Might sound silly but you are using a genuine head gasket or an Athena one yes?

I usually dislike those end tips, but this does look smart!

It's a Grom with a KTM LC2 engine (Same as DT engine)
A chap named Mike Taylor is building it. Pretty cool I thought. I found riding an actual Grom pretty dull so a DT engine might make it a bit more interesting.

Just to chime something else in, my TDR doesn't really have much past 9-10k either, but it seems to be due to a small hole where my silencer meets the expansion chamber. Whenever I patch it up, I get much more pull up the top of the rev range. Sadly my fixes don't last long

@oldman that's about as blatant as they come!

Would you consider moving the forum to a faster machine altogether? Maybe a VPS?

Vultr.com $2.50 per month for a decent enough Linux server. I'm sure a few of us on here would be happy to donate a few quid to help the cause

Think most places charge now. Surrey and Horsham do and there's lots of lanes for the opportunists in these areas.

Some lovely looking bikes here! Personal favourite is your friends TDR

Epic job! That's another one to add to your (now) collection.. What's next?