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Originally Posted by backofbeyond
I've no idea how it's done now but in the past the UK importers just used to send the factory crated bikes to the dealers for assembly. When my brother worked for a Ducati dealer that was one of his jobs, to put the jigsaw together.
For my 70's 400/4, Honda supplied a 30 page loose leaf assembly booklet with each bike with pictures showing how to take the crate apart, which bit went where, how cables should be routed etc so the dealer's "highly trained technicians" couldn't get it wrong. When I bought the bike 10yrs ago the seller still had the original book complete with oily fingerprints on each page. I can't imagine they haven't long gone now, presumably replaced (if they still do it that way) with some kind of on line guide.
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From an early age I was taught to hand wash my bike and pay attention to the machine as I did so. Over the years it has served me well with just this kind of issue. Having said that I am currently making my way to Spain to recover my bike after the piston fell into the engine destroying it, but in my defence I couldn't foresee that with a wet sponge!
Good luck and safe travels everyone.
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