THE MOMENT OF TRUE.

It was a rainy day, so I locked myself in the garage and made progress on assembling the engine.I turned the crankshaft until it reached the “T” mark.
 
That's when I adjusted the pickup shaft to its corresponding mark.
 

Cylinder head gasket and cylinder head in place.
 
 
Following the workshop manual, we first tighten the screws to 2.5 kg in the order indicated and then retighten them to 4 kg.
 
Before installing the camshafts, I measured the thickness of the shims to know what size I would need if I had to change any when adjusting the valves.
 
 Following KAWBOY's advice in another thread, I mounted the exhaust camshaft shaft on its mark with the crankshaft set to the “T” mark.
 

I have the user manual handy to check measurements and markings, but I must admit that I am assembling the engine from memory, intuitively. I am surprised at the level of knowledge I am acquiring by repairing this motorcycle.

 I was carefully examining the motorcycle so as not to overlook any details during assembly when I noticed a mark on the side of the cylinder head, below the spark plug hole on cylinder 1.


  Someone had marked the initials JP.


 


  There are no marks on the right side of the cylinder head. 


  


 I wonder if it's the signature of a tuner or mechanic who customized the cylinder head.  


Has anyone else come across something like this?  


Until today, I wasn't sure which of my two sons to leave Christine to when I die. 


 It will be my eldest son, as fate would have it, JP are the initials of his name.