so it turns out i dont think just the head can be removed without lowering the engine, as there isnt enough clearance to pull the head up and out. my cousin is startin to be unhappy with how much space im taking up haha

now i need to find a jack to support the motor while i undo the motor mounts and whatnots.. this sure has gotten pricey

Quote from: pandymai on May 20, 2010, 03:00:21 PM
this sure has gotten pricey

And just think, these bikes aren't even expensive to begin with, lol.  Oh and lets see some pics or it never happened.

honestly, at this point, pictures would be too painful to post. just lookin at it hurts right now haha

You CAN lift the head with the engine in the frame, its tight but do-able, follow the procedure in Haynes.

i forget if there's a link to the haynes online? i have a clymer manual but havent had the chance to look through it again. >__<
or if anyone would be so kind as to send me that information. it would be greatly appreciated.

Assuming you havent started tearing it down take a turn off each of the 8 nuts that hold the head on and the bolt at the front of the head between the exhaust ports, then lift both plug caps and give it a blip on the starter. You will find the head will free itself from the block as a result of cylinder compression and you wont have to struggle hammering or levering it off

im having an issue getting it out of the frame, not off the cylinder case. any ideas how to shimmy that thing out? i can't get it to clear the front of the frame where it comes together at the neck.

edit: i tried to drop the front, bottom, and rear top mounting bolts, but that didnt drop it low enough. maybe i'll try to drop the rear bottom instead and see if that lets it lower just a bit. i can get it to clear the studs on the intake side, but not the exhaust side.

it's only taken a few weeks/months... xD hahaha

finally got my head taken care of and ready to re-install. i've decided im going to put studs in and use "exhaust manifold nuts" from hillco instead of using the exhaust header bolts..
now i just need to clean everything up real well and get a new cylinder head gasket to slap everything back together.
an issue though.. my cam chain tensioner's bolts are stripped so removing it will be difficult. should i just pop the cap off the tensioner and wind it out instead of trying to take it off completely?

so... i've gotten my bike to run! hah! only took 2 months... ish.. hahahha

edit: just kidding it'so nly been about a month. but still. that's a long time to be out or a primary vehicle

i will definitely post a picture/soundclip or something soon. but yeah. it sounds AWESOME and responded well to throttle.
only issue now is... gas seemed to be spitting back out of my right carb. im not 100% sure, but when i looked under, my lunchbox filter was turned white where it seemd to have gotten wet and some gas was dripping off. not sure if it's from inside the carb or from a line that just happened to be leaking towards that one area.

anyways after work tonight i'll be back at it to finish up so i can ride this weekend. and get a video up of the bike running! =D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hg_hZ2Ruw

there's the video i promised to have. one is better than none! haha

sound's a little off, the lighting is off.. if anything i'll record in HD tomorrow or something =P