bigB, I think your full of shit! There is nothing what so ever crooked about R&R. Richie is in now way, and by no means a scammer. The reason he didnt let Earl work on your bike is because Earl is not a Mechanic. Earl helped Richie out a bit with the shop, and he did some polishing, but Earl just isnt a good wrench. I mean come on, he put RedlineJimmy's clutch in backwards in his GSXR which caused it to burn out in under 50 miles.

Stale, as much of a Yamaha nut as I am, I'm going to have to decline this job. The bike is just too old. There are numerous other things that can go wrong while your working on such an old machine. I doubt Cahills will work on it either, being so old. Your best bet might be RTM motorcycles or maybe Throttle Factory.