The strip down

Knowing that the bike would run I started on the strip down.  First up, removal of the engine.  It's a compact little unit and I'm quite looking forward to getting it apart.  The cases are in a state but will hopefully come up looking good with a bit of effort.

As I've slowly been disassembling the bike I've been amazed at how easy it has been.  The quality of the bolts and fasteners is very good, and there has been very little corrosion over the years. 

Overall the condition is in keeping with the mileage, and there is little evidence of previous disassembly apart from where the wheels have been removed to fit tyres etc.  The front wheel did have an innovative replacement for a split pin on the axel nut though!