Last night, my wife had to work late, so I dropped the kids off at their dance class—meaning I got some garage time to myself. The first think I did was bolt the battery box in. God I hope this works.

Next came the electronics tray, which I feel came out pretty nice.

Finally, I bolted on the little side blinkers I got off eBay. I bought these before I sent the bits out to powder, but they arrived late. I was surprised to see they only had a ½” of bolt, and because of the shape of the headlight bracket, it made mounting them difficult—that is, until I came up with my cunning plan. First I drilled a 1/8” hole, and eventually stepped up to a 10mm hole on the outside. On the inside, I needed to be able to access the bolt (RD400 owners know what I’m talking about). So I drilled a ¾” hole with my hole saw, then threaded in a loooong 10mm bolt. I had just enough space to put a wrench on it.

Oh, and I finally got my swing arm bushings. I assumed these were off-the-shelf bronze bushings that have been turned to spec. Looking at them, I think they are actually bespoke items; a nice piece of kit. Though not shown, I took a BFH and pounded them in. Kidding. I actually got all the powder out. tapped them into place with a rubber hammer, then used the swing arm bolt to cinch them in. I still have the last 1/2" on each side to go. These things are TIGHT.