did a bit more today, noticed that the lower crank looked bodged so took it to kickstarter motorcycles in manchester for them to have a look. turns out its body filler
took it back home and prayed that it was only the post that had gone and not the crank itself.
after a tense 10 mins using a wire brush drill attachment, i finally breathed and it was just the post that had been bodged so i tooki it back to KSM and he welded it up in a few hours.
so I went to manchester city centre 3 times today, luckily its only 10mins if the traffic's clear
red in the photo for some reason on this one