No disrespect intended --
Al Contrario, thank you, and thank you all for your kind words.
I probably should have made it clearer, I only bought the connecting rods and pistons on ebay. They came from a parted out motor. I did not buy the entire motor.
Although I did consider doing so. But as old as the bike was and aforementioned condition, it only had 12,000 miles on the clock. So I elected to keep as many original parts as I could and only replace those that needed it.
Here's a screen shot from the eBay listing. I bought three connecting rods/pistons. I only used one connecting rod, bearing insert and connecting pin. The rest are sitting in a box, on shelf in my garage.
