It’s been awhile since my last blog on our engine progress. The class -which was slated for 5 weeks- has actually gone much longer. After the first two sessions we took a week off for Valentines and then an additional two weeks because the parts we had on order still didn’t come through. Finally, we got the parts in and began to reassemble our SV650 motor.
Of course we realized we forgot to order head gaskets. Hopefully those will arrive in time for class this week so we can get that engine back in the bike.
We did, however, manage to get the cylinders back in along with the clutch, counter shaft and cam chain, and we put the two halves back together, coating the edges all around with a compound that essentially creates a gasket.
Here we are buffing out the cylinder and lubing with WD40 as we go.
Also this week I was over at Moto Shop putting new rear rubber on my Z1000. I love learning from these guys and saving a bunch of money on labor charges. Maybe one of these days I’ll even get good at using that tire machine. :-)
