Swing arm skid plate needs to be turned 180* in the last pic.

That's how it was mounted on the donor wheeler but that doesn't mean the original owner didn't get it wrong. I'll have to take a look.
I have the new cylinder mounted and the motor on the 250.

I left the plastic off while I broke it in. To re torque the head, I needed to take the pipe off so naked buggy made sense.

Now it's ready to ride. Tomorrow morning in spring creek and next weekend at Majestic Lost Trails in Bradford PA.


Im hoping to get the 500 out of storage today and get it broke in and jetted this week.
Thanks to Toddzilla for the use of the garage. And thanks to the members for the helpful info when needed.