Cheers fellas, appreciate the feedback ;-)
Insurance wasn't fussed. I've only third party and no theft cover so I think they only care about performance mods.

Mechanic didn't say anything at the MOT other than the seat suits it well.
I've changed my mind about the scrambler look. Will stick with road tires.
The exhaust wrap makes the bike look better (esp when the wrap was new) but it's not that functional. In the wet there's plenty of steam at the lights.
Plus when I changed oil filter I split a shitload of oil on the wraps. Smoked for around 2 weeks!

Cool, thanks.
So it seems the insurance company will notify DVLA that it was a Cat N.
On DVLA website it states there's a £1000 fine for not notifying them which got me worried.

Thanks Drezza I would be very interested in your forks.


I’ll find out this week from insurance who’s at fault with the accident. If I’m at fault or if it’s 50/50 I’ll get back in touch for the forks.


I think the frames ok but will have the whole bike looked over by a pro if I’m repairing it.

Must be a strict MOT garage if they were to fail you for that.

I had to drive it a good mile with no coolant to get it somewhere safe to park so hopefully I haven't cooked the head gasket as well.  The fan was coming on for most the journey

Hello all,

I changed my spark plugs for some CR8EIX iridium plugs and the bike seemed a lot quicker, great improvement.

However after 20 miles the radiator developed a hole and sprayed coolant everywhere.  I'm waiting on a replacement radiator but do you think it could be linked to the change of plugs?

Thanks but I'm not talking about the kosos.

I'm talking about the really cheap £5 ones on ebay. The one I have at the moment isn't working anywhere near correctly and I'm wondering if perhaps its faulty. I've bought another one and will see if the new one is any better.

Also I recommend changing the speedo to mechanical. Check out my build for a link to a tutorial.

That’s mint!! Love it!!


I’m wondering the same, how’s performance with the pod filters??


Lots of people say it’s a no no.


Can you send me the tyre specs? Amazed that front tyre fits under the guard!


Cheers (I’m from melb but living in uk, don’t let that put u off haha)

Thanks for the comments.

Next plans are to wrap the exhausts, cut down the front mud guard (or remove completely) and maybe change the tyres.

I was originally going to install a smaller seat however it's the only mode of transport for me and the missus so need enough room for her. The pillion pegs were actually cut and shifted for the build.

I also changed the speedo drive to mechanical and put a smaller speedo and tacho on.  Can't get the tacho to work properly thou.  It's not the fault codes, it just seems to have a mind of its own.

Some progress pics...

Haha yeah felt pretty silly when I realised.

Hopefully this helps some other fool in future.

Did a bit of a streetfighter project and removed front fairing, changed headlights, indicators and handlebars.

Now I have a problem that when the clutch is pulled in the headlight comes on.  Release clutch and headlight goes off.

I believe it might be a grounding issue but I'm not sure how to fix it.  At the moment I just leave low beam on all the time.

Any ideas?

Thanks Tommy but my lights, etc were working before I dropped the starter relay terminal onto the battery. Not afterwards thou.

As for the starting problem that occured first it could be a connector issue. It's very strange. Will check all the connectors once I get power back working.