Sorry
@decompressing - I was that busy drooling over the photo, I didn't answer your question - but no - sorry, I don't know any one in your part of the country, but I see Upt'North has suggested someone. You don't need a Honda dealer in particular, you need someone who knows the Pans.
Odd though - yesterday, I took advantage of the good weather and the dry roads and got out for a good long ride. 244 miles through the dales and up the Upper Tees Valley and Over to Alston, Hartside, Shap, Sedbergh, Hawes, Ribblehead and back home. Great stuff. Just before Ribblehead, the sun was disappearing behind the mountains and I pulled off at the side of the road to add some extra layers.
While I was doing that, a chap came past on a shiny new looking GSX (I think it was). He stopped to check whether or not I had broken down and needed help, which was nice of him. We chatted for a while, and he had bought this brand new looking bike from a chap who had his own private collection. He reckoned he had about 26 bikes and this was one pristine. It was P registered - which is about 92 ?. The chap on the GSX came from Teesdale.
Who is this chap selling off brand new old motorbikes? He's making the motorcycling population around there very happy, and those of us who have missed out are turning a pale shade of green.
Just one tip - before you get that beast on the UK roads, take out the two wheel sensors if they will remove without using any force - one on the front wheel and one on the back. Smear some grease on the outer casing (not on the circular flat bottom) and reinstall them. They are a close fit in the alloy bracket and can corrode in place. If they are already tight, leave well alone.
