The bike is making slow progress. Tank and tail have been painted and cleared, and I also color-matched the headlight ring to bodywork, and cleared the bezel as well (the black paint did not appear to be particularly durable).
I've noticed that the kickstand is a bit short with the longer rear shocks, and will likely be worse when I install the 18" rear wheel and tire. There are a couple of solutions out there, from sleeving the kickstand, finding a new kickstand that is longer, or adding some height to the bottom of the kickstand "foot".
I managed to get the wiring tucked into the headlight bezel to keep things tidy. With the new wiring loom and LHS switchgear, all the proper functions work -- brake, turn, horn, hi/lo beam, etc.
Still some work left to do -- waiting on a few final parts so I can fix the coolant weep from the water pump (a common fault and fairly easy to fix). Then I can mount the carbs again and fire up the bike. It still needs the front brakes rebuilt, new rear pads, the rear brake switch installed (bracket broke off), the front rotor installed, and of course new rubber on the 18" wheels. At that point, it still will be cosmetically rough, but it should work sufficiently to pass a safety. No rush on that, of course.
The bike is making slow progress. Tank and tail have been painted and cleared, and I also color-matched the headlight ring to bodywork, and cleared the bezel as well (the black paint did not appear to be particularly durable).
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