Daz
I agree with you, that bike looks nice.
Also when I rode it, some time ago when it had tuffs on it, it did feel shite! Sorry!! I was disappointed to cos I really like SE Assassin XL frames and famcied one as a rider for a while. I thought it was the head angle. It felt like a JMC DY or AP, far to steep at the front end. If you have been playing out on your Haros (which I guess are lazy) and then swaping bikes for the Assassin i guess they are like chalk and cheese, whereas if you rode the Assassin all the time you would get used to it and learn to like it! Possibly pull the bars back and drop them down
You're liking those mid-school exotic parts like the JP and VG gear