LIGHTS!  Played with some battery acid and got that bad boy all charged up and installed.  Got the new LED turn signals and tail light all wired up as well as the new headlight.  I also got a new rear brake light indicator switch that connects to the rear brake foot pedal.  The old one was not working.   Nice and bright and fun to see some "life" in this motorcycle!  The turn signals do not flash right now because they are LED bulbs and don't pull enough of a load to trigger the stock flasher relay, so I need to get a new electronic flasher relay to replace the stock one and we'll be in business.  The speedometer and tachometer light up nice as well.  Also working well is the starter!  I can't wait to get some gas lines run and fire this thing up...Work on the new seat is well underway.  Stay tuned.
-Bocaj

I love getting new parts in the mail!  The new sprocket keeper and bolts showed up yesterday and I found some time to install it right away along with cleaning up the area under the sprocket cover.  With the sprocket securely attached and my clutch adjustment put back together I could mount the drive chain and put the sprocket cover back on the engine.  The foot control shifter can now go back on too.  
-Bocaj

Huh...that's weird.  So, as I progress on this build, the corners I cut are very vibrantly shown to me.  This time it was when trying to put the chain back on the sprockets to run the rear wheel.  As I was fishing the chain up and over the sprocket that comes out of the engine right next to the clutch connection, it was feeling very loose.  Then...off it came, right into my hand.  What the s*$t is this!  So, I had to take this small cover off to be able to see what was going on behind it in this mysterious Bermuda Triangle where parts just fall off in your hands...  Sure enough, that means taking the exhaust off and the foot controls off as well.  When I finally got the cover off I found more mud wasp nests and a wad of crap the size of my fist.  But more interesting is what I did not find...no keeper plate or bolts for the sprocket.  So, I ordered a new one that should arrive shortly.  Goes to show ya, the one place you don't look on your build is where your problems will be hiding...be thorough and take your time.  The end result will benefit.
-Bocaj

As sometimes happens while being creative, I've changed my mind.  After doing some serious sitting and staring, something just wasn't looking right to me.  So, out comes the grinder.  I removed the chopped rear fender and the new taillight and cut off the rear seat bracket making a nice flat surface to mount a new seat pan.  I also removed the old seat swivel mounts and got rid of the old seat pan which I had been planning on recovering.  So, next I needed to create a new seat pan...This cardboard cut out is the first draft and will eventually be transferred to a sheet of metal and mounted to the frame.  A nice thin pad of some type will complete the look.  After sitting on it with the new seat design I can feel quite an improvement in the comfort of the hand controls.  Just lowering the seating angle a couple inches really helps the comfort of the whole design.  The idea is to get a side mount tail light with a license plate bracket for the right side of the bike and leave the seat nice and simple and clean.  I'm liking this new direction and am glad I made the jump into some more fabrication with it...when sparks are flying you know you're having fun!
I also got both of the carbs rebuilt and installed with their new filters...oooh shiny! 
-Bocaj