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HiI have been looking at a number of travel insurance (medical / baggage etc) providers and the majority either don't cover motorbike riders or only cover those with 200cc bikes. Does anyone know of a good (not dodgy) provider who covers Australians with more than a 200cc bike? - Thanks
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I uses this company: Direct Travel Insurance | Cheap Holiday Insurance from £2.60 to cover medical stuff on my bike trips (usually on a 400cc or 750cc bike)

Their exclusion says MC has to be less than 125cc, but it adds "unless the rider has a licence to ride a bigger bike" (which I have). Don't know if Australians can be covered on it. I'm a UK citizen with a UK address.

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Hi Adastra,

World Nomads cover Australians for riding larger bikes (and other daft activities along the way). If you lived in the UK they wouldn't (different underwriters). I thought $835 wasn't bad for 13 months cover.

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Thanks guys
I'll check out both of these suggestions.
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Check out these guys, we use them for our trips. They don't have any restriction on motorcycle size, providing you have a full licence of course.

Travel Insurance :: Aussietravelcover for Worldwide Travel Insurance

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Hi Adastra,

World Nomads cover Australians for riding larger bikes (and other daft activities along the way). If you lived in the UK they wouldn't (different underwriters). I thought $835 wasn't bad for 13 months cover.

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I used them as an NZ resident and had good experiences. Travel Insurance from $1.60 per day World Nomads Australia
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I used MBF Travel Insurance when I did my big ride. Never had to claim, but they cover you for any size motorcycle - and they're definitely not a dodgy mob.
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For your information:

All quotes are for 5 months in the Middle East for a single bike rider with 650 engine bike

Cover depends on the level of benefits so the price varies as well!

Aussietravelcover: $373 - Budget Cover Unlimited medical and evacuation, $5million personal liability:
Will not pay unless you have a current Australian or International drivers licence Check out the fine print at: http://www.aussietravelcover.com.au/...s/brochure.pdf


WorldNomads: $298 ($100 Excess) $5Million cover, $10k cancellation costs, $500k medical evacuation, $3.5k loss of travel docs and personal affects, $2.5Million personal liability
Will not pay claim if you ride a motor cycle (except as a pillion passenger) without a licence that is valid in the relevant country (this could be a big loop hole for them!!);
Check the fine print at : World Nomads - Policy Wording: Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's (AUS) 30112009

MBF: $725 ($100 excess) Gold Cover Unlimited medical and evacuation, $2.5million personal liability, $10k personal possessions, $25k accidental death
Will not pay unless you have a current Australian or International drivers licence Check out the fine print at: https://www.mbf.com.au/MBF/Travel%20...ms/PDS_103.pdf
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I'm looking into exactly this now, and World Nomads DOES NOT cover liability if you are riding a motorbike. It does cover your medical costs, but not the damage you do to other people and things.

My girlfriend received this explanation from them in an email, plus double check Section 7, "Not covered", 1, b, i in the terms and conditions linked above.

Last time we used CGU. They looked very good if departing from and returning to Aus. Details are floating around here.

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Will not pay claim if you ride a motor cycle (except as a pillion passenger) without a licence that is valid in the relevant country (this could be a big loop hole for them!!);
That's a standard clause. Your licence is valid in most countries for x months.

Whether or not biking is covered by WN depends on your country of residence. UK residents, for example, haven't been covered for some time. Oz, NZ and Thai residents are. As Adastra says: always check the fine print.
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I'm looking into exactly this now, and World Nomads DOES NOT cover liability if you are riding a motorbike. It does cover your medical costs, but not the damage you do to other people and things.

My girlfriend received this explanation from them in an email, plus double check Section 7, "Not covered", 1, b, i in the terms and conditions linked above.

Last time we used CGU. They looked very good if departing from and returning to Aus. Details are floating around here.

Ben

Hi Ben

Yes, it is only medical I'm after, I'm assuming a green card will do the liability bit...but may be wrong (or unable to get it!!). I'll look into CGU as well though.

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As Australians, we used and can highly recommend Worldcare underwritten by Allianz and supported by Mondial assistance.

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Excellent service and we have used them twice with no hassle. They are the pros that set the benchmark for all other insurers IMO. They also have a competitive price, which is good news.

Like with any insurer, read the fine print. They cover you riding any motorcycle as long as your are licence to ride that motorcycle in the country you are riding. I double checked this before taking the insurance.
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I just read the fine print for Americans using the World Nomads insurance. I always get it because it covers high-altitude mountain climbing, spelunking, and other adventure sports generally not included in insurance. My upcoming trip will be my first one on motorcycle, though, so I read the details.

The information seems a little conflicting, but the gist of it is that Section 2 outlines what is covered by the insurance, and Section 3 details what is not covered, unless it is mentioned as covered in Section 2. So, Section 3 says motorcycles are not covered, but Section 2 says that motorbiking is completely covered. No limits on size of bike, licensing, anything.

Before I buy this insurance this time, I'm going to call them up and really get the details clarified. If I learn anything new, I'll post it.
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We have used Travel Insurance from $38 - Travel Insurance Direct Australia for the last couple of years. We took out the Worldwide Essentials Policy. They cover motorcycling and have paid out twice to us. Once for stolen helmets, they were cabled to the bike with a bike cover over the top. They also paid all our medical bills for an accident we had last November in Argentina. Mondial would ring us up every few days from Australia to check how we were going and if there was anything else they could do for us.

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My family purchased travel insurance policies from 1Cover travel insurance company. They are also one of Australia's largest travel insurance specialist. Policies can only range at a starting price of $36 and you will be covered in minutes.
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