Pics to follow...
Only just - Ken's driving it *terrible* ;-) It started. It went (suprisingly well, actually) and it stopped too. It has a better rear brake than the 748 to boot! It looks ok for the money, so I'm happy. Now to get the 680 kit on it and start fettling...
Pics here (not for the bandwidth challenged!) http://www.ecom-secure.co.uk/antony/600ss/600ss_1.jpg http://www.ecom-secure.co.uk/antony/600ss/600ss_2.jpg http://www.ecom-secure.co.uk/antony/600ss/600ss_3.jpg
A tenner says you're right, but I'll take it to someone who can and get it fixed, so you'll never even know...
To pass the ACU rules, or to make it competitive? I'm prepared to spend as much as it takes to get the bike running well and the few simple upgrades that I can do within the series rules. I'm keeping a note of costs[1], just for a laugh, and they're on the webshite. [1] £1518.97 so far, but if this turns into a two-year campaign then most of this will be offset across the two years rather than this one.