I got it! Thank you (all) for all of the advice. It took a combination of many tips, here is what I did. Front wheel off, with center stand secured....

Good morning Scot, the damper rod bolt must have thread locker or corrosion, it turns easy with the internals spinning now. I will try the heat toda...

Thank you James for the tips. If the front wheel is installed the axle blocks access to the damper rod bolts at the bottom of the fork leg. I have dra...

Awesome, thank you Scot for moving my post and advice. I will try prying the speedo cable up. Regards, Mark.

I drained the transmission today in preparation for removing it and found a gear tooth 13mm in width. I removed the transmission breather bolt that ho...

Thank you for the suggestion. I turned the engine over slowly at the alternator and looked into the timing hole and the outside of the flywheel seems ...

Thank you wobbly, the engine is not rebuilt, so braking in the engine is not needed. i adjusted the valves as per your wonderful tutorial, insta...