Soooo, now that I actually have proper INTERNET again (it's like the use of your right hand - you don't realise how much you miss it until you don't have it), I can upload some pics again.

The swingarm came back from the welder, which was a relief because it was holding everything up, being such a pivotal part (see what I did there?!?).

Tops job - looks factory

Then the beautiful Matris shock could go in.








The forks came out for a service. The oil was fresh, which is always nice to see (and not very common).





While I was there, I heard that you could reverse the top and bottom steering head angle inserts to get the same geometry as the new models, but sadly this is not the case. I might need to hunt down some replacements.





New chain and sprockets.