1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back

Progress:

• Fixed indicator
• Horn's also working again.
• Battery's charged, installed and turns over nicely.
• Exhaust shop welded up the holes in the exhaust. They weren't prepared to guarantee the work... the metal is pretty thin at the joint. It just needs to last through roadworthy, or until I can get new headers + cans made up.
• I sanded headers & applied 3 coats Coastcoat etch primer. It's rated up to 200 degC, which should be good enough for temporarily halting the rust on the headers. 
• Oil changed (Motul 10W40).
• Standard NGK D7EA spark plugs installed (had the cooler burning D8ES ones installed)
• Cleaned & polished some parts:

• Also washed bike, dissolved most of the caked-on grime with a brush and some petrol, and gave some of the chrome on the bike a light polish (no photos, sorry). 

Regression:

• That damn oil filter housing bolt! It was stuck fast. Previous owner had used some blue gasket sealer on the bolt face. I only managed to get it loose by filing the head into a rectangular tab and using a large shifting spanner. Ordered replacement from eBay at half the cost of the original from Japan ($13 vs R277), along with fork seals ($12) and some pod filters ($32 vs R437 for the stock air filter element from Honda).
• After I finally got the exhaust back on, I ran it until hot to check for leaks. Bloody oil filter bolt leaked (no crush washer), so I got an assortment of copper washers from Midas and drained oil again. None of the washers fit!
• One of the washers was the right size for the sump drain plug, so I though I might as well fit it there. Problem is, once the washer was on, the plug no longer gripped the thread. This seemed strange, so I removed washer and refitted. The damn thing is pretty much stripped - it just had the end of the thread left, and this is now also useless. Too scared to tighten it any further (can feel it's about to let go completely), and it's seeping oil. Ack! Haven't got the right size thread tapper to fix it myself, so will have to get it to someone to do it for me. Very annoyed. Seems to be a fairly common problem as well.