Dad is finishing the engine off as i type so i should have it back here for xmas. throwing it in there over the holidays.
have taken 7 inches out of the bar width that i wasnt happy with before, added foot clutch / police style tank shift. started the clean up - i forgot there was shiny stuff under all the oil and road crap that was caked all over the bike - its been leaking like a stuck pig for the last few thousand miles so was in real need of the engine rebuild. crapping itself on the tipple run this year just pushed me into it like now.