I am sitting on an Amtrack with the majority of an engine in a backpack. Heading through NJ on my way out to central Africa next week--will be dropping painted cases, primary, transmission, and other bits with Chumma to get built up. Head and barrel are done already. Hubs to be sent to Buchanan shortly.
Frame's been further modded for a disc brake and alignment checked. Seat is in for upholstery by a certified mad scientist of leather and foam. Gonna look slick.
Once done, this will all get back to my home somehow in my absence, so it can be packed up with the rest of my stuff and delivered sometime late summer in Africa, where I'll finish building it back up.
Unfortunately, was unable to get the stainless header made in the US, nor the kickstarter modification I will likely need to clear the footpegs. (Or at least wanted, to look slick...making it a wrap-behind design, like this 80-gbp Hitchcock piece...)
http://www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/http://www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/pictures/category5545/large/KICKSTART.jpgI really, really cannot wait to have a running bike again. But it's a long road. Still, even if it was running, I wouldn't have had the chance to really ride it since last July, so it's good I can get the work done now.
I've drawn and re-drawn the wiring diagram for this thing a million times. Think I'm settled on the nearly-simplest-possible variant.