gasket remover?

So I was working on the RoadStar last night and ran into a problem cleaning the gasket off the engine case. Hard to reach parts with any type of scraper other than a screwdriver. Don't want to F up the surface. I'm gonna pickup some spray on gasket remover today and try that out.

Vintage was a good time

We got there right at 10am on Sunday. Took in pretty much the whole swap meet, watched a little racing, watched some demo's, etc.

I bought some aluminum welding rods that allow you weld with just a normal home propane torch. The guy demo'd the stuff and had me weld two pop cans together. Amazing. SOLD!

I didn't find the rearsets I was looking for but got some pics of some on other bikes and may just fab my own.

Vintage was a bit smaller this year it seemed. Could be that it was Sunday and folks were pulling out. I'll go on Saturday next (like in years past) . I still had a great time and I'm looking forward to next year.

Vintage Motorcycle Days... this weekend!

http://www.vintagemotorcycledays.com/

this is my favorite motorcycle event of the year. This is the show that gave me the bug to build a cafe racer. I bought my CB360 about a month after my first time to Vintage in 2006.

I actually like the swap meet more than watching the racing. I can walk around that swap meet for hours!

the state of the stator

Got my bike torn apart today. I've got the stator cover off, but I'm having a hard time getting the stator unbolted from the cover. It's bolted on with 3 big phillips head bolts! why would they NOT use a hex head bolt! STOOPID!

I just need another set of hands to hold the cover so I can break the bolts loose.

little progress...

I finally got a stator. The STOCK Yamaha part was $253! I got an aftermarket 'high output' stator for $160. I've had it two days but have not found the motivation to put it on yet. Maybe this weekend. Soon cuz Blue's Bash is coming up!

States I've visited on two wheels

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