Knowing Ash & how he likes things "spot on"
I too can imagine his patience will be wearing thin,
between yourself & Ash, i,m sure you,ll solve the problem.
If it helps, i have a brand new M/C ( not even had fluid thru it ) that i,d be happy to courier on "overnight" service to Ash, just shout if its needed.
when you solve the prob, you,ll be soooooo pleased with yourselves,
keep at it fella,s.
cheers
andy