Hello Pete, another Newbie here.
Just got myself an XR1200, great bike, just gotta sort that exhaust out - apart from being pug-ugly, it's restraining the bike's potential, and it's far too quiet!!!
Hoping to make the Unity run, it's for a darned good cause.
Funnily enough, I was going to wimp out of this run, but I've just been reading some stuff about the first two runs, and it seems that Greenwich council, were determined to prevent the Unity Ride from happening!!!
That sort of stuff makes my blood boil!!!!
As a result, I'll be there.
I found this link that you had posted up on BHB.....
http://londonbikers.com/articles/9208/t
It explains the reasoning and ideals behind The Unity Ride.