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Henry Martin spends his nights writing fiction and poetry, which predominately deals with the often-overlooked aspects of humanity. He is the author of three novels: Escaping Barcelona, Finding Eivissa, and Eluding Reality; a short story collection, Coffee, Cigarettes, and Murderous Thoughts; and a poetry collection, The Silence Before Dawn. His most recent published project is a collection of Photostories in five volumes under the KSHM Project umbrella, for which he collaborated with Australian photographer Karl Strand, combining one of a kind images with short stories and vignettes. He is currently working on his next novel narrated in two opposing points of view. He lives with his family in the Northeast.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Motor is out

I continued on the bandit 1200S teardown, and I finally managed to pull the motor out of the frame. What a pain that was. I have done many motor removals, but this one was, by far, the nastiest one.

For one, the engine/tranny is heavy and huge. For two, Suzuki placed the rear brackets so well that it was almost impossible to align everything right with just two hands and one jack. I will get some help putting it back in, otherwise I will end up scratching the new finish on the frame (once that is done).



The work planned:

Refinish frame
New rubber mounts
New oil cooler lines
New brake lines
New clutch line
New exhaust seals
Clean all electrical connections
Fork rebuild
Swingarm lube
New wheel bearings
New chain and sprockets
Luggage sidecase support
Put everything back together


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