Monday 31st March 2008
Top-end strip down of the bike
The bike came apart really easily and the whole thing took about 2 hours. There was some obvious wear on the barrels and a bit on the pistons and rings. The next thing to do is to remove the valves and see if there's any wear there. That is due to take place tomorrow. It may be necessary to have the pistons and bore checked to see if just a hone and new rings will do the job.
OK, off we go!
Seat off
Tank off
Rocker covers off
Rocker out
Footboard removed
Heads off
Barrels off
Stripped!
The valve seats were a bit burnt
So were the valves