Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Chuck a

and a

....and you've got the perfect commuter.

Perfection is reached by removing.

The mirrors are so annoying....

Remove them...

Looks good! Clean.

Needs a Givi

You can get ones to colour match:

;)

Ooh. The aerostitch looks good, but why the orthopedic soles?

Soul - M10? Naughty! Frankly they look offensive, which is entirely appropriate given the mooted character of the bike. I can confirm, 1000cc, flat bar, naked bikes are the way forward....

Marco. Junk 'em. A dear mate of mine once said he didn't need mirrors as he was always travelling faster than anyone behind him. More practically, I've never had a sportsbike with a set of mirrors worth a damn.

Hugo - loving the Stylmartin re-issues. That's a boot classic right there.

It's the baby 9 in that photo. They've done as ktm and made their 'little' bikes looks like the big daddy version. Smart move.

Without mirrors then I can't see if I have any sortish of authority on my beyond.

Picking up the new bike on Saturday...

Still trying to find a third party, fire & theft policy that comes in under £2k. Fuck.

Tried bemoto?

I ended up with a good policy from Carole Nash. It's just pot luck, got to try everyone!

It's actually the 2017 MT-09... they look a lot like the 10.

Still, 900cc triple should be plenty of fun :)

Seems high. Is that based on or accounting for a claim you made?

Yes. Based on the claim i made.

@skinny Bemoto came in just under £2k. I think that might be the lowest we can go...

Didn't the second incident cancel out the initial claim?

I was just about to suggest black box/telematics but it appears that isn't available for motorcycles.

http://www.gocompare.com/motorbike-insurance/telematics/#UxztVlTYL58tpiGv.97

Insurance companies can GITFS

This is just with the theft claim.

Jeez man, that's insane. I couldn't afford or justify paying that much. Sucks.

I paid £600 to go fully comp on my KTM and that made me wince. I had it TPFT in the first year, ad full comp was £1500 and I refused to pay that. But at £600 I'm prepared to hedge the risk.

MCE - who I was with at the time of the theft:

Tpft - £3,500
Comp - £2,900

how much is the bike? can you ride a cheap banger for a bit to build up some NCB?

^ this. Perhaps try looking at quotes on some differnt bikes...

It's been bought... Picking up in Saturday.

Probably should have thought about it earlier...

Worth looking to see about insurance?

Surely you bought over the phone or online? Distance selling regs mean you can cancel the purchase.

I have a fixer upper cbf125 begging for a new home!
Hasn't been started in 18 months, slight crash damage but I have the new indicators to be fitted.
200+ miles for a tenner of petrol.