thanks for the insight.
since this was free and needs a little work, and in reading, this bike will get up and go pretty good, which is really all I need. It fires on the first kick, idles great. Already have a brand new rear tire, mounted on wheel with disc brake and sprocket coming from an X15. I'll fab up and work on the rear brakes to work. Also have a chain coming for it. I'm tearing the bike down to the frame this weekend to clean and paint.
Here's a complete version. So awesome:
and my sadness as it started: