Today I took off the tank, replaced the petc0ck, put on rubber hose to keep away the rattle, capped off the vacuum hose, cleaned up the under side of the tank and main beam, ran me a wire for the 12v adapter and did a little more cleaning (mainly on the rims).

Tonight I bought some Rotella T6 (synth) gonna change it out and get the gas out of the system (run it for about 25 or so miles), then put on the marine 12v adapter I bought and change the oil and filter for the next 3,000 miles.

I am not going to dismantle it until after the dragon run... all I will do is add the tour pack instead of a back seat (got to paint it black first, it has gold in it). I might do the rear blinker mod and bring them back to the rear (just to try it, so I can do the wife's later and know how long it will take).

Here are a couple of pics.... I can't believe how new it looks
Also through in a pic of the raptor after I made it "wife proof" LOL

Well, thought I would change the oil before I rode it, good thing too! What came out was a mixture of oil and gas, about a gallon and a half!

I threw an oil quart in this pic to give you an idea what size the pan is



Well after I changed it I rode it for about half hour to see if the last battery charge took and to insure I was in the green.
Came back to the house and it was dripping oil on the drive, some splatter on the right side...ok i'm letting it dry off now
I might have it a little on the over full side, but I can see the level at the top of the window, I might drain a couple spoonfuls.
Can oil spray out of the neutral wire hole (behind the clutch lever)??
Next test ride i'll throw on the google glass and take a video... after the washer mod all i'm going to do is stick a dyna on it..

Ok rear seat came off.... both side rails and backrest.... and oh yeah I am doing it! LOL... going to make them hurley guys mad!

I also found an old cb radio bracket and moved it to the license plate bracket and going to use an old set of led blinkers I had on my  super moto see if they work.

On the cheap today! LOL

Had some steel, so I cut a couple brackets... now all I gotta do is paint it and pad the backside so it won't scratch the fender paint.

I am taking a break at the moment so, it should be done this evening
or tomorrow.

The ones I have a plenty bright, I ran them for about a month until I got a total tail system put on it.

I got all the wiring done and its ready to ride again, its been sitting for two days now without actually starting it, and I've turned the key on several times checking the wire power.

It started right up! had 12.30 volts showing on the test meter before the start, I might hook up the charger overnight to insure full power before the test ride tomorrow.

Thanks... next is dyna muffler... got one to put on it, then that will be it until after the dragon run in a couple months... then I will tear it all apart and see how much weight I can get off of it.

The tour pack is for fun... just to see if I could do it without tearing up the bike.

The sport bike In the back is my Kawasaki 300 ninja, I retired out of the Air Force and last base was special operations (Hurlburt Field). So I decided to spray bomb it with krylon and some graphics from militarygraphics.com

old_rider

In reference to your question in Reply #22:

"...does this thing have a "flasher" solenoid? Where would it be
located and how many pins does it have?"

The flasher is located on the frame rail, passenger side, tucked up
under the fuel tank.
It's mounted in a rubber holder and you can push it out of the holder
without tools.
Hold the scoot over your head, peer up in there and you'll see it.
It's a two - wire flasher.
I attached a close-up picture showing its location.

Thanks guys... i'll be heading into town to get the electronic flasher relay, the one I put on an old 250 ninja was 3 pronged but worked like a charm for the mirror blinker set.

I have a couple old Honda vtx seats I might see if I can modify to fit, they are HUGE and if I redo the foam in them would be right cushy.

I do have the oil level at the top of the glass, so will drain some today and see if the leak stops or lessens. Drivin' me nutz trying to figure where its coming from, its so hot when I get back can't put my fingers anywhere, so I guess I will have to be patient and let it cool off after a ride and figure out where it is coming from.

Ridge... how heavy is the pull behind in your signature pic? I have one that weighs about 190lbs I think.
Does it pull/push the bike around?