Firefly

So I plan on going streetfighter/ratrod on the VTR after I catch up on the maintenance inspections and repairs that I'm coming up on (valve clearance inspection, carb tune, chain inspection; none of which I have the tools for). I'm working out of the owners manual (that I had to buy =\ ). I plan to do a full cleaning of what I can; and lurking has advised me to use watered down simple green (how would pineoil work for this?) and snubbed stiff paint brushes, and toothbrushes for the harder to reach things, before I get anything done.

As long as I have a detailed manual and the right tools I'm fair handy, though I'm used to working on aircraft and not this. So I guess you could say my experience is medium if it's transferable, and just above nil if it isn't.

Electrical knowledge is a little more apt, thought tools there are still unavailable.

Swapping the fairing for just a lower and a headlight assembly, swapping the tach/speedo with a new unit (which I have no way of mounting yet).

How in over my head am I getting?

(Another question, what should I look for as far as wear and tear on a 31k hawk with not maintnece records?)
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Honda nr750

lean'r~N~prgrss

welcome...on a SH with that kind of miles and no records,of course lets all state the obvious. all fluids should be changed,and replace stock cam chain tensioners with aftermarket manual tensioner. stock is faulty and unpredictable on when they will go.
too,it prob wouldn't hert to get carbs sinc'd and fuel air mix correct.

lean'r~N~prgrss

forgot to add, that when a stock tensioner fails,the product of that failure is very very bad. and will need a complete teardown to fix problem.

Wicky

Replace air in tires, as it goes stale after a few months. Ideally replace it with high altitude air as this is lighter, cooler and has a lower boiling point than denser sea level air, and will simultaneously improve handling, mpg and top speed.

VTS