Ain't got much further with the Irish directories (about half done)
 I have been working on my bike though. New fork seals, I've polished the fork legs too. Not easy as it was rough cast aluminium. New head stock bearings too. Just new brake pads to do, as well as the normal oil change, new oil filter and spark plugs (standard service). 
 Dunno if I'll be ride it much though, with petrol more than £6 a gallon (or gas at $9 a gallon if you want it in yank terms). 
03-02-2011

 Should also let you know, despite what I read in my Haynes workshop concerning the removal of the fork seals wouldn't work on either leg, I had to cut through the old seals (using a sharp knife, a hammer and a scribe).
 It might work with the XL, but the top bush on the '98 vtr, it would not budge (it's  looks 3 times longer than the one shown in the book too). Anyway job done.
 Looks at the Haynes for info on head stock.... hmm soz, ain't got a puller to fit, got a hammer and a good engineering screwdriver, so that's out. Didn't have the right size drift either. So I cut a socket in half, ground out the teeth to fit, shoved that in the iner ring of the bearing, put a good ring spanner on the half of socket & hit it a couple of hundred times. Job done.
 I'll be brebuilding the front end tomorrow.
 Soz no photo's of that.
 05-02-2011

 Bike tested, but not had the normal service. Pain stopped play on that (was in too much pain to concentrate on the web site either after the front end rebuild
  Two days ago, I've been able to get a lot of prep I had to do for the quick respray. I'm only giving it a quick blow over. but needed to sand out all the little chips bad scratches in the paint.
 Today I'm going to the rest of prep.
 I hope to be spraying the tank and rear plastics tonight. If I'm able I'll start on the new brake pads/plugs & oil filter tomorrow.
 Then, IF I feel up to it, I'll get on with the rest of the Irish pages.
 11-02-2011

 Managed to get the tank respryed, just a quick over, half way through. I can do these things, but it just takes a lot of rests, a little and often.
 Eventualy I come out with something to please the eye (well mine at least).
 12-02-2011

 All work on my VTR was done by 17th. I've been unable to ride it. Maybe today. Maybe not, was depressed due to pain, lack of cash & of course every thing that comes out of Camerons mouth. 
 Here what he said today, everything to be contracted out to the private sector. Yeah right Cameron, we hear ya, we remember when they contracted out hospital food, and he thinks it will be for the better. damn idiot.
 I ain't doing any more
21-02-2011