re; "I'm going to remove the paint from inside those two tabs to see if that helps at all.
I'm also going to remove the carb so the engine will tilt back a little further as the throttle cable from my Mikuni fouls against the top tube. Any tricks, tips or words of wisdom?[/QUOTE]"
Yea, buy a bike that you don’t have to dismantle half the dam thing just to replace a part, its less stressful . . . . . . .