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My home computer can't download manuals. Work computer does it instantly ! Believe it or not I have never removed a swing arm. I am going to flip the bike this weekend. I'm assuming there are 4 flange bolts under rubber boot and then of course the swing arm bolts and the whole thing slips off. No need to remove rear wheel and final drive?

Thanks guys again for the positivity. I have nothing planned this weekend so will get to work on the bike!

Thanx for the encouragement. I've always wanted a first gen and I will get this all sorted out. Just have to be patient.

One of my pet peeves in life is having to return an item to get your money back. It's takes time I don't have! I'm not familiar with eBay's policy on this. The seller should send me a shipping label to ups this thing back! I'm aware that fleebay can be tricky sometimes when dealing with shady sellers and who has the time to repackage and hall it across town?! It's seems more of a hassle than anything else. Who knows anymore! This is not starting out as planned. There should not be a frame issue. Engineers were not thinking and they were unknowningly putting people's lives at risk. Now, 36 years later I'm dealing with this! Yes, I was aware about the frame going in to this project but why the hell cant sellers check and double check their items before selling?? sorry if I sound pissed but time is not what I have right now!

Okay, here is what I think I'm going to do. I spent $150 on the ebay frame. I will try to get my $$ refunded. This weekend I am going to turn the bike over to see how bad the frame is. I will assess from there. Now that I have my own crane, it shouldn't be any big deal to turn bike over. I will use Randy's pics as a reference.

I don't know what to do now. I emailed the seller and he claims he did not see the welds. They were covered with grease and dirt. I sent him some pics. I guess I could still keep it and have a welder check it. If I send it back and buy another, I would. BE spending in upwards of $400 and I'm not doing that!!

I'm not sure yet if I'm going to fix the 2nd gear. As far as the frame goes, I'm going to have a professional welder look at the welds and fix what needs to be fixed. Also, once I get the bike torn down, I will have this frame looked at too. I guess, I got what i paid for, however the seller did sell the frame , stating it was straight !!

First of all, thank you for responding! I was examining your pics last night. I will print them off and take it to my welder. So bracing it will be sufficient? I will have him check the frame and current welds too.

Thanks, might need one. Here is a pic of my frame I just received. Appears as though it has been welded. I will get it sandblasted, then reinforce, then paint. What do u guys think of the welded areas? Cowpuc and Randy, please chime in as well. Thank you.

Crane assembled. Carbs out! I'm enjoying every minute of this !! This bike is a beast !!

Lol

How much does my engine weigh? I'm suspecting 2-300 lbs?

Took the plunge! Every shop should have one of these. Only paid $200 .

Yes, frame matches engine.

Wow! This is very interesting! Here is the engine #. 31M-001808.

Interesting design.

Don't go too far everyone. I will have a million questions , soon! With that being said, the next 2 months are very busy for me work wise. Then, I'm fortunate to have 3 months off during which time I hope to make major progress on this bike ! With your help of course.

Thanks for all the advice and generous offers. I just want to say something t everyone so we are all on the same page. As most are aware I have restored some bikes but not as in depth as some are wanting me to do on this one. I am not familiar with this bike and all the vocab being mentioned is total "Greek" to me. Although stepping back it does make sense but I'm doing my best to take this all in and it is a little overwhelming. I'm definitely not downplaying these suggestions, I just want to take this a day ata time and assess every option. When I eventually get to these checkpoints I will be considering all these upgrades and changes, especially since I'm starting from scratch. Thanx again to everyone for their help.

Fingers crossed!!

Sounds like a plan !

I thought about that !!

I've watched the video on how to remove the engine. I'm not quite there yet but thinking ahead. I don't want to purchase a hoist and the video shows just using the center stand to set the bike up, then sliding a floor jack underneath. This bike is missing a center stand and the makeshift jack I had made year ago will not work since it rests on the bike frame segment that must come off( right side) to slide engine out. I'm thinking to just get a center stand but maybe that's not the best route since the frame attached to the center stand housing is cracked. thoughts??

You guys are pretty " bright"

Frame has just been shipped!!

Absolutely. Hope it's solid but will reinforce anyway. Must have adequate lighting. Will eventually switch to LED's.