A letter from the dealer, dated 11th October (just arrived back from a holiday on Friday), indicating significant delay.
Called them and apparently weight issues (homologation for motorcycle) and vibration have caused major headaches. Delivery pushed back well into 2012 ( I ordered in March this year).
Looked at Mogwire, who are always on the ball, and found the Harley reference! This latter allusion is only a rumour of course