and worst comes to worse a place that has a shop in the US and Canada if you feel the need to spend 50% more and wait an extra month.
And which one is that?! Just kidding. That's usually how I feel when I order just about anything. Why does it have to be SO expensive?!
muskrat, that sounds like it would be a real challenge for anyone without some... let's say, insider knowledge!
I'll check the conrods tomorrow versus the old ones and see how they compare. Really hoping they're the same, but I don't believe any work has been done on the head so a few checks should tell the story. I do have the 357 cam.
coater, I bought some what I thought were new crank bolts from Draganfly and they arrived pretty rusty. It looks mostly like surface rust, but it turned me off a bit. I have bought plenty of other parts from them and been satisfied; no engine parts though. I think I've only bought a couple of bits from Fekked; maybe a cable and some crank shims.
I'll be fine on the rebuild. My Dad and I have been rebuilding bikes for the last 13 years or so. Many japanese bikes, several BSA's, and the Moto Guzzi shown earlier here. As I'm sure you, and everyone else know, it's all the little things that matter and I'm learning all the time about how to do things properly. I've got a slightly beat up set of the valanced fenders to put on the bike eventually, but that can wait until its had its break in miles completed, etc. And yes, the pistons into the barrels before the rods is much easier... unless you're the one holding the cylinders up! A wood block can solve that, though.