Ok, now I have the basics in motion. No big deal, we'll wait for the rods. When a dealer is as helpful as Kiwi, Starklite and Greer have been, I become very faithful to their products, so we'll use anything new here that I actually need for the project so I can get a feel for the quality of any new developments. I'll try to go over any assembly issues with the new products as I move through the process. Some parts are purchased from other sources because I have used the particular part or vendor, and I like how it worked out.
Bolts are one such item.
The dealers will supply them, but they are the typical hardware store variety, so all bolt kits will come from Ed Glasgow. Besides, Ed's a really nice guy. If you don't do your own, you better get all your fitting done early, because I think body guys use some sort of ancient calendar. Since I won't have original fenders for this bike, and originally each was hand fit at the factory, I'll need to take care of the fitting fairly early on. I have painted bikes before, but I want a higher quality paint job on this than I have the time or space to provide, so I'll probably farm that out.