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At the end of October I purchased an in-progress 2002 HD Sportster Cafe build.
http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...0-a-92783.html
At first look it seemed like a pretty easy job to finish off the build as only some wiring really needed to be completed. Figured I might be able to get it on the road before the start of winter for a quick shakedown.
Taking it off the trailer, a few washers and nut fell out, hmm, maybe I'll take a quick look before trying to rush it out. Also, since the clip-on's were on top of the triple and the forks lowered to allow that, I had decided I wanted put the clip-on's below the top triple tree to free up more room for fork travel.
I got the bike on the lift, which was a pain in the ass because the front exhaust pipe sticks ever so slightly below the frame. I had to pull the front exhaust off to get the frame to sit flush on the lift. Raised it up and pulled the front tire off. Went to pull the controls off and started by removing the cables/levers. Got my c-clip tool to pop the non-existent c-clip off the hinge bolt. The hinge bolt for both levers was not secured, hmmm. Well, at this point I decided I'm not going to get this bike out quickly and I am going to have to go through it with a fine tooth comb.