Deluxe update:

After telling my bud Fernie that we were gonna get his rear tire replaced, I found out that he needed more than a tire, his rear hub was demolished!!!His spokes were so loose that they ended up egging out the holes that were on the hub...so bad that they could be pulled out BY HAND. A few hundred bucks later (quite a few hundred) he now has a 150mm rear tire AND new wheel. I also did some touch ups on the pipes, and finished the brackets....I just need to dial them in cosmetically. NEXT: re-wire some of his bike, front brake line, mount fender,and paint.....among other things!!!