Short update here: no big failures since the last post

I pinched the cooling water hose on the lower right side of the engine when I doped the bike in a rocky river crossing in the middle of nowhere, was able to fix it by cutting the end of the hose step by step moving it further and further over the hose clip until the pinch was on the clip and it could not leak any more.
I now made a frame at the front and fitted a side cover, wont happen again.

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Then I bought a 5AH winding battery to reduce some weight. It is sufficient to start the bike, also now that it is colder. The starter motor draws 40Amps before and after.

Further I relocated the battery from under the seat to the empty space on the left side of the engine. This way the wires can be shorter (less resistance), the center of gravity is brought down and towards the front. And under the the seat i now have some valuable in-bike space to carry essential spare parts and tools - the stuff you know you always better have with you but don't want to carry in the backpack because you know you normally never need it (wrenches, tube, screw drivers, spark plug/tool, spare gloves, wires, straps)
So now you can tell me if I am a genius or completely stupid. The terminals are located inside with good clearance all around. Anyways an AGM battery should not leak if damaged during a crash. The positive terminal I covered in hot glue to protect it from water. All other positive wires I attache to the terminal of the starter relay, which is higher in the bike. The wires you see in the pictures next to the battery are 100cm jump start cables fitted with crocodile clips.

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Then just yesterday i found a good ramp to get the wheels off the ground, nothing big, but until now I found it difficult to find a place to do that. I was so happy I set up the gopro

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By the way a few people contacted me, it would be great if we could ride together with some fellow MCMers in the Zengcheng/Huizhou area from time to time.