I'm with you on this one Ash, the only thing he was good at was talking, unless he owed you somethin', then he couldn't manage that
David, your right of course, it's not just a case of poppin' into the garage with a basic lathe and knocking out some dampers and considering whats involved then coil overs arn't that bad - unless you live in NZ
LocostKiwi, have you thought about using second hand coil overs from the monoshock rears of motorbikes? Might be a bit better damping than those of the triumph spit
HTH BV.