I wouldn’t recommend cutting through traffic like that one day you gonna eat somebody’s door. I’m a well seasoned rider35+years and I didn’t do that unless I was 16 and it was stupid then. I expected you to be ripping it up through the tunnels, not cutting through traffic. Ride safe man keep shiny side up watch out for the idiots. Bike does sound good though.
Dont 883s have a kick starter? Id use that.Sounds like ya needed a new battery that year. Im sure 7 years ago its all suss'd out but you went through a lot to get it going.