Another week goes by and I have to confess to no progress at all. These things come around I suppose. I did notice that I need new barrel studs as the threads on mine are looking squared off. These are the ones that hold down the head and guarantee compression and oiltightness. I definately don't want to cut a corner there.
So, best not to lose the spirit lest the momentum follows suit. Here's a lovely bit of video of a speed triple cafe racer. The camera work is excellent, the speed rendered real and the sensation is pure cafe racer...