Preload: will do!
Scottoiler: been meaning to get one anyway, good call.
Do some miles: I already commute 110 miles daily and know what hurts, I've change two saddles and three bars to get to where I am now
Paint: I'd still like to see it all red
Pillion pal: the mrs is good as gold on the back bar sliding on the seat. Now with the racks and panniers she's got too much choice of places to hold. Done an unloaded test ride with all the luggage on to see how it rides and she feels the other day.