rebuild
well... it is indeed a rat bike but I have decided, perhaps irrationally, to go for the rebuild. So far; new bearings, gaskets seals obviously, rebore, piston etc, recondition head, cam chain, oil pump, which was the cause of all this and not my ineptitude, valves etc. Once that is done ( I might even paint it (!)) I will do other fun things like chain sprockets, front wheel bearings air filter and any of many other things I find that need replacing.
I have to say that without crawling through this site I wouldnt know half the things I do now about the innards of these machines, and have come across most of the problems described within. like how the hell do I get the bearing off the crankshaft... freezer fridge get the shop to do it etc...
Many thanks for all this.
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