Thanks! Yeah it seems like a good one, having taken the tank off it's definitely been off road but not hard and not far. Fingers crossed!

There is a local engineer that we use through work for fabrication & welding jobs. I might ask him what he could do to strengthen the subframe without lumping on too much weight next time I spot him.

I'm so happy I went for the 600, for me it's still going to be more than good enough off road, but it seems quite relaxed at 60 - 70mph which is exactly what I wanted. Might need to start going to the gym 5 times a week if I wanna hit any serious trails though!!

I've had one issue so far when I stopped on the way to work to pick up some food for the day. I failed to kick it back into life so I primed it on decomp, tried again, and again, then I noticed fuel pouring out of the carb overflow!!! Pushed it the rest of the way to work with the fuel tap off and it turned out to be a sticky float needle! Sorted now.

I did initially notice a slight oily smell and very faint smoke from the silencer until it warmed up a bit, but I didn't notice it happening the last cold start or two; running in the garage from cold today I could hardly smell a thing. I'm guessing the valves needed a run to re-seat after sitting around for years? Might need stem seals before I take her further afield but that will be no trouble, might be good to take the head off for an inspection and a refresh regardless. Just gonna keep a hawk eye on the oil level for now.

I'm properly over the moon with this bike!