Still cant get my photos to upload, connection times out. Oh well.... Since first post I have ordered a new rear fender and strut kit (TC Brothers), bars, headlight and taillight (CycleX). Got the taillight and headlight in. These two were custom pinstriped so I snatched them up and put them up. Seat hasn't arrived yet. Picked up my motor yesterday and started the tear down. Got the shop manual on PDF and printed it out. Used an impact driver and removed all of the screws in the valve cover with no issues. Read and reread the manual before we started to even try to remove the rocker arms and camshaft. Several minor details they neglected to mention, a bolt or ten here and there. Got everything out with ease up top. Number 1 piston was froze to the cylinder wall. That took some time to remove. Valves look ok (at best), lot of carbon build up. Pistons look like crap. Cylinder walls look like crap above the pistons, beautiful below. (Wish I could upload the pics!) Judging from the top end, everything was oiling good. Passages are clear. The bottom end, Crankshaft, connecting rods etc... look great. As soon as we broke the piston free it freed the engine up. Everything rotates freely now. Took off the covers and removed the starter. (Popped one of the starter mounting ears, joy and rapture...) Removed the AC generator bolt, debating on the puller now. (20mm x 1.5 bolt?) Looks like all the screws holding the gear shift were punched by the factory to prevent loosening... Any suggestions? Dont want to round these off and end up trying to drill them out. Also, can I separate the cases with the AC generator attached to the crankshaft? Any suggestions would be appreciated....
