Ready to try it?

Ok, check and check again that you have no spare motor parts, put the gas tank back on, walk around and check everything again, especially electric connections and that ALL the moror bolts are snugged down correctly.

Put the battery back in, be sure the gas is connected too! Walk around and check it again!

DID YOU PUT OIL IN IT? A NEW OIL FILTER TOO?


Repeat after me, "Hail Mary, full of grace, start this mother on the first try."...Then pull out the choke, give her about 3-4 good throttle whacks and hit the starter button. (Squinting or closing your eyes seems to help here too) If you followed these directions it should jump to life instantly like mine did. Then calmy step aside, jump up and down, scream in joy and slap yourself on the back while simultaneously saying "Fuckin A", over and over. You did it!

Final jobs to do are to put some sealant on the headers where the pipes go on.

Put the pipes back on, the side covers, the rear pegs and all the other miscelleneous crap. Be sure to let her sit overnight so the sealant sets up and doesn't leak.


All back together and sitting for the night to let sealant dry on pipes.
Yee doogie, that was a rush to hear the sucker with wide open headers in the garage.
What? What did you say? WHAT???

Celebrate!

Final thoughts and ramblings:
I ran the bike down to the gas station, about 1 mile, at 2,000-4,000 rpm, very gingerly and took it very easy. I packed my saddlebags with tools just in case I had any problems. When I got to the station, I parked after filling her with the best high test they had (I had old gas with Sta-Bil in over the winter), I did a thorough walk around, checked the tires, checked for leaks and rode her home just as carefully. Ok, now I get home, almost 2 miles on her, I figure, that's good enough, she's nice and warm by now and nothings leaking and she feels happy and really really strong. I don my cold weather gear, grab a few more tools, head down the road and proceeded to beat the piss out of her. I broke her in using the Motoman Method. I ran her hard for 100 miles and she was just getting stronger and faster as I went. It was a blast! She has tons more torque, lots more speed and the sound is awesome with those Thunderbike pipes. I did notice that in 3rd or 4th gear at max throttle it felt like the clutch may have slipped a little. I will swap the springs out to the Honda Razor springs and put on my new chrome engine cover next week when i get the clutch tools from the dealer. But in the last two days of riding I haven't noticed any slipping at all now. I'm still gonna do it cause I have a big cruise coming up next month and I don't want to find I need a clutch 1,000 miles from home. That would suck the big one for sure.
Anyhow folks, it took about 20 total hours of labor, including all my screw ups and removing the entire cam gear sections 3 times, and I spent about $800 for the parts and machine work to be done. A good price I figure since a lot of shops are doing them for a couple thousand dollars. Hell, give me 2 grand and I'll do your too.

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