So I have been asking questions about this but I wanted to start over from the beginning, so here is the Paul Harvey.
I wanted a plain Big Red to leave at my house (not the shop) that anyone could ride on a regular basis. So I started with this:
Decent shape for a project but had a very wonky and bent up front end.
So I took the front end apart and replaced the neck bearings, rebuilt the forks, replaced the headlight, battled and won the fight against the stuck axle, straightened, cleaned and painted the front rack and replaced the handle bars.
Killed a snake in the shop
Old tires with tubes and painted rims make a big difference
Replaced the battery box and have a super cool OG but cracked battery holder, cleaned the gas tank and started it up by crossing the solenoid
Waiting on the main fuse to make it start like it should.
Please let me know what I am missing or doing wrong?