MBrane

+1 on Captain 80's. I actually have several tools I've modified like his. A long shaft medium sized flat blade, a small short shaft flat blade, and a small angle pick. The edges are all polished so I can manipulate stuff without gouging it.

You can pull it apart, and inspect them. If you do it on the sidestand you may not even lose enough oil to be a problem. Sometimes all they need is a little sanding to break the glaze, and new springs.

Be sure to test the stator hot. They will often show good when cold, but fail when the windings warm up. Also if you can get another meter to compare they have been known to lie.

Side view for Mohawk:

If you tend to ride bumpy roads the stock Corbin mounts will need repairs. They aren't very robust. Don't count on Corbin for help either they want nothing to do with any of their discontinued products.

One of my '99s has had the SH847/Anti Gravity combo for 5 years. No issues whatsoever. The battery actually sat on the bench for over a year before I installed it, and I never had to charge it. Granted I never ride this bike for more than an hour at a time since it's primarily my "play" bike, but I'm still impressed. I also put heat shielding on the bottom of the battery compartment above the exhaust, and "Swiss cheesed" the lid since lithium batteries don't like heat.

The citric/soda/soap solution will take care of that rust no problem, and will not touch the paint. Before & after 24 hour soak:

When I installed my SH847 10 years ago I also installed the EB headlight wiring kit to take that load off the stock harness. I recently got in there to do some other work, and discovered that a couple of my splices into the stator wiring were getting a bit crispy. Gonna re-wire that with 14G one piece end to end, and do some heat shielding in there 'cause I'm pretty convinced at this point a lot of these issues are related to radiant heat from the rear exhaust combined with too small wiring.

I'm happy with my EBCs.

I see you have discovered the battery replacement indicator. Seriously charge the battery, and let it sit for 24 hours. If it doesn't show at least 12.6 V replace it.

Magnet on a stick is one of my most used tools. Having it handy can help to keep things from dropping into the abyss.

I don't think we'll ever see pre-COVID tire prices again. I'm good for another couple K on both bikes which should put me into the fall. Maybe things will improve by then.

Top cases are ugly, but they rock for utility. I didn't like any of the available racks for 5th gens so I made my own out of some spare 1" DOM. It's handy when your hard bags aren't easily removed. Pack street clothes/toiletries in the top case, and you can pop it off to carry into the room.

Welcome. I'm not well versed in 6th gens, but I can recommend you check ALL the connections in the wiring as a first step. There is an orange grounding block taped into the harness I believe near the front on 6G. I would also suggest getting a SH847 kit from https://roadstercycle.com/ to replace your generic R/R, and preserve your OEM stator if it's still in good shape. I've been less than impressed with aftermarket stators. Honda in their quest to save production costs, and weight made much of the wiring on our bikes barely adequate at best. They never dreamed we'd still be riding them at this point in time so you have to make up for that.

Oh well didn't see this in time. Check is in the mail dude.