Well, today was a the start of a long process of rebuilding my 85 FJ1100.&nbsp; I managed to get the seat &amp; tank off without the seat lock key (which was a bit of a pain trying not to break anything) so I could drop the motor out.<br /><br />Everything came apart really easy - in fact - from start to laying in the driveway was only 2 hours and that&#039;s taking off the fairings and everything.&nbsp; Given that I&#039;ve never worked on an FJ at all, I was pretty proud of getting it out so quick.<br /><br />The one thing I was worried about was getting the exhaust off without breaking any bolts off but they actually came out really easy.&nbsp; It helped that they were nuts, not studs...<br /><br />Anyhow, it&#039;s in my shed now waiting for someone to come help me carry it down stairs so I can begin tearing it apart.<br /><br />For those who haven&#039;t read the previous threads regarding this bike, the lower case is cracked and broken due to a drive chain snap so I need to tear it completely down and change the case.<br /><br />I put it in tech talk because I plan to document the whole process for reference of those in the future who are planning a compelete rebuild.<br /><br />Here&#039;s a pic of the 3 bikes currently in the drive...the middle one is the one I dropped the motor out of today.

Is the one on the right (in the photo) the FJ600 you mentioned in the other thread, wife&#039;s bike?

yup...sure is :rockon: