Oring and spring

Here is the difference between the bike shifting like a proper pig and shifting like butter. I had to change it out. The thicker spring is a racing spring in the back axel that controls shifting the spring on the left is the stock spring.

The o ring on the left is worn and is causing the cases to leak a bit of oil. The o ring and the spring were the reason I tore down the engine. Had to get it right or else it was not safe.

Wiring

So I still haven't gotten all the electrics working but I have al the wiring done. I had to make an extension on the back cabling for the taillight. (seen above) I am going to have to get the motor back in and running before I can do the wiring work since the bike doesnt have a battery. But if feels like I am getting close.

Timing

So before I tore it down I went through the process of setting the timing. It was interesting. The whole process can be seen HERE But basically you have to find Top Dead Center (TDC)(where the piston stops to return down) You can stick something into the spark plug hole to see where the piston goes and comes back and you can mark the degrees it travels then find the midpoint and that is TDC. Each size top end has a degree Before TDC measurement (my polini 130 is 16 Degrees BTDC) where you have to turn your stator plate back. I used a timing strobe gun to check the measurement and then adjust. Good times.

It felt good

So I got back into the motor today and it was actually enjoyable, I thought it was going to be a real chore but it was good. It finally felt like I knew what the junk was going on and it looked like I knew what I was doing. Minus the whole scene where my friend brandon was over to help my take the motor out of the body, since doing it myself last time was not so fun. So we take out the mounting bolts and in all of my excitement I forgot to disconnect the cables and to drain the oil. Dang to excited. But in about 1 hour I had it down to this.

Put your left fender in put your left fender out.

So after some time with a hammer and dolly I have gotten the dents out of the shape of a truck bumper and more into the shape of a vespa.