Some progress

So mom & dad are in this week to visit. I had a big interview at work this morning so I took the afternoon off and spent it working on the 78 with dad. We got the carb rebuilt:

Fresh Keihin Butterfly: (Lots of silly O-rings.)




Then, for the hell of it we started tearing down the primary drive. It went pretty well as we broke less stuff than I did the other day on the Buell. (This bike is a bit greasier, though.)

With the primary and clutch off.



Quick picture of the main drive sprocket of the tranny output shaft. At 78,000 miles, it is due for a change....



Lots of cleaning to do now and then I'm going to tackle reworking the oil pump so it doesn't feed the primary case as the new clutch with the belt drive is a dry unit.

Parts Have Arrived

Here's a picture of the replacement stuff to get the bike basically road worthy.



Belt primary drive with dry clutch, transmission mainshaft support bearing, new final drive sprockets, the little tiny carb rebuild kit and the new wiring harness for the handlebars.

Not quite sure when I'm going to get to this one, but it's ready to go when I am.