try spraying something like WD40 at the left crank seal when the bike is running, you'll have to take aim through the slots in the flywheel, if it has a significant effect on the running then the LH crank seal needs replacing
when you turn on the key and the PV comes to rest after the cleaning cycle, the 'U' shaped cutout in the pulley should be directly inline with the blind 4mm hole in the cylinder head...use the cable adjusters to achieve this. That's how the check the alignment
you can easily check the adjustment do you know how to check the adjustment? by the way it's absolutely essential you leave enough slack in the cable so as to not stress the servo motor, it's easy to over tension these cables
as far as I know cosmetically they are both the same...don't know how they were or wernt restricted...i'm not an expert on them though I have a Haynes book
Has you bike got any on-board storage for the piece of wood...say under the seat?? it really doesn't have to be a very big piece at all, something that will go in your pocket is well big enough
carry a small piece of wood, say 3/4" thick for starters...roll the rear wheel onto said piece of wood...put on stand...retrieve wood...voilla
Fine tune with different thickness for your piece of wood
lol like real bikers with an entourage of back up vehicles film crew and god knows what else.....the likes of Nick Sanders...theres a real biker adventurer (other real biker adventurers are available)