Quick update...

I managed a trip Sooth for approx 1k miles and apart from two stages of more motorway speed riding into headwinds, I managed over 60mpg. The best was approx 65mpg and that was after a decent ride into the mounts of East coast Scotland.

It is mainly down to a mixed ride with slow bits and quicker bits. Long steady higher speed runs seem to penalise you without the bike being thrashed.

With some good spirited riding going on as well the engine seems to have loosened up a bit... Probably a middle/lower revs commuter scoot before and as with all engines, it needs stretching out a bit as well.

Some tinkering to follow and i will see if this improves or not on what I have.

Today was ended with a 10 mile ride through heavy rain into a ***** of a headwind with a "round the Horn lashed to the tiller" feeling