typical ..

.... I've just taken the bike off the road and the weather is ideal for riding!

At least the garage is not too cold and I can get a load of stuff removed from the bike while the light still allows. Sometimes when the weather is lousy the light is so bad I can hardly work even during the day.

I took the battery out a couple of days ago and now have realised that I jumped the gun a bit. I should run the engine with the fuel pump disconnected to relieve the pressure of the fuel in the system. Not that there's much gas in the tank. I syphoned that off earlier (and gave myself a mouth-full at the same time!)
So I'll have to see if I can find a long lead to connect the battery without fitting it back in the bike as the fit is so tight it's a pain getting it out. Maybe the ones on the Optimate will do the job.
I was looking at the gas tank and feel that the dash gives the bike a better look than it would with a big gap which the higher bars will leave. Also, the gauges being on the tank will give a slicker look to the top yoke, not having a speedo on there. I'll buy a stretched tank for a carb model which has two gas caps. The fuel gauge is an extra I can live without as it never works accurately anyway.