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Icing on the cake; the new winker switch arrived today. It'll get installed later.

I have to say that I'm enjoying reading your postings. You are working through a lot of things that I have run into and your solutions are helpful. I look forward to seeing your bike on the road.

Thank you, Tim. It's nice to hear from anyone watching.

Left side done after a bit of floundering around. I learned to install the clutch, primary chain and drive sprocket together after first installing the sprocket alone. I thought there'd be enough chain slack to fit over the clutch sprocket, but no. Thanks to a forum friend for the email help in getting the sprocket nut tight.

Now to install the left side cover. New o-rings for the oil filter cover, new screws for that cover and new cover screws. My only dilemma is the odd screw in the photo below. The parts schematic shows it going through the cover as shown, but what is the exposed thread then used for? I have absolutely no idea.

I'm installing the oil pump next. How did I get 3 sets of gaskets? I think the carb cleaner fumes are getting to me. Oh well, spares.

Looks like the "mystery bolt" is someone's substitution for the proper 115mm long bolt that is used in that position. Try to find a correct one. Regards, Chase

Thanks, Chase. The mystery bolt is shown on the parts list (see pic below) as reference #19, "bolt, leg shield", from serial number C77E-A10001, part number 90089-259-000. I bought it new because it wasn't included in the screw set I bought. There is, however, a standard screw of that length in the kit and I'll use that. Makes you wonder though. What did Honda originally intend for it? Was there something mounted there on older Dream models? We'll probably never know.

EDIT:

DUH! The light just dawned! How thick can I be? It's used to mount leg shields. The leg shield schematic shows it used to mount a bracket to which the shield is attached.

The Crash Bar/Leg Shield attaches there with that bolt. .............lm

Seadog wrote:Thanks, Chase. The mystery bolt is shown on the parts list (see pic below) as reference #19, "bolt, leg shield", from serial number C77E-A10001, part number 90089-259-000. I bought it new because it wasn't included in the screw set I bought. There is, however, a standard screw of that length in the kit and I'll use that. Makes you wonder though. What did Honda originally intend for it? Was there something mounted there on older Dream models? We'll probably never know.

EDIT:

DUH! The light just dawned! How thick can I be? It's used to mount leg shields. The leg shield schematic shows it used to mount a bracket to which the shield is attached.

Thanks, LM.