insurance Company Ltd.

Breakdown

The nightmare of your motorcycle breaking down puts all of your plans on hold. Hanging around by the roadside for hours, thwarted plans and costly callout charges mean that a comprehensive breakdown policy is an essential consideration for any biker. For just £62.00 a year, when bought with a motorcycle insurance policy, Bikesure Rescue includes gold-standard cover for the insured motorbike including UK and European Roadside Assistance and Recovery, puncture repair, transport to your destination, back home, or to a garage, and emergency accommodation costs, and can even provide you with a similar hire bike to get you on the road again quickly. Get complete roadside peace of mind today. The policy is underwritten by Trinity Lane.

Keycare

If you’ve ever lost your keys, you’ll know that it’s no laughing matter, and can in fact end up costing you a lot of money in locksmith fees.

For just £19.00 a year, our keycare insurance policy will cover locksmith expenses, replacement locks and keys, bike immobilizer replacement costs, vehicle hire costs, and transport costs if you’re stranded, up to a value of £1,500.

We’ll pay out if your keys are stolen, locked inside your home, or lost for 48 hours. Better yet, your keys are protected regardless of your location; we now cover keys worldwide.

For more information and to add keycare to your policy, speak to a member of our team today.

Personal Accident Cover

Nobody likes to think about the possibility of suffering a bodily injury in an accident, but unfortunately it can happen. Personal Accident Cover will pay out additional compensation in the event of accidental death, loss of sight, loss of limbs and road rage assault. The policy offers £12,500 of personal accident cover for only £17.00 a year. The policy is underwritten by Trinity Lane Insurance

Licence Defence

With access to legal advice when you need it most, and providing help negotiating some of the most complex legal and police paperwork, Licence Defence’s expert team could help any biker to avoid making mistakes while contesting their conviction or fine. To find out more about Licence Defence, and how it could help you for just £19.99 a year, contact our team today on 0800 369 8580

Excess Protection

If you are liable for a claim on your motor insurance policy (including non-fault claims where within 6 months you have been unable to recover your excess from a liable third party), this policy will reimburse any excess you have paid, up to a maximum of £300, £500 or £1,000 (dependent on premium paid) in the event of a claim. Protect your excess today from as little as £34.99. The policy is underwritten by Ageas Insurance Limited.

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Better Insurance for Classic Bikes

Zero excess, and I can ride my friends’ bikes!

“When I bought a classic motorbike I didn’t realise I’d have trouble getting the cover I needed. I had always ridden modern motorbikes and regularly took advantage of the ‘riding other bikes’ clause on my insurance – but it seems this cover isn’t available on classic bike insurance. Amazingly, Bikesure gave me this cover, and with a zero excess, all at classic bike insurance rates.”

Sample Quotes

1973 Suzuki GT250

Jeremy is 36 and has always loved classic bikes, so as soon as he passed a fulll bike test, he bought a 1973 Suzuki GT250 for £2,500. He lives in Bridport (DT6) and has a clean licence and will be using his bike for social, domestic and pleasure purposes – he’ll probably be taking it to the seaside on sunny weekends

Jeremy’s fully comprehensive quote is a snip at just £129.44, with third party, fire and theft cover an even cheaper option at £114.80.

1965 BSA Bantam

Ashley is 26 and from Aberdeen (AB15). As a self-certified hipster, he loves the retro styling and classic appeal of the 1965 BSA D175 Bantam, which he bought two years ago, and in its current condition is valued at £3,000. Ashley passed his full bike test five years ago and has a clean licence

His rate is a mere £92.83 for fully comprehensive SD&P cover.

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From our Norfolk-based offices, our teams of insurance experts are ready to take your call, and to help you get great cover at a great price.

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Insurance to ride any bike

Ever fancied borrowing a friend’s or family member’s bike, but been worried that you might not be insured should you have an accident?

With Bikesure’s “ride any bike” insurance, you could add the equivalent of comprehensive insurance to your policy while you ride other people’s bikes – leaving you and the owner safe in the knowledge that you’re covered, whatever happens.

With up to a £10,000 claims limit, accidental damage, third party, fire, and theft cover included, and no need to let us know every time you borrow a new bike, you’ll be free to hop on and hit the road whenever you like.

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Agreed Value Insurance

Whatever bike you ride, from a scooter to a cruiser, dirt bike to superbike, you want to know that you can claim back the full value of your bike if it’s written off.

With agreed value insurance from Bikesure, we’ll work with you to agree the true value of your bike when you take out a policy, and make sure that you get that sum back when you need to claim – helping you to fund a replacement bike without leaving you out of pocket.

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Helmet and leathers

It’s no secret that your helmet and leathers are some of the most important items for staying safe on a bike – and that they can cost hundreds of pounds to replace if damaged.

For just £29.99 a year, our helmet and leathers insurance will cover up to £1,500 in the costs involved with repairing or replacing your leathers and helmet (or £40.00 for £3,000 in costs), including full leathers and other protective clothing, boots and gloves.

With a low £50 excess for each claim, insuring your protective kit could save you hundreds following an accident, and claims on your helmet and leathers policy won’t affect your bike no claims bonus.

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Keycare Insurance

If you’ve ever lost your keys, you’ll know that it’s no laughing matter, and can in fact end up costing you a lot of money in locksmith fees.

For just £19.00 a year, our keycare insurance policy will cover locksmith expenses, replacement locks and keys, bike immobilizer replacement costs, vehicle hire costs, and transport costs if you’re stranded, up to a value of £1,500.

We’ll pay out if your keys are stolen, locked inside your home, or lost for 48 hours. Better yet, your keys are protected regardless of your location; we now cover keys worldwide.

For more information and to add keycare to your policy, speak to a member of our team today.

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Motorcycle Breakdown

From just £62.00 a year, Bikesure Rescue provides gold-standard breakdown cover for your motorbike, offering 24 hour UK and EU roadside assistance and recovery, emergency accommodation costs, transport home, to a garage, or to a destination of your choice, and even an equivalent hire bike to help you get on your way after a breakdown.

We know that nobody wants to have their plans put on hold by a breakdown, or to be forced to hang around by the roadside for hours facing costly callout charges – so use Bikesure Rescue as your breakdown cover, and get motoring peace of mind at a price that suits you.

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