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Dam it's been a long time since I've been on. An update... I got the timing squared away. The cam chain was not off (thank god I didn't pull the engine again). I installed Hughes solid riser bushings, and they did make the front end noticeably more stable (thank you Hugh!), I replaced both the...

I finally have the engine working fairly well, now if I only had some way to stop...

I am need of a set of risers. Any chance you have some?

When have I ever been one or the "easy" way of things? I prefer to go to extreme unnecessary lengths to fix the simple things.

Is there an important reason that the stock exhaust pipes are connected to each other beneath the bike? It looks like it is purely a connection pipe, and if that is the case, I would like to cut it. Let me know what you think.

I went through and attempted to properly diagnose the timing / cam chain issue. I picked up a dial indicator and set it and my degree wheel up. It appears that my intake valve is opening up at 71 degrees bTDC. I believe that this means that (assuming that the measurement is off slightly) I...

I'll definitely drive myself insane trying to get that engine off the frame and back on again. That was a fucking bitch!

Question of the day: can one adjust their cam chain slightly without removing the engine from the frame?

I got everything back together this past weekend :D While doing so though, I decided to put the two piece clutch spring screws on. Problem 1) When I had the case cover off, I noticed a broken little spring lying at the bottom of the pan :wtf: It only took a moment to realize where it...

Also, it was good that I did take the engine out. As it so happens, I was missing the bottom engine mounting bolt. That might have turned ugly in the future. Yay for being an impatient rookie!!! :D

Oh, the speedo and odometer are dead. It appears to have melted slightly.

Scabber, I can't thank you enough for all of your recommendations. I'm not upset that I've torn the engine apart. I am in the middle of a divorce, and this has given me something to focus my attention on. I am a tinkerer, and I like to have a project. I am not too proud to say that It...

I'm feeling lost at the moment. I have a mechanic who will either let me use his valve spring compressor or do it himself. However, after taking in the posts here I've been looking at the engine more closely. There is no apparent damage to the cam lobes or the rocker arms. I can't see any damage...

:confused:I'm not sure if it means anything or not, but I was just looking around the head since I couldn't really do anything else, and I noticed something odd. Looking through the exhaust pipe holes, I could see that the stem of the left side valve appeared to be oily and wet. The right...

Prick BASTARDS!!!!!:cussing: I can't find any place to lend me a valve spring compressor. Ugh...:banghead:

It's been in my family since new. Grandfather bought it originally, than a cousin took it & dicked around a bit. I doubt it has any more than 10,000 miles on it.:wink2: It was completely stock when it came to me. I've put the PMA & Pamco on it myself.

Alright..... I pulled the cam chain tensioner bolt off, slipped the camshaft bearings off, and pulled the cam on out. There appears to be some slight pitting on the side of the risers, any idea of that will cause problems??? On a side note, the bearings on the left side did not want...

I was able to convince a friend of mine to allow me to use her driveway :D as a workspace to tear the bike apart. Here are the new digs It isn't any more space than I was working with before, but it has the advantage of allowing me a workbench and more importantly, I can actually leave...

I pulled the spark plugs out a while ago, but couldn't see any obvious signs of severe damage. I should be getting an engine stand tomorrow, so hopefully I can get the engine off the frame and tear into it this weekend. I'll check back in soon with pictures, and hypotheses. Thanks for the...

It's been a while since my last update, so here it is. First of all, Hugh (punkskalar) has AMAZING customer service. I will come on later to mention my troubles with the clutch on this bike. For now, I'm going to stick to the valves. A while back, I did a valve adjustment (first the cam chain...