Well after getting the stink of the previous owner off of her, she seems to have most of the kinks worked out of her. After doing more work on her than I can remember in the past two months, had the bike out for about 60 miles yesterday and she ran great.
The pipes were like that when I got her. I took off the heat shields. I like the discoloration myself.
Along with the carb needing some work, both the exhaust gaskets were leaking. I have taken card of both. I have been checking the plugs frequently and they have a real nice light tan on them.