Well, I blew it

I've got $400 in play money right now, as soon as I come up with another $500 this is a done deal. How did you crate up your motor for shipping?

I found a heavy duty tote/tub of the right size at home dept - put the motor in a copier paper box from work - put the cardboard box and motor in the tub with heavy foam around it.

In your case that included the piston and re-lining the cylinder?

I found a heavy duty tote/tub of the right size at home dept - put the motor in a copier paper box from work (x-lite motor is a perfect fit) - put the cardboard box and motor in the tub with heavy foam surrounding the copier box and the tote. Zip Ty returned it the same way with some bubble wrap to keep the motor exhaust down/trans up in the box (I sent it on its side in the box).

What did you do about the clutch line when you removed the engine from the frame?

Remove the line and installed the banjo bolt with a stack of copper washers to keep the fluid in.

Thanks. I need to learn how to bleed a hydraulic clutch anyway. Another learning experience.

I wish - piston and rod were over $500 + re-nicosil
I kinda knew what I was getting into when I bought the bike - figured I'd need a rebuild after a couple of years and it would cost $1000+.
With the added porting and oiling mod I figure I'll get even better performance and longer engine life now. (not to mention the re-routed vapor line which would have saved me to start with - speaking of which - ZTR, thanks for taking my idea seriously and doing it. It's a little difficult to operate but I'll adapt and it's a big improvement over stock. Next run maybe just use a banjo bolt and fitting into a threaded hole in a new fill cap?)

Valves are only for the red heads.

It would be more likely to come undone out on the trail. I believe the current design will be staying for awhile.

I am camping just south of Zip Ty and will drop off my 310r tomorrow morning for the treatment. Can't wait to get it breathed on! oops, sorry for the twisted pic.

MikeB, any ride reports on the impact of the porting?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zyjLyBp64

Anything?

Hey MikeB...did you get your bike back together yet? How's it run? Especially interested in the impact of the porting. Thanks.

Hope he didn't do something that I would do like bolt everything up, fire up the engine, then after it seizes remembering I didn't put oil in it. Did that once with a snowblower after draining all the fluids in preparation for a move.

Neighbor did that to a Ford pickup. Drained the oil, changed the filter, started it up and was going for a short drive and it stopped about 300 yards down the road. He walked back home and noticed the 5 qts of oil sitting on his workbench, unopened. DOH!

Sorry guys but I work - putting break in time on it - up to 60-70% throttle/revs - first oil change the oil looked almost like new. Nothing on the magnetic drain plug. Can tell you that the clutch mod has eliminated all Rekluse squealing. Getting into the meat of the power now and it seems to feel 'smoother' - she really wants to run so maybe by Sunday afternoon. The new drain back system is actually easier to use than the factory drain bolt crud.