Engine Re-Build class @ Moto Shop – What week is this now??

Well, it’s looking more and more like a motorcycle. We have the engine put together as of this evening! The head gaskets arrived, thankfully. First in were the clutch plates and we installed the cams and cam chain.

Cam chain
Cam chain

When the cylinder head covers went on it really started looking like an engine again.  We’d hoped to get ‘er started tonight but that was ambitious. It’s a lot of frickin’ work! I sure do appreciate mechanics more each time.  By 930 we were stoked to get the bike back up onto the stand and lift the engine in.  We have a few mounting bolts on so far and got the throttle bodies situated as well.  There is still a bin full of parts including the radiator, oil cooler and air box.

Tram and Matt, my partners in grime.

I’m going to go on a limb and say we’ll have it finished next week…but you never know.

For info. on cool classes like this, valve adjustment, tire change/mount/balance and more check out Bay Area Moto Shop. Tell them Evan sent you. :-)

 

 

 

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