Paladin, I think you've got me confused with someone else. I actually am satisfied with the handlebar style that is on it, at the moment. And they aren't unuseable at the moment, the symmetry is just a little skewed, now.
The mangled footpeg I took off and pounded out with a 2.5 pound hammer. The bottom side of the rubber is almost all shredded from scraping across the asphalt, but it should still function
As to turn signals, yes, the close in look is very nice, but I'm torn between that, and wondering whether narrowing the light display will make one less noticeable/visible to drivers.
Regarding injuries, it was all in first gear, so no real appreciable speed, but the way it happened, I'm darn lucky I didn't crack my head on the asphalt. I did end up rolling/sliding across the asphalt for a few feet. Scraped my hands up a little bit, small scrape on elbow, shirt I was wearing has asphalt skid marks across the back of it, now.
As I'm thinking about it, I'm pretty sure the step that I forgot that caused me to wheelie (unintentionally) was holding the front brake as I ran the RPMs up. Also, doing this from a stop, I think I had my feet on the ground which, coupled with my grip on the handlebars, gave the right leverage to pull the front wheel off the ground. I kinda wish somebody would've been taping me just to see what exactly it was that I did and/or did not do.
Now, I have some questions regarding replacing the generator/alternator cover. If anybody has done it, what should I look out for/pay attention to? What tools should I make sure I have on hand before I start? Is this something that a neophyte mechanic should be doing at all, or do I just need to be careful and pay close attention to what I'm doing?
Thanks for all your help and input.