Now that the brackets are installed or fabricated and the bike is mostly set up, I've started a few cosmetic upgrades before I blow the bike apart and powder coat the frame and do the suspension. The first thing I needed to do was to redo the radiator guards. I got a little aggressive with the trimming on the factory ones, so I tried to be a lot more careful on the green OEM ones so that the outer fin still directed air towards the radiator. I'm pleased with how it came out:
Next up was to replace the round brake rotors with something more aggressive. I used a 2009 KX250F rear rotor, and I like how it looks. The front is going to be a Tusk Typhoon because the 125 has smaller hubs, and won't accept the later model rotors.
I added a little unnecessary but still cool bling with the green silicon hoses. If you buy them on eBay, be aware they are too long and will need to be trimmed quite a bit to fit. The shape is good, they just add too much at either end. Otherwise they fit on just fine.
Finally I put gas in the tank, trying hard to trust the fuel resistant sealant I used to seal petcock bolts where they screw in to the fuel pump block off plate, and she fired back up after sitting for a while. I rode her around the block and am ready to start phase II: disassembly and beautification.
Some things I have planned include: Kyokote, DLC coating, and a revalve for the forks, revalve for the shock, smoothing and black powder coat for the triples, Tusk rims with cerakoated stock hubs and polished stock spokes, new tires, some mild bling, and the mandatory for beauty shots gold chain.