So, there I was. Shoulder injury made me look into a more upright riding motorcycle and I found an old 1100 on marketplace. Took it out for a ride and everything seemed ok. Little oil leaks but not bad. No significant noises. Bought it and brought it home.
Changed all fluids and checked brakes and tires and all. Seemed ok. Started riding and put some miles on it. Shoulder not much better sitting more upright than my old fz1. Oil leaking on right foot after a hundred miles or so. Head gasket. Bought the parts and pulled the head. Not a big deal, I'm an aircraft mechanic and work on ga to turbine helicopters, I can handle this. Torqued head and woops, stud pulled. Pulled head and cylinder. Time sert installed, put it all back together and while doing so noticed the upper cam chain guide was loose. Figured it was held in place by something.... Started it up and lots of noise. Shut it down.
So, I think I need to split the case to fix this problem. I have a Haynes manual but they are not the best. I noticed an old post about this but the pictures are not available anymore. Something about cutting the chain guide and getting it to lock in without splitting. Does anyone have input on this?
Thanks. Looking forward to meeting some of you on the east coast.
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Changed all fluids and checked brakes and tires and all. Seemed ok. Started riding and put some miles on it. Shoulder not much better sitting more upright than my old fz1. Oil leaking on right foot after a hundred miles or so. Head gasket. Bought the parts and pulled the head. Not a big deal, I'm an aircraft mechanic and work on ga to turbine helicopters, I can handle this. Torqued head and woops, stud pulled. Pulled head and cylinder. Time sert installed, put it all back together and while doing so noticed the upper cam chain guide was loose. Figured it was held in place by something.... Started it up and lots of noise. Shut it down.
So, I think I need to split the case to fix this problem. I have a Haynes manual but they are not the best. I noticed an old post about this but the pictures are not available anymore. Something about cutting the chain guide and getting it to lock in without splitting. Does anyone have input on this?
Thanks. Looking forward to meeting some of you on the east coast.
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