OK hands up, "Pride" does come before a fall. My FCF side stand gave way, actually in quite a graceful kind of a way all in front of a collection of fellow bikers at the Monyash cafe. In so doing breaking the FCF gearshift, the P/tank catch, and the clutch lever all meaning a ride home stuck in first not a great day out. Anyway I guess this is a word of warning for anyone else who fancies a go at FCF. I'm still not really clear what the failure was down to, the design or my manufacture.