Needs and wants (parts)

I've spent some time examining what I need to do to get Cub street legal, and what I want to do to get her looking the way she deserves to. It's not quite a Venn diagram, but there is some overlap. So, in no particular order, the needs for legality:

1. Brake light (including a red filter)
2. Brake pedal spring bracket (to establish more positive brake pedal return force)
3. Headlight
4. Speedometer cable (possibly a new speedometer, but I know that the cable is damaged, so we'll start there)

I took care of part of numbers 1 and 3 today, by going to buy bulbs. Now it's just a matter of determining why the lamps don't light when I turn them on... At least it's an easy system to ring out. The spring bracket is a part I can fabricate myself with some scrap steel- not worried about that. That just leaves the speedo cable- I know they're out there, hopefully for cheap. We'll see.

I should also call the DMV and inquire about what I'll need to provide to get a title (or whatever) and a registration, then go find an insurance policy that makes sense. That shouldn't be too expensive, given how small Cub is, and how cheap they were originally (incidentally, looking at my serial number narrows the build date down to the first quarter of '66, making her 46 a couple of months ago). Still, the only reason I want or need insurance in the next month is so I can do my operational testing on a street where I have room to run up, and those are usually not full of potential claims.

So it's a pretty clear path forward to registration, I think (but no real hurry). After covering the essentials, my list of wants is much longer...

1. New leg shield- current part has a piece missing
2. New head lamp ring, without pitting and a bad coat of silver paint
3. Knobs for the side plastic covers- I can hack it together with bolts, but that'll get old fast
4. Permanent connection for battery charging circuit (not that alligator clips aren't useful)
5. New rubber packing between center and left engine case pieces (I actually have this, but it requires complete disassembly to install)
6. More appropriate air hose for the size of my carburetor
7. Piston rings? Smoky exhaust- likely oil consumption
8. New throttle cable
9. Chain guards
10. Winker relay (unless I have one hidden in there somewhere, which is a possibility)
11. Battery with posts to attach starter motor circuit
12. Rubbers for foot pegs
13. Mirrors (might actually be a street legal thing)
14. Neutral lamp bulb and speedo lamp bulb
15. Actual red filter for brake light (if I end up making one with clear red tape)
16. Cool decal for the side plastics - I should really have a Ride-By-Night logo
17. Cool key chain - perhaps the old Honda motorcycle logo?

There are a few things to do as well- right now I'm focused primarily on inventory. Later this week I'll put together an action list, I think. And continue to enjoy my success, of course.

-The Proprietor