Initial polishing. The pieces will get another thorough polishing before installation....

Here is where one of my main concerns was. I had to mask for the black paint, but only had a few small pictures to go by.   Let me digress here for a minute. When I searched the Internet...

To hold up the tank and fenders, I adapted three cheap Harbor Freight adjustable roller stands by taking the rollers off, adding plywood cradles made for each item, and putting the stands on wheels....

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There are a few other tweaks as well, namely an increase to 168bhp (up from 162bhp) for the S, quick action throttle and an engine braking system to prevent the rear wheel from sliding during downshif...

The tank was a little different. It had a few little dents, probably mostly from road debris, but since there is no access to the inside, they had to be filled....

Wat u all think of this...