Well, it came apart OK, I put it under the chain hoist, sat it on the center stand and slid jack stands under the front frame. I removed the gauge pod because I'm changing it to one with no cracks in the lens and a working trip set odometer.
I don't see a problem with the old bearings but the front end had a bad notch straight ahead so they get changed anyway. My old blue/green 750 had bad tapered bearings, it was unpleasant to ride before I swapped them out. This one rode OK but not as sweet as my gl1000 so I thought it needed improvement.
Next up, removing the old bottom bearing and races.
