here it is 6 yrs. later and I´m mailing you. I bought this bike new and had it 7 yrs. before crushing 2nd gear . I had a pro. fix it and a year later same thing happened . this bike was still my favorite out of all the yamahas I´ve had . have a R1 now and wish I could get a 750 secaand a 91 fj 1200 . anyway good luck . and go for it you can put this together. you´ll figure it out.