Many thanks to the main man for turning out from his sick bed to help (I use the word loosely cos I did naff all to help him do the actual job!) replace the fuel filter in my tank. Cranked it over a few times. Then a few times more and it starts coughing again until it eventually roars into life. Good job Pete's hatchback was open or else the whole street would have been smoked out

Only problem now is the broken front locating spigot under the tank! When we lifted the tank off with the bracket, it stayed behind, it could only have been the stiction between the tank and the airbox holding it solidly in place cos the rear bolt just about stops it falling off completely

Unless someone out there has got a spare (any condition so long as it's working) I'll now have to wait until one comes in from Italy this weekend.
Have a good'un y'all
