2017 June update. Progress at last!

The horizontal cylinder shims have been checked. The openers were all within LT Snyder's parameters, but the closing shims were too loose on the intake and too tight on the exhaust.

There appears to be a small flaking portion on one of the opening rockers.

All of the closing rockers appear to be free of flaking.

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Six years later progress has been made!

Finally had some motivation to get back on this project, it's been too long and it needs to be done. I managed to remove the right side bearings using patience, small chisel with hammer. Also had an endoscope from DXZtoz . I managed to break the light on the endoscope, so while the endoscope worked, it's fragile and not recommended. I will now attempt to pull the left side bearing shells using some 1/2-20 threaded rod with flange nuts. 1/2" diameter flange nuts have an outside diameter that is a tight fit into the bore. Also trying out Kroil . Have been applying it to the corroded bearing shells on the left side every evening. Ordered the threaded rod and hardened washers from McMaster-Carr . Ordered the wrong nuts, so ended up ordering additional nuts from Fastenal . Hoping to get the correct nuts next week and to have the bearing shells out before Christmas! If the 1/2-20 threaded rod doesn't work, I'll have to have a friend machine a threaded ...

2018 August update...

Cleaned off most of the caked on dirt and grease from behind the front sprocket. Still need to pull the swing-arm bearings from the case and replace.

Bike on Bench...not much progress

Pushed the bike up on the workbench back at the first of April. Finally removed the airbox and exposed the throttlebodies, which is where I'm stopping tonight. Oil drain line for the airbox. Need to replace or trim split end just a bit. Probably won't be able to source new. Placement of the drain line on the left side.

Saving the Duck

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