Yep, really the motor is the jewel here, the frame was a bonus buy. Really looking forward to tearing this down to the smallest possible level, measuring all the things and documenting, then building the Rocket triumph should have made!
Initial findings tearing into it are interesting, to say the least. The pre-roadster bikes are, I hate to say this, flat out built better...
It's small things, like the connectors, wire harness quality, bolt torques, etc etc. Everything has a slightly better feel of quality.
Speaking of bolt torques, the swingarm bolts will NOT come undone. I can stack a leg press with 45s and do it easily (it's like 700+lbs), I say that to say, I used my legs to press on the breaker bar while braced against the bike and it will not budge, time for an air hammer and torch. Swings freely, no binding, pretty sure it's just 13 year old hard as rocks, over applied, loctite.
The cam ladder bolts broke the bit before cracking loose.
A sign I should stop for the night. Scar is already protesting what's to come lmao.
Valve train looks good, plugs look old but good, intake runners look moderate mileage but not a lot of oily build up. Exhaust side looks about righ, dirty but not horrid or pure night black.
Clutch fibers look good, steels look good, basket, lifter etc all look right.
So far the only bad indicator I can find is the VERY black oil. Head has some strange markings inside of it.
Previous Owner has LEDs on it
I really wanted to get the head off and get it shipped out asap, but, that'll have to wait on tools apparently, since King Kong assembled it.
As I mentioned plan is a touring swing arm anyways so if this ones damaged it's no biggy, they're dirt cheap on the E of bays.
Cylinder 1 was running a bit rich compared to the others.
