Just got back from Thursby's after asking advise on wheel repairs....
  Anyone who says a wheel does not need repairing, cant be bad in my book. 
 (Ian - he is now on the main road into Stockton from Norton, in the last building opposite the church). 
 What a treasure trove - great to find. Roy is heavily involved in PC Hard/Software etc but still obviously loves his Ducati's 
 He has a nice FII sat next to his office and is planning to obtain as many of the 16 Pantah's he built as race bikes, many moons ago. 
 He showed me a 'works' cylinder head that he modified himself and it is impressive stuff. 
 Here is a link to a German website for Pantahs that he's been helping with some English translations:  
http://www.ducati-tt.de/index_en.htm  Some good racing pics in there as well. 
 Good to know that some 'little guys' are still out there doing amazing things. 
 Frank