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The tear down is just as important and as sensitive as the re-assembly. The
method and organization of the teardown will determine how the bike goes back
together in terms of accuracy and craftsmanship. Accuracy because if you take
note how it came apart, chances are you will put it back together with
everything in its right place and position i.e. washers, clamps, ties, etc.
Craftsmanship, because if you tear it apart carefully so as not to mar the nuts,
bolts, and screws etc, or scratch everything trying to get it off, then the
craftsmanship and/or workmanship is going to come across as good in the end. You
want this bike to look like it has never been apart. When it came from the
factory, none of the fasteners were marred up or rounded off. I will sometimes
take photos of an item before and during the disassembly so that I can refer to
it during re-assembly. That really helps in cases like the wire harness for
example. I take photos of how it snakes thru the frame, and locations of the
ties that hold it to the frame. Another important trick is to get a box of zip lock bags to hold the
fasteners, clips and small assemblies for each item that you disassemble, and
label them carefully.
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As I mentioned earlier, A Parts Catalog, and a Shop Manual are essential to
successfully restore one of these bikes. I found the shop manual on ebay. They
come up from time to time, and usually run well under $100 bucks. The parts
catalog can be down loaded from various CBX sites.
The parts catalog is your bible. I rely on the parts catalog even more so
than the shop manual. The shop manual is good for specs etc. but the parts
catalog shows not only the entire bike in detailed exploded views, but all of
the part numbers are listed so you can order parts and know which parts are the
correct ones, and which are not.
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