Removing Remaining Peripherals

Remove and store the exhaust system.

Disconnect the wire-connector from the front horn, located on the left floorboard assembly.

Tip: To make reassembly easier, mark the following using a permanent marker or metal punch:

• On the left-side of the engine, mark the clutch shaft for clutch-arm position.
• On the left-side of the engine, mark the shift shaft for shift-arm position. See photo below.

After padding the area beneath the shift linkage with rags, remove the shift-arm from the shift shaft, at the top of the clutch case. Do this by removing the single pinch bolt, then wiggling and pulling the shift arm off its shaft.

Remove and store the left-side floorboard assembly (with shift linkage attached) by removing the two button-head mounting bolts under the assembly.

Loosen the clutch cable as much as possible, at the handlebar lever. Then remove the clutch arm from the clutch shaft, near the top of the clutch case. To do this, you first remove the single pinch-bolt, then wiggle and pull the clutch-arm up off its shaft.

If you have aftermarket coils and plug wires, remove and store them--marking or photographing which coils and which wires go where. Stock coils can be left on, but unplug the wires from the sparkplugs at this time.

Remove and store any crash bar, or other such accessories. Be careful of the front fender, as some crash bars are both heavy and awkward to maneuver.

To access related articles, refer back to the Complete Engine Tear Down, Orientation article in this series to see which additional articles best address your situation.

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