So this past Friday, Paul was kind enough to give me a hand tearing the motor out of the XS skeleton in preparation for the following day. The removal went fairly smoothly, no big concerns. Got the front end off as well. Saturday morning, Paul, Tim, Mikey and I all took the trip down to Worcester to drop my frame off to the ever talented, Jason Roche. Jay's going to be adding 2" of stretch to a rigid rear section that will be mated to my frame. It's gonna make for a killer stance and look. I can't wait. On the way back from Worcester, we stopped in Charlton to pick up Timmy's '78 Honda CB750. Yeah, I'm jealous. I'll get one one of these days. It's gonna make for a badass cafe racer, that's for sure.
So now my motor sits on my workbench, waiting for me to really tear into it. Upon initial inspection, Paul and I found that one of the exhaust valves seems to be hanging open. No biggie. The motor will be getting a full rebuild with new valves, pistons, gaskets, seals and proper machining. Stay tuned for updates.
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