Well, I've started the strip down and as usual it hasn't gone smoothly! Ho hum. So far I have had to take off the silencer to get to the footrest nut. That is seized, so all I've managed to do is undo the left hand footrest nut. That means I can't get the right hand one off because I need to withdraw the bolt and nut to the right and the exhaust is in the way!
I have taken the clutch cable off, and the speedo cable, drained the oil and removed the three screws and lower two nuts of the outer gearbox cover, but I don't have the wherewithall to get the two top nuts off. I can't get a spanner onto then and the socket I have has is too thick to slip over the nut.
So here are my questions:
What spanner/socket do I need to get the top two nuts off?
How do I remove the Siamese exhaust? Do I have to split it first where the left joins in front of the down tubes? Do the fan-like surrounds have to come off too? Is it just a case of pulling out and then pushing in?
Thanks for any assistance.
Paul