In an attempt to clean up some of the rust and crud on the battery case, I disconnected a couple of things like a relay switch and the starter solenoid. I also had to take off a couple of other parts like the toolkit holder. Without a welding torch (and some extensive training), I'll likely have to leave the OEM air filter connector tube welded to the bottom of the battery case. Not a huge deal since it will be covered up with aftermarket Uni foam air filters and the original side covers. I considered buying some tapered K&N filters or even some shorty velocity stacks, but didn't want to get into having to tune these Keihin carbs (at least not until I can make sure that I can get the bike running).
I've done a bit of research on stripping powdercoated paint, and in order to save some money, I'm going to just sand this down by hand and dremel tool. This should get most of the rust off. And then I'll just use some black rustoleum spray paint as a temporary fix since the battery box will be hidden by the side covers and seat anyway. Down the road, I hope to save up enough to have the frame glass or bead blasted and powdercoated. I also hope to have the fenders re-chromed. I'm shooting to do this next winter (Dec 13 - Jan 14 time frame). Right now I'm just crossing my fingers that this puppy will fire up!
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