The physical therapy seems to be really taking off, as of late.
I don't know if it is the pull of the warm weather, here in the Northern Hemisphere, or if it is the inspiration of a [long-distance] love interest (
).
Probably a little of both.
Regardless, this is the result I achieved here at work tonight! Normally I can only bend this far after a session with the therapist.
I haven't seen her since last Wed.!
Thumbs up, indeed!
As for the bike, I have most all of the bits on hand to get it back together. I just placed an order with Matt @ Boxerworks today for even more stuff. But this last weekend was a good one.
I have been stripping bits off of the engine for a couple of weeks, now, but Sunday I removed the last - the starter motor and the clutch and flywheel (I pulled the flywheel
without blocking the crankshaft!!! lol!).
I had removed the heads and cylinders a while back, as one of our posters was anxious to buy the cylinders from me. So Monday I removed all 8 cylinder studs and drained the oil. This was as light as the case was going to get, at this point. I surprised myself by getting it out quite easily!
I then spent a couple of hours wiping dirt and grease off of the frame, and then I called my nephew over to help me lift the new engine in place. I have my work bench back, again!! (the engine had been sitting there since November...
)
And that is where it stands, for now. I need to get some different size fasteners for removing the late-model clutch assy. I'm planning on replacing the rear main seal while I am in there.
I also hope to do a complete tear-down of the front-end. The forks have needed cleaning out for a while now. I was planning that even before the crash. I also want to renew the bearings at both the steering head and the swing arm.
I just hope my fork tubes roll "flat" on a sheet of glass.
Well, only 4 characters remain. All for now!
