HID conversion can be taken care of fairly easily
Paint can be stripped or sanded fairly easily.
guages can be replaced
Try finding a stock muffler, or the dirt bike one may be a good temporary.
The fuel pump normally primes with a whine
The breather tube with drip if the fuel is overheating and evaporating (condensing in the line) can happen when the tank is getting low or if it is overfilled
The idle problem is from any number of tings, where is it idling when you can get it to stay on? it may be set low
the exhaust gaskets are an easy fix
undo oil lines and use thread sealant made for oil lines
leaking fork, just rebuild the set and you should be fine
knock?, if it was a true knock then you may have serious issues it could possibly just be incorrect detonation (timing)?
Sounds like you need a top end gasket set (need for the 1250 kit anyway)
The white gunk on the oil vent is probably from water in the oil