G'day Matt,
I'm John from Australia. Picked up my MC 21 3 weeks ago. Had been sitting for a long time and was in a very sorry state but had compression and ran in a fashion. I've now spent many hours in the shed and completed my first track day on this bike last Saturday. It ran almost faultlessly. The guys on this forum are very helpfull and I fell sure can solve most problems. They really are a fantastic little bike and will give you a smile a mile wide every time you ride it. It is fairly maintenance intensive but I'm more fastidious than most, look after it and it will look after you!
Mine starts generally first kick, never more that four and thats in winter.

See ya later.