20 December:  Bike is doing well so far.  It has been a little cold and rainy in Arizona.  Yes some times this happens.  I Still have not solved the light problem. My lights work but I still want to not have to rely on batteries.  I have been doing a lot of research on  finding the right thing.  My brother came up with something with batteries.  I DONT WANT BATTERIES.  I want free power from the engine or the sun, or the tires.  Well still working on it.  I spent a bunch of time reading on MotorBikes.com which has been very insightful on the whole lighting issue, but I have not come up with what I want yet.

What I have done is get a dual brake.  This really is a nice thing to have. It has two advantages over having a left and right brake pull.  One is that you don't have to use both hands to apply front and rear brakes.  The other is that you don't have all the clutter with the clutch and the front brake on the left side of the handlebar.  I also managed to put the old shifter on the bike from the left side so the shifter is no longer backwards.

Moving the shifter got me to thinking, a dangerous thing.  On the web  next I came across a shifting kit.  So that the engine will run the gears on the bike.  You can see it at Sick Bike Parts.  I really think that I NEED this. 

27 December:  I have talked about lights for this bike and for Christmas I got a light from my brother.  His friend at work said that the Nite Rider was a good light.  So he got me the MiNewt Mini-USB   Now I am not complaining but I have to wonder why it has a USB connector.  I often keep my computer running in the garage, NOT.  I have come across the USB power connector a few times.  Thinking about this is a much better all round choice for plugging things in.  I have a couple other things that use this same form factor so you can use it to charge things when you don't have a computer around.  Thie USB connector may also come in handy if I figure out the generator on the bike as I can use the USB connection for getting the power from the generator.  I guess I will just have to wait and see what comes up.  

I had to remove the Bell headlight to get the Nite Rider installed.  There just is not enough room on the handlebar for the reflector, speedometer and 2 lights.  I probably could have made it fit on wht the old light but I like the more streamlined look.  The Nite Rider was easy and quick to install.  I mounted the batteries in front of the gas tank.  It just velcros on.  I have a power cord near by so it will be no big deal to charge the battery when the bike is in the garage.  I still have a couple solar cells that I am not using so maybe I will mount them on the roof and run a cord into the garage to charge the battery that way. 

I also swapped out the stock spark plug for a Diamondfire E3.  I hope to improve how easy it is to start the bike.  I guess I just enjoy tinkering with this project.