Honda-SOHC

This is a Suzuki 1400 Turbo with 270 bhp that my mate Neil has just bought.

I know Neil used to race at Santa Pod but this amount of power on a road bike only one word Mental.

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IMG-20240919-WA0003 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

Went out for a short ride today as the sun is out - nothing epic just 18 miles or so  to put a few extra miles on the 500 before winter sets in. I'm starting to really love the way it sounds & feels - so very different to the 400 in terms of flexibility through the gears.

When I rode it before the rebuild the front suspension was overly hard plus it made some horrible clonking noises under braking. On dismantling I found a PO of the front forks had fitted some spacers between the top of the springs and the internal top nut. I removed the makeshift spacers returning the set up to standard as the springs were still within the original limits in uncompressed length.

The ride is good on good road surfaces but there is something almost harsh about the way the bike rides over road repair strips at 40-50 mph. At the moment the rear damper spring setting is set on the lowest setting so presume that's softest (I'm 15st). Looking at the design I guess you need to rotate the adjuster with some sort of C spanner to harden the spring rate. I believe the rear shockers are standard ones.

What size tool do I need to rotate the rear damper spring to the second setting & will that improve anything or make it even worse?

I bought a size L bike cover from Aldi for use as a dust cover on my 400 cost £10.99 it's a tight fit as the XL sizes were sold out plus it does not reach down to the floor. The XL sixes were sold out.
I bought a Neverland cover bike for the 500 that totally covers the bike right down to the ground £12.99 on ebay its made of thin material with no inside lining - it does the job.

I would like to totally cover the 400 with a replacement cover that reaches down to the floor all round - I like the inside lining.

What if any bike covers do memebers hers recommend/use.

Watching Bangers& Cash they used spray chrome on Mini radiator grille - anyone here used it?

Not sure which K model this US import is.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276623266881

As both my fork ears were rotted out plus I did not want to fit fork gaiters I opted for s simple aftermarket bracket to support the headlamp & indicators on my 500. 
They are  not a split two part clamp so you have to thread them over the fork tubes - a simple pinch bolt at the rear tightens them up.

The arrangement works okay but is a tad ugly. I am thinking of changing the fittings for a less bulky design that clamps on the front rather than the rear with a slimmer profile in terms of thickness.

Will it be possible to just remove the top fork bridge bolts & top nut to remove the old brackets leaving the bars etc assembled?
I don't want to make myself a load of work having only just finished the build if I have to dismantle too much.

In the four years or so that I have been a sohc member there are occasional mentions about the dangers of "Glazing"if running an engine idling for long whilst making adjustments.

I've taken the comments at face value without asking what evidence this is based on and what it actually means.
How real is the notion and what causes it if inded it can happen?

When I pulled my 500 on it's centre stand I found it quite a bit heavier than my 400.

Not sure if it's poor technique or old age! I'm glad I kept the 400 for 'weak days'.