Charlie, let me see if I can answer some of your questions.First the cutting/welding instructions are clear.You will need to grind a ring out of your stock drive shaft housing for clearance.You can purchase the proper paint for your bike from COLOR-RITE.I have not done any steering mods,it takes a few days riding to get use to the trike I know the first trip I took around the block made me wonder,did I ruin a perfect motorcycle, you need to work with the amount of air you run in the tires,air bags,and stock mono shock that will make the trike work. The trike works great on the highway I tow a trailer and you can run 70+ mph and steer with one hand.I posted a couple pics. on the trike forum yesterday if you want to see what the 2nd.gen. kits look like.If you decide to go with TRI-Wing they are great people to work with.When I got my kit it was only the third one they had done,so I had to make a few changes which now you will not have to make.Mike on the forum here got his kit after mine and they had all the problems worked out.Hope this will help. Jerry M