Hi Dave, welcome aboard.
I'm a fairly new member myself. Bought a '27 EW which I'm hoping is now fully fettled, just waiting for a dry day for some test runs.
I'm up in Bristol, but have a few mates in Hastings so do pop over that way now and again (plague permitting).
Will leave it to the experts for advice on the bike, but agree there is a great deal of info to be found here.
Cheers, Paul