Yes great news Joolz. Good to hear you’ve also gelled with the alterations with the new swinging arm fitted 👍
Cheers, Michael

Very pleased The XBR passed its MOT, the new swinging arm and suspension have given the bike a different feel, definately smoother over the bumps, the steering is a lot quicker now as the head angle has changed due to the slightly higher back end, Im now waiting for the nice weather to come back and for the show season to start, my first is on Sunday at the Maverics marvellous motorcycle show

Afternoon Gareth. You may have seen my recent post about me starting an RS250 street tracker that I intend to try and get finished in 5 months. Much to the amusement of Ian 🤣😉👍
So please can I put my name forward for the Oct show, obviously no real details on the bike as yet as it’s just a pile of bits.
Also.... I sadly can’t fully commit to coming down yet as I’m having to undergo further tests for prostate cancer. I’m going into hospital next week for a small exploratory operation. Thankfully nothing to serious at this point. But I won’t know what the next few months will bring until I/they get the results back in a few weeks time.
Obviously I’ll keep you posted on any developments, both with the bike and myself as I appreciate the time you must put into organising it all👍
Cheers, Michael

Michael I do hope you will be able tk join us in Oct. All the best with the project and more importantly health wise.
Gareth

First service is booked for next week.
In the meantime I did an approximate check of fuel consumption which  worked out to be at approximately 110 mpg. I'll clearly need to re-check this at next fill up as it seems overly low, even though I'm sticking to little more than 40 mph until the first service.

Many thanks for the info Ian. I’ll try the Honda owners club first, see if they can turn anything up🤞
I’ve taken a punt on an engine off fleabay 🤞🤞
So once that arrives I will have an engine and frame number, so as a last resort I can go down the route and try, as you’ve suggested to re- registering it 🤞
Cheers, Michael