oh yes i forgot to mention i have also had it running once on just the front cyclinder after the bike had been sat in the garage for 4 days. i went and toppped up the tank(live opposite petrol station!

), and went 1/2 a mile down the road after a lot of backfiring, and all became normal! (possible maybe that fuel line some where is blocked?)
oh yeh.... i had to replace my caliper seals, and after reading on here that some of you have found this to be somewhat expensive, i manage to get the seals for one caliper (dust seal o-rings x2, and main piston seals x2) for £12.95 from DPL in doncaster. initially i thought i was going to have to pay £40 for two 'kits'

thank god i was stubborn (or is that just tight?!

) and shopped around for a while! if anyone wants there contact details i would be happy to help