I, for one, look forward to the crazy beast you're building. I'm with you on the age thing- my bike was made 6 years before I was born. I'm sure I'll have my own quirks about things when I'm older (don't you DARE cut up that AWESOME Toyota shortbed! They run for ever!) but there are enough cherries out there that the occasional hack job won't ruin much.
Keep posting, I love this stuff!
" Why does anyone get offended by what someone does to their own bike? I dont get it. "
You made me think about it after I cheered knowing someone else would like to know what these control freaks are up to.
Every time any owner strips whatever precious Honda part the horrified purists parts go up in value. That's not the part that bothers them.
What bothers them is they sat up late at night, their breast full of wonder and estrogen, unable to sleep, dreaming about their lovely darling and all her glory... and next thing you know someone else doesn't share their emotional deluge and their reaction is they must spread their mind museum as far as they possibly can, taking over as much of the real world as possible.
That means all owners are under their threat. They think it's very cool that their estrogen levels reach an unbearable monthly proportion on a continuous basis, it shows off how into it they are, it makes them somebody.
Just hand them some midol and if they even think about telling you what to do it's falcon punch time.