I recently decided I would like to paint my bike. At this point, I've got every piece of plastic stripped off. Only the tank remains, for now. In stripping the bike, I have had the opportunity to learn more about my bike.
What I've learned so far:
1) There isn't a single piece of plastic on the bike that has every fastener that it could. There are probably 5-6 missing. Being an '04 with multiple owners, I wasn't too surprised.
2) When figuring out how to remove the front fender, I learned that my fork brace only has one of the four bolts in it! (Of course the fender has all four of its PITA bolts w/nuts! :dunno_black: )
3) I found what appears to be a slight oil leak, seeping from a gasket. (Head gasket maybe?) Not all too familiar with the various mechanical parts and their placements yet, but I'll snap pics later after work.
4) Also, I have had some front end noise since my low side, but haven't nailed it down yet. It does t seem to affect the handling of the bike in any way, just more noise than ever before. Kind of a Mechanical/rattling sound?
While I have the bike so naked, I'm going to keep poking around and see what else I can find in there! :thumb: