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Another one of these "its at the top of my list today photos". This past weekend, I almost finished my front end on the bike. Almost. I was lining up the parts for the left fork, getting all the seals and bushings lined up so that I did it right, when I realized that the part that was supposed to be the Oil Seal, was actually a dust seal. I am very anal about ordering parts, I have a logistical background and I work in the Auto ID (As in Identification) market (bar codes). I ordered the right part (#51153-14D00), the bag had the wrong part.

So I was unable to finish the fork,
which meant I was unable to mount the forks,
which meant I was unable to mount the tire,
which meant I was unable to put the bike back down on its two wheels,
which meant I was unable to move the bike forward,
which meant I was unable to put the bike back up on it's center-stand,
which meant I was unable to remove the rear tire,
which meant I was unable to work on my front sprocket or my lowering links.
This also meant I was unable to prep my rear swing arm for paint.
I was able to source the correct part from a company nearby (in Maine) that got it to me in two days (not bad). Unfortunately I don't have the time to finish the forks until the weekend. . .