The kit

Arrived yesterday and was installed.  Fuel no longer leaks from the tank.  I also rebuilt the carb while I was at it and set the float correctly so gas doesn't leak from there either.  I am still having a lot of trouble with the electronics.  I charged the battery so everything works as it should except the starter....  When I try to use it, i just makes one knocking sound and the the neutral light goes out, then comes back on (whenever it feels like it).  I have no idea what to do.  Every 5 or 6 tries it will actually engage...   I am having the same problem with the kick start.  I will only catch and turn over the engine every 20-25 kicks....which is tiring and I just end up giving up on starting it.  

Any suggestions on these two problems?  They are all that keeps me from riding it around.

IT has been a while...

The following things have been done in the last few weeks--

1.  got that stupid bolt off and changed the oil..it was thick...

2.  since the bolts to hold the petcock to the tank needed retapped and I was waiting till I visited my parents to do it, I rigged an old oil quart (thanks alan) as a gas tank and drove it down the street!  yeah!

3.  Discovered (the Nick) that the headlight is in working order, the ground wire was just no grounded so well......yeah!

(3.5)  While I was as the parents house I also shined up the header pipes a little bit and painted the rusted out flakey chrome flat black.  I actually looks pretty okay with the black seat and rubber side panel on the gas tank....

4.  Got the tank ready but found out the petcock leaks (duh) (have a kit on order) and the float needs to be re-set (carb also leaks) but I was able to ride around block(even had a passenger) and the engine is strong.  When the kit comes in the mail I will do these things...

 A few problems I have discovered.....  So I was going to start it and run it around yesterday but the battery was dead...something is sipping juice even when the bike is off....have to figure that  out.  Also, the kick start had been really unreliable.  some times it catches but most of the time is doesn't...which is really annoying because it works better than the electric start.  I am not very familiar with kick starts and don't really know where to ..uh....start?  

  I haven't done much with the looks of the bike so I am going to wait to post pics till I can get a blurry one of me driving off into the distance........