I've been working on my 78 750 for a while now. Had the engine out twice (don't ask). This second time out, I've went through the motor doing things like cleaning, changing gaskets, oil seals, lapping valves, making sure everything is within spec, etc. While trying to get the valve cover back on I first broke a cylinder head bolt (a week wait till my bolt arrived), then broke a cam tower stud (another week to find one), and then I stripped out a 6m bolt that holds down the cam bracket (helicoiled).
Well, I finally get everything buttoned up, get that mongrel of an engine back into the frame, put the bike back together and just when I thought I was almost done and about to put the airbox back on, I noticed these little guys hiding under the airbox on the table:
I couldn't believe that I forgot to put these bolts back on the cam towers!! Frustrated, I went inside, grabbed a beer and then came up with a plan to get those bolt back on without taking the motor back out. Anyway, with some tricky manuvering using a floor jack, jack stands, and a motorcycle lift I was able to get just enough room to move the valve cover around so I could get the bolts back in without taking the whole motor out.
Just thought I'd share/vent about how stupid it was of me to not triple check to make sure everything was bolted down correctly while the motor was out. I'm sure none of you have ever done something so mindless (and if you have please feel free to share so I don't feel so bad).