Honda-SOHC

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods.
 She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap.
 The frog said to her, 'If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes.'
 The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, 'Thank you, but I failed to
 mention that there was a condition to your wishes.
 Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!'
 The woman said, 'That's okay.'
 For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
 The frog warned her, 'You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to'.
 The woman replied, 'That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me.'
 So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!
 For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.
 The frog said, 'That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you.'
 The woman said, 'That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine.'
 So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world!
 The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, 'I'd like a mild heart attack.'
 Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them.
 Attention female readers : This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good.
 Male readers :
 Please scroll down.
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 The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife.
 Moral of the story : Women are really dumb but think they're really
 smart.
 Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show.
 PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen...now run along and put the kettle on, there's a good lass

Thanks for the pics and links. The more I look the more it looks wrong to me, as said Honda wouldn't put bracing around the headstock if it wasn't needed. The spine tube itself isn't exactly big and I don't think mechanical fixings will be as rigid. I would like to see two frames on a test bed and load them up around the headstock to see the difference.

Soldered the tank this morning and took the bike for a run 50mls it now runs great at any speed throughout the rev range, smooth as silk, well happy.

Thanks for the link Chris I am certainly open to recommendations.

Cheers from another Chris.

It is Antares Red. The tank is not too bad with just one tiny ding in it, but the tail piece looks like someone painted it with a stick. I can not make my mind up weather to get it painted or not. When I bought it I said I wasn't going to because its perfectly good enough to just ride and enjoy without throwing a shed load of money at it and turning it into a show pony, but I keep looking at the tail piece. .Who knows time will tell.