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basically 99.9999% of the time its only going to be me riding so i have told my insurance company i wont have a pillion passenger i just wondered what happens if i get pulled over while i have a pillion? would it invalidate my insurance? thanks

err .. yeh.. you arent insured to do it.

like if you tell em you wont use it for commuting then have a crash on the way to work and forget to tell them you were visiting a mate ..

plus, if your passenger gets hurt in an accident and its your fault, they cant claim compensation for injury, that then falls on you to up.

ok thanks thought i better check, will give them a call to see if i can get this added

I checked when I was signing up for insurance and it made no difference to the online quote whether I selected the pillion option or not. Needless to say I selected it anyway

squidward wrote:I checked when I was signing up for insurance and it made no difference to the online quote whether I selected the pillion option or not. Needless to say I selected it anyway

I always used to think it would cost more if you had pillion cover, but speaking to a friend who used to be a manager at Roadsure, he said it actually costs LESS if you're taking pillions - the reasoning being that if you've got someone on the back you're more likely to be riding cautiously.

Not sure if it still makes a difference to policies now, but you can argue it the other way because the pillion would be claiming off you.

I scraped the pegs on my 9R on Saturday with a pillion for the first time.

Jamz wrote:
I scraped the pegs on my 9R on Saturday with a pillion for the first time.

making mental note: never go pillion with you!

gem

whilst were on the topic has anyone got any tips for riding with a pillion ???

smooth gearchanges, no late braking, and tell 'em to brace against the tank instead of crushing you.

pegs down with a pillion is easy (if they know what they're doing and dont wiggle about too much) as the suspension is compressed more.

rider AND pillion knee-down .. now that'd be cool.

reds wrote:whilst were on the topic has anyone got any tips for riding with a pillion ???

Don't take a Nut-Nut of a woman who keeps trying to make you scrape your footpegs on a 9r!

gem