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Make sure that the higher quote includes your NCB - I had a problem with them when I made any change they lost a year of NCB in the process

Is this post for real? One post to promote a dealer? Maybe I'm a cynic (who used to moderate a forum).

I would tell them. In my experience it makes no difference to the insurance cost but they seem interested in the cost of the modifications 

I have summer and winter Falco boots which are great for walking around in as well as riding.  https://giannifalco.com/en/14/products/30/urban-ride

9 minutes ago, daveinlim said:

warm in summer and cooler in winter

I prefer the other way round 

Every year, roughly. Same for the pinlock

DVLA don't seem too slow at staight renewals - applied online for mine on Wednesday and received it in the post today!

12 hours ago, Stu said:

 

I have never seen a static battery voltage that high its always been around 12.6 

 

 

Depends on the battery type and manufacturer. AGM batteries can be well over 13V when fully charged.

44 minutes ago, Stu said:

13.16v? is that after standing all night? 

 

Not coming straight off a ride or off a charger? 

 

As that is too high you should be seeing 12.6 ish 

13V plus doesn't sound high. My bike is currently at 13.1V and hasn't been ridden for 6 days.

54 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

On group rides I nearly always take the lead and one of my mates commented that he very rarely sees my brake light come on other than light trail braking on the twisty bits

I usually touch my brakes even when I don't need to as a warning to following vehicles that I am slowing down 

Most of the audiologists in opticians will do a free consultation in the hope of selling you some very expensive hearing aids

Some hearing aids can be programmed to help mask tinnitus. Go see an audiologist.

Does it have drilled discs? They can make buzzing noises

It could be considered to be a custom built motorbike maybe.  Not sure if it helps much. https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-approval/motorcycle-single-vehicle-approval

Hopefully after 12 years, the original poster has made their decision!

You could consider the R1200R/R1250R. Comfy, good 2 up but obviously not very good weather protection. Around 40kg lighter than the RT depending on version and the weight is lower down

I am not sure why you want to repeatedly take them off. My priority was comfortable for walking in when I stop. While I have some Daytona ones for wet winter riding, my preferred ones are Falco short boots. I have a winter pair and summer pair. They are reinforced in various places with D3O over the ankle. They are laced but you leave the laces done up and unzip them once you have laced them to your liking. The winter ones are waterproof but not the summer ones.

I am not sure if the diameter would be the same, but you can get bar end plugs for mountain bikes. Might be too small a diameter though.

50 minutes ago, Steve_M said:

My instructions were for her to hold one hand on a grab handle, the other around my waist so she could brace

I don't remember if that is what I told my wife to do, but that is how she rides pillion and has done for over 40 years, since we were at school

I wouldn't mind a DCT bike but the choice is very limited. I think you are better off giving yourself complete freedom of choice.

I don't know the answer but the padding in my wife's helmet started to fall apart after 30 years so she had to buy a new one. It had been sitting in a cupboard for ages, so not affected by UV light.

I only change mine when there is a good reason. My latest change was to get a flip-front, not due to the old one being 15 years old.

One of the problems is knowing the local rules. Where I live you can park in a car pay-and-display spot without paying. Ride 30 miles and you can't - you need to find specific, free motorcycle parking or streets where it is free to cars

Not unusual to have a gear change patch on both boots - so they don't look "odd". I have a couple of pairs of Falco short boots and they have gearchange pads on both feet.

15 hours ago, Stu said:

 

The airflow alone through the front in the cold weather is more than enough to stop a motor heating properly 

 

The fan didn't help matters thats for sure 

That's probably true, and probably simply radiated heat from the engine.  I had a Honda Prelude many years ago and in winter if I didn't reach 50mph it wouldn't provide enough heat to warm the interior.  I guess the water thermostat stayed shut.  My wife's Fiesta turbo is the opposite - after a few miles at slow speed it is belting heat out into the cabin.

2 hours ago, Stu said:

 

Many moons ago people used to block the front of radiators to restrict the air flow to help cars warm up and stay warm 

That was before they discovered electricity.  The fan was running continuously even in the middle of winter.