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No problem, Tom! I actually found the set you have and got myself some. They look great! And I decided to use aftermarket controls so no problem there either! Thanks, buddy!

Got some things up front inspected, cleaned, painted, and reassembled. Also decided that I would reuse my stock speedo until I can afford/find a good mini speedo with the right ratio (dimecity has one that looks great but I'd rather save my money for the time being). I used a couple spare angle...

Got my handlebars in the mail yesterday. :bike: I just tossed them on real quick today so I could make sure I would like the bend. So far I love them. We'll see if they're too hard on my back once I get the bike on the road. They're Emgo 23-92411 'Euro Bend' bars. Before: After:

Got my new handlebars in the mail today. Didn't have time to mount them tonight, but this weekend I should have time. New bars should change the look of the bike a ton.

Eotnak, Good, that's what it seems like. I just ordered my battery so I'm going to start piecing things together any day now. I've had a lot going on recently so the bike hasn't gotten much love but pretty soon here (two weeks or so) I'll be ready to get going again. In the meantime I need to...

Got the wiring harness and the battery box assembly pulled this weekend. It doesn't very impressive when you say it like that but it was a long day of work. I also got most of the unnecessary tabs cut off the bike and ground down. Shot some paint across the bare metal spots to keep them from...

Made some satisfying progress on the bike today. I pulled the headlight the other day just to see what was going on back there... wow. There is a lot going on behind the headlight and I don't think I just spent the last couple of hours marking and disconnecting stock wiring. Maybe, but I just...

Pulled carbs. Showed it off to the neighbor. Drank a beer and just looked at it for a while.

Hey Tom! Any chance you have a link to the handlebars from this build?

Definitely. On nights when you know you don't have time to wrench but you just want to sit and enjoy the bike a cold beer goes down just fine.

Quick update: I am thinking I am going to have to tear down the bike a bit more than originally thought. No problem there, though. I think I'll enjoy the process. Not much happened on the bike tonight. I cracked open a beer at the end of the night and just sat and stared at the bike for a while...

Thanks Crash. All things considered, the motor looks halfway decent. Believe it or not I think it will actually turn out ok. Coastside, those pictures just encourage me. At least I'm not working with that. Wolf, you are my hero. I am going to be reading your thread start to finish. Pipe...

Yeah they are. It's going to be a long road.

Moved it into my larger shop today. Also got the cylinders degreased and cleaned up a bit. I cleaned up the combustion chambers a bit with the rotary tool and it looks like my valve seats are pretty pitted. I hope they are still salvageable. I would hate to have to buy a whole new head.

Started removing all the stuff I don't want on the bike last night (mainly the rear fender and the stock airbox and side covers). Tried to swap out my chrome headlight bucket for my black one but... holy wiring, Batman. That's gonna take me a while. Started tearing down the stock SE...

Started removing all the stuff I don't want on the bike last night (mainly the rear fender and the stock airbox and side covers). Tried to swap out my chrome headlight bucket for my black one but... holy wiring, Batman. That's gonna take me a while. Started tearing down the stock SE handlebars...

Nice, Airwolfie!

So there hasn't been too much to post lately. I had to get my shop in order before I could get any real work done on the bike so that had to happen first. Last night I finally got in the shop and started up some more. I wiped down the tank (filthy) and got the gas cap popped open and modded to...

Awesome! Thanks you guys, I got it!

So here's a question for you guys. The keys for my bike have up and disappeared. I am already planning on an aftermarket ignition cylinder so I'm not so much worried about that but I am scratching my head a bit about the gas tank. My gas tank is locked and I don't have a key for it. Any ideas on...