I measured it and I have a foot on either side. Not a problem except for the fence sticks out at the back corner of the house... At that point I run out of room to angle the trailer past it. My pilot barely squeaks back there.
Hob when did you try the star on? They have changed the liners IIRC. I just bought a star carbon myself. The liner feels like butter. Overall it's about the same weight as my arai corsair v.
Rads can go in the tail or belly pan, vfr swinger can be done I think. I know someone had a few sets of spoked single sided rear wheels made for a hawk swinger so it's possible.