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Stig, I wonder if you got the storms that came through here yesterday....hurricane force winds and 2.5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Crazy weather that had us in the basement waiting out the tornado sirens.

I thought I'd sworn off deliberately riding in the rain at night....
Yeah, well.



Got pretty sporty when a front went through. No pics - raining too hard and I don't have a rain case for my phone
Kept my phone in a sandwich bag inside pocket of my mesh jacket. (much too warm for the rain-proof overjacket)
Blow was over as quick as it came - but within a mile I found evidence of tree damage.



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Good to get out for a ride!
Stig

I took my time, thought about every move before I acted...read and re-read the service manual.

 The biggest thing to watch out for was dropping the little cotter type pin (?) when separating the chain guide from the chain tensioner. I put shop towels completely around the tensioner and guide...there was nowhere for a dropped pin to go...I thought.

The ONE place I didn't cover was the little gap between the chain and the guide. I carefully removed the first pin and boom...it flipped up and disappeared between the chain and guide. I stared in disbelief. My stomach sank. I thought crap, I just ruined this motor.

Luckily I had been squeezing the chain and guide together below where I was removing the pin from, just to keep a solid hold on it. I looked down there with a flashlight and could barely see the top of the pin..held there tenuously between chain and guide. Had I let go of the pliers the pin would have dropped down into the engine. I tried to grab it with a magnetic pickup tool but it is not magnetic!

I yelled for my daughter for help but she couldn't hear me...my phone was just out of reach. (note to self, always keep phone within reach when working in garage). I finally was able to finally pull my phone close, called my daughter and she came to lend a hand.

She held the light and I was able to squeeze lower on where I was squeezing the chain and guide together..exposing the top of the pin. I used a scratch awl to stab at it and pull it out after about 10 tries.

I was much more careful removing the 2nd, lower pin. This let me remove the tensioner to replace with the new spring. That's as far as I got. Gotta know when to walk away.  I will start reassembly tomorrow. I experienced both full on panic and complete relief today.

pics of the cams, etc., the chain and guide (between these is where I dropped the pin) and finally, the offending damn, little pin. Can't think of the correct name for the stupid little aluminum cotter or holder pin.

Hawk - is your visor this dark - or is your movable tinted addition in its drop-down position?
Stig

Stig, It looks a lot darker in pictures. It is the light tint visor option. When looking directly at the helmet it appears so dark because you don't see any light behind it. Attached a pic with the visor raised so you can see through it and added one pic viewing through the visor.

I like it because it gives me some sun protection in the day and it's light enough to ride at dusk, if needed. If I think there's a chance I could be out after sundown I'll switch to my clear visor.

I've both replaced or washed mine. Smells great in here now🙂
Recently read a fellow praising his old helmet for saving his head, twice!, in crashes.
There are opinions that helmets should be replaced after a certain number of riding years - open to some debate - but not much debate about the safety of replacing a helmet which has been struck in a crash - and after two??!!
Stig