Well after finally getting the bike off the rack and giving it a blast to work and back I can report that.
A ) the new stinko front tyre is a delight, sticks nicely which has got the front brakes back up to par
B) the newly refluided forks ( used ATF) are a ahedload firmer but have nice compression/rebound rate
C) the new ( to me ) Corbin seat is firmer, wider and a whole load more slippery. The slippery may be due to me having given it a good clean and leather treatment. Hopefully it will calm down a bit. Because it's flatter, wider and slippery its a whole load easier to get across to get some lean in the corners
D) the new ( eBay ) shocks are a revelation after the shagged Progressive ones that had done maybe 50K miles, they had no oil left in them at all and every bump in the road was like jumping on a trampoline...scary. they are adjustable for compression rebound height and spring preload
the ride to work had me thinking they were set too hard but by the time I rode home it was all coming together. I haven't come close to the level of rapid and lean angles since I moved up into the hills nearly three years ago
It's like a whole different bike
On the other hand, the new headlight with built-in indicators seems to have robbed the bike of the ability to perform any sort of indicating at all, requires looking into
Another issue may be whether the headlight itself is at all effective in the dark. The down side of living in the hills ( up side is awesome fun windy roads) is no street lights and homicidal/suicidal wildlife. I have been attacked by a bastard wombat in the past due to reliance on an LED replacement bulb, he saw my candle like glow coming , I didn't see him until he tried to headbutt me off the bike at about 70mph. I replaced the LED with a proper 90/100w halogen which I have put in the new headlight so will have to see how it is ( literally..)
There should now follow a picture of the new shocks , about $270 on ebay, and yes they do look a bit (?) like Ohlins but I shall not be attaching Ohlins stickers, that would be tacky , however ' Oh#$%*' stickers of identical font would be much funnier