Fitted the battery, put fresh fuel in the tank, and she fired up immediately.
What a sweet little rig  

Took the dog for a quick spin down the road, it handles perfectly, straight tracking with no steering wobble and plenty of power.

Snow is forecast for tomorrow, but we will not have much longer to wait now. It's been a looong winter.

PS< The suspension on this rig is great, I have had dedicated sidecar bikes on which the suspension was nowhere near as good.