My rule of thumb is if your frame has bashplate mounts, use a bashplate, if it dosent, use a bashring. never use both, makes it a pain in the neck to get the chain off, costs more, and is heavier if you care about that.
You might be surprised how well the hOles hold up. i have no personal experience, but i wouldnt count them out just cause they are light and have huge holes.
Pretty good! You should be on a smaller bike imo, like the echo kid would be perfecto or you. nonetheless, you handle that big bike reeeeeeealllly well!
To much hassle? what hassle? its around twice the cost to ship anything internationally, you can kinda use that as a rule of thumb. may sound like alot but it really isnt bad if you think about it.
get an sd7 lever, sd7 arms, get good cable, like xtr or something of that sort, and use the heatsink yellows for a smooth rim. You dont have to have a booster like you do on maggies, if you want one, its real easy to mod a 4bolt one.
v!zis so amazing, wish we had a more uptodate dealer. Ye im prolly gonna get the trialtech ones. i just need to start working at the local lbs and ill have the money fast