JB
I've only done this once so I'm sure there are other way more experienced folks than me, but here's a few tips I jotted down in my manual so i could remember them next time.
1) Manual says to remove the alternator cover however you can rotate the cams by just lifting the bike and turning the rear wheel with it in 5th gear. (Also don't have to replace the alternator cover gasket or risk losing some oil this way.)
2) Use metric gauges and micrometer.
3) Have the copper crush washers and oil feed pipe o-ring on hand. Took me 2 weeks to get a o-ring ordered.
4) Make sure you have the two retainer pins to hold the backlash gears in place.
5) See Dinqua's site for some good quality photos and the shim calculator.
http://www.dinqua.com/6) Use a good quality torque wrench that will read metric units preferably N-m. Have a couple extra Tx30 bits on hand. I went through 3 breaking the cap bolts loose.
7) Oh, and have couple cold brews standing by and take it slow.
Good luck.
