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MarkCR750:
I rode my CR for the first time today (actually its not a CR lookalike yet, it's in MOT trim, lights indicators etc, looks a bit odd as you can see below!), anyway once it's MOT'd it's remove the road bits, refit the fairing for a final check of fit, then the tank, seat and Fairing go off to the paintists).

First impressions;
Fuelling is pretty close, no flat spots, nice burbling backfires on the throttle down, I'll probably lose that once I've got the fuelling bang on , shame really.
Front forks way too soft, need some progressive springs.
Sounds glorious, took it on a few country roads and it was intoxicating, had to reign myself in a bit  :).
It's quicker than I thought it would be, probably due to losing all that weight (the bike not me).
Handling feels pretty neutral but I will wait until I've firmed the front up before pushing it too much.
Front brakes are very good!, I was surprised because I'd read that the dual disc set up didn't massively improve the brakes, that's wrong it definitely does, and no squeals, yet!.
Nothing fell off!, right hand footrest/rearset need a tweak but that's probably me forgetting to tighten it in the first place.
Got to the MOT station and they'd double booked so it's now booked in for 10am tomorrow, wish me luck!!!!!.
PS insurance was £261 fully comp with Bikesure, that is for a custom bike policy which allows any modifications (apart from engine tuning, but they don't class non standard air filters and 4 into 1 as tuning), I couldn't be bothered to shop around and thought that not a bad price considering almost any mod is allowed.

philward:
Very nice - looks great!

MarkCR750:
Thanks Phil, can't wait to get it finished now, it rode better than I thought it would, hopefully I can get the fairing etc painted in the next couple of weeks and then it will look a bit more CR'ish .

UK Pete:
Looking good, not far to go now
petre

JamesH:
Well done Mark that's coming along nicely...

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