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The links get screwed up after the @ gotta copy the whole thing for it to work...

Thanks.
I got mine from a eBay seller by the name of heymanspeedmotor for under $3. Shipping was way faster than the 3 weeks they had originally quoted.
I still have a few left. I might toss them in the engine bay too.

I wanted to increase my visibility because I do a lot of night riding (cue the hasslehoff jokes)
Also, my rear running lamp has been turning off intermittently making it a bit dangerous in the dark.
So, I came up with a cheap and moderately easy mod.
I purchased a string of 72 automotive LEDs, sealed and waterproof. And able to be cut into smaller sections (in increments of 3 LEDs)
The rear running lamps consist of a strip of 12 lights at the top, 9 at the bottom and a smaller strip of 3 to illuminate my plate. I ran a line from the back to the front and tapped into the wiring harness for the headlight.
Next, running down each of the sides are a strip of 15 LEDs pointed at the road. I was able to tuck these between the frame and the plastics and attach them with zip ties and 3M double sided tape.
Finally, in the front fairing, each side got a strip of 6 LEDs at the same angle as the suspension and pointing down so as not to be obtrusive to oncoming drivers, but enough to light up the road a bit. I drilled and recessed these so that the top of the lights are flush with the plastic of fairing.
The front and sides were wired to a switch opposite of ignition.
All in all, I'm happy with the results so far. Not sure how much of a burden on the charging system it'll be yet, but I think it should be ok since my rear running lamp was dead anyways. (Tried two new bulbs, no luck )

*Update*
So I swapped in a # jet and it cranked right over. I hit 35MPH before running outta road. It's not registered yet so didn't wanna go too far from home.
It could probably use another a/f adjustment, but I'm leaving it as-is for now.
Thanks again for all the help.

So I took it all back apart and checked the timing. I don't think it could be any better. If I moved the chain on up or down even 1 tooth on the sprocket, it'd be way outta time.
I double checked the valves and made slight adjustments, and now I'm getting nothing.
Spark, but not firing. It is a new carb so I'm thinking air/fuel?
The plug was wet w/gas (not oil)
I'm not sure how it was set from the factory so I don't know where to start with that.
My brand new kick start is already messed up so I've gotta come up w/a way to fix that too. Gotta get a battery before I can troubleshoot the e-start.

Looks like the BBK main jet was only # (which I thought was the stock size) so Ill probably grab a # or a # reguardless of the cam.
There's a few on eBay now.
Which would be best for in town 30-45mph?
As far as the rings go, I measured them against the ones from the old piston and they were almost identical outta the box and went on without a problem. I didnt have to file them, and made sure they were all in different directions.
But a compression test is probably in order anyways. What's an acceptable range?
It starts up with 2-3 easy kicks so I didn't think that was an issue. But I have been known to be wrong from time to time. Sorry for the noobishness. I'm still figuring these things out.
Thanks again for all the replies.