MOPED ARMY

I do not envy your workshop conditions. That's got to make everything twice as hard.

I am grateful for the 750 square feet of heated, well-lit work space I have with benches, a monster vice, and many tools on acres of pegboard.

The tilting motorbike work stand is especially wonderful. Anything from an Express to a Gold Wing, you roll it on and the bench tilts back to level. Probably the best cheap thing I ever made out of 2x4s and plywood.

Is it hard to pull the piston pin? Do they usually slide or do you need to use a puller?

Most of the two stroke dirt bikes I've worked on require the use of a pin puller, just too tight to push out by hand. Unless of course the motor is hammered to pulp. Then they pretty much fall out when you take off the clips.

I replaced the base gasket and head gasket on my NU50 recently. I was very surprised to find Honda still offers the long cylinder bolts and for super cheap money. I get a frequent flyer discount at my local Honda shop. I think I paid about $1 each for the four screws. The old ones were pretty rusty so I was not comfortable that I could get an accurate torque on 'em. Ran a tap through the holes to clean them up and used the new screws. Very satisfying.