Have I mentioned what a great tool an air impact wrench is?  It's the greatest thing since sliced bread.  You can remove the torqued down nut for a Husqvarna flywheel without all kinds of exotic braces to keep the assembly and motor from turning.  You can also remove the countersprocket nut from an SV650 without anything more than putting the bike in gear.

So, the countersprocket is off and new sprockets and a chain are ordered for the SV.  They will be coming from Vortex, along with frame sliders and a replacement for the cobbled up and damaged fairing stay.  On Tuesday, when George is in at Uptite Husqvarna, I will be ordering a magneto for the Mad Max bike, in order to get it running again, too.

Putting the SV back together will be very satisfying.  I will still need to rebuild the brakes, install new brake lines, and probably a few more things I am forgetting now.  Paul and I have been talking about putting new paint on our race bikes, and I am certainly planning to do it.  The bike needs a bit of bondo work to really look good, and there's time to do it.  The biggest problem so far has been finding a decent day to do anything outside.

With the exception of my street bike, the bikes live in my brother's garage, along with his Moto Guzzi, his KLX 400 in proper offender green, and his housemate's KTM 525.  Needless to say, it's a crowded garage.  A trailer would sure make for an easier time of things, although it wouldn't be heated either.

Last year's Pirellis seem a bit dried out in the garage for some reason.  I hope its just dust, since I was planning to run them for another round or so.

It wouldn't be right if I didn't put in a plug for More Power Racing www.morepoweracing.com, since they supplied me with a replacement for my old textile street riding jacket.  Getting back on the bike on a regular basis is going to keep me a whole lot saner during the job search.