Hi Eric,
you're right, the original brake pedal was really ugly. It has enough metal to make a Harley-Davidson rear fender out of it.
The chinese sign says "Spicy duck with peanut sauce and lemon grass". Just kidding...
. It is the sign for ape. I chose it, because the Skyteam Cobra copies the Honda Ape. And btw, in chinese horoscope 1968 (when i was born) was the year of the ape
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The ignition cable was screwed (geschraubt) to the ignition coil as well as to the plug connector, if i remember right.