I remembered I have a blog.

Finished up a few more things today:

Caliper installed on wheel/front end
Initial wire exploration started
Stock brake perch delete
Master cylinder assembly and brake lever installed
swapped out brake indicator from stock right to stock left (yay - now BOTH my brakes activate the lights)

Dropped off the new cover/seat to the upholsterers yesterday - I'll be getting it back Tuesday.  Once I get the seat back, I'll have a few more things to get finished up...  But the light at the end of the tunnel has been growing steadily brighter.

Left to do:
Finish up transmission cover
Rattle-Can a few more pieces satin black
Turn signal indicator bb relocate
Final brake setup/bleed
Split/redo/recover factory wire bundles to give a few more inches for wire clearance on the mini-apes
Give it a good washing - all sorts of grime and gunk on the motor

Then it's, adjust, adjust, adjust!  I'm going with my handlebars a few inches further forward, as I was having some issues with the bullet connectors popping out while making right turns.  I'm also going to need to adjust the calipers, shock, etc, and also make sure that the exhaust gasket is good - Heard a few pops coming out of the can last time I rode it.

I'm getting really excited about this.  I really hope it meets my expectations when it finally comes together in the next week.

Until then, fun with precision hand tools (how I finally decided to get that brake perch off):



It, like many things on this bike, wasn't that difficult.  The cut only took about 15 minutes - mainly because I was going slow.  I filed it down using my flat file, but there wasn't much work to be done there, as I had made such a great cut in the first place.  Then, 80 grit, 150, 320, and then 320 wetsand to really get a nice polish on it.  I think it looks really really good.  You can barely tell that it's not stock, which of course I like.

I'll definitely post more pics when I get it more together, I promise!