Nice one Micah

One thing I do have on my side is time. I've got a fair few projects to get through before I seriously look at the mods but that will also give me time to research say at work in the down time.

I've got the Haynes manual and so far I haven't run into to much difficulty doing any of my maintenance including shims which was probably the one where I needed to keep my wits about me.

The thing is, I get a lot out of doing stuff where I once thought I wasn't capable. It was more about low confidence levels from growing up but I think I can do most stuff now with my hands if I put my mind to it.

I guess the only factor with my doing it myself would be time having my bike off the road, when I could have someone else do it. In saying that, I don't always trust many mechanics out there any more. Certainly not the ones where I live which is predominantly a public service town (capital of Australia).

The tradies here of which there aren't nearly enough, virtually run rings round many of the almost useless excuses for manhood who drive 4WD's but can't change a flat tyre.

Sickening. The end result is the tradies charge too much, don't have any pride and are only in it for the dollar.

This is why the only time my bike get's itself inside a workshop is when the tyres are getting changed and even then they stuff things ie. the speedo cable has been broken twice at the wheel hub by the same bloke , and he's probably one of the better ones.

So maybe now people on here might be starting to get an idea why this stacka bloke wants to hire someone OS who only works on bikes like ours . Mind you I would consider trying to see if my Bribie Island buddies new of any mob in Brissie but breaking in rings doing highway riding isn't the best I don't think.

Anyway, like I said I've got time on my hands to look at this one so hopefully not too much can go wrong. Micah, you are spot on mate when you talk about taking my time, being organised, taking pics, laying out, a couple of sherbets as req'd etc.

Thanks for the tips guys. I appreciate constructive comments very much.

Staintune Pipes, K&N Pods, 45 pilots, TBS needles and 145 mains.