Hey guys, heres an update.
So I got that bastard bar mounts off. I had to cut the one off because it just wouldn't move. Got it off, and started cleaning. Happy with the results.
And last night I really focused my attention on getting the bike stripped fully so that I can start the rebuilding process after giving the frame, sub-frame and swing arm a fresh coat of paint. I wasn't going to do this, but I figured I would probably want to do it on a later stage, so I'd rather do it now while bike is naked and get it out of the way.
Just have the motor left to remove. Surprisingly, the linkage was not as bad to remove as I'd thought it would be. It was caked in old crap. Maybe that old crap really sealed in all the lube making it difficult to dry out.
I still have to take a shot of the reeds to show, but they look like they are still in a decent condition. So no need to replace those. Thank goodness. Only thing I noticed was that reeds where pulled up a little, enough for the fuel to return to carb, so I thought I'd just flip the petals over solving that issue. Let me know if there is some reason I can't do that. I will post a pic of the reeds when I get a chance to take a photo of them.