PISTONS AND CYLINDERS

Wow.. looks undamaged in there! Not really a scratch! I can't wait to check the ring gap. I would love it if there was no rebore in my future. Only having to do a light hone would be great.The motor was seized up, so I could not do a compression test... which is normally one of the first thngs I do. However, things are looking posative here, overall.

BALANCED?

Uniform milled out grooves on either side of the LHS con rod looks too deliberate to be for anything else but balance... but I am not sure at this point. I intend on balancing the crank on the rebuild... it is a vertical twin afterall, and they have a particular "thrumming" to them. We'll see. Interesting.

FROZEN SOLID

No movement. Looks like this little monkey is seized up too. I can't even get it apart yet to see if I can break it free or what the real damage is. Should be rebuildable and not such a big deal, overall... we'll see. Woulda been nice if she just turned all nice and easy like, but nnnoooooo!

BETTER NEWS

Well, whatayaknow?! The cams and followers do not look bad at all on first glance. Not any corrosion to speak of, no scoring... looks really pretty good in there so far. Bearings look new. It all looks pretty new, actually. Now, we'll just see what is what when I get the valves and the cams out. I am really, really hoping for the best. I 'needs m'e some good news on the something inthis motor.

PRETTY NASTY

Yup... I see a new top end in the 'werks.