I can't see any markings on the cylinder though.

I have completely disassembled the entire bike and now want to start rebuilding it. In the meantime, I have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease which is making the whole process more difficult az the meds they gave me make my concentration poor. So, where to start? Do I take all the frame components in for sandblasting and painting? I just don't know what the first steps will be. Also, hope to do most of the assembly myself, but does anyone have a very rough idea of what it might cost to put back together? Of course, we don't know what new parts I will need but the main structural components seem to be in good shape and just need a cleanup and repainting

Hi, very sorry to read of your diagnosis & just had a read of your previous post to get a handle on what's been going on with your bike up until now.
Sounds like a bit of a mixture with a "78 motor.
I'm no good at resto's but others will be along with all the good info on how to go about it.
Best wishes from us all & love to see pics sometime if you're able to post by "imgur" or some other way.

Your on the right track, prep the frame, get it painted, get the wheels back on it, once you have a roller it will.start coming together, got of luck and keep us posted on your progress 

welcome from OC CA and congrats on tearing into the new bike!
you came to the right place to learn from some very experienced people too
lots of new treatments for Parkinson's, so make sure you find a neurologist who's up on the latest, and working on a bike is also theraputic IMO. 

Personally, I like your approach of stripping bike all the way down, cleaning, painting, reconditioning all the bits upon reassembly.  I use CSMNL and Partzilla and the manuals on this site to insure that it all goes back precisely as it left the factory, both for fun and for safety and reliability reasons.  I also enjoy hunting down all the missing bits on eBay, you will be surprised just how many little and important parts can go missing over 50 years!

Good luck with the bike!

So for the frame, would I just sand it down to bare metal then take it in for painting at a body shop, or do I need to sandblast it first? Are there places that specialize in painting motorcycle parts and frames?

I have done my chassis components by thoroughly cleaning and sanding as needed, and I have also sandblasted to bare metal.  I have painted all my frames, but they do scratch easily as you put things back together. My approach is driven by cost. I try and do this hobby as cheap as possible and still end up with decent results.

Most here seem to go with powder coating and no doubt the appearance and durability is way better than paint. This is the fun part. You get to do it any way you want to.

OK, thanks for that. I guess I could just use sanding and paint stripper to remove as much paint as possible rather than sandblasting. Do you think that would work? What would happen if I left little bits of paint on the frame and other components?

....also, should I powder coat the frame of just paint it?

 

The only time I strip it down to bare metal is when I take all my parts to my in-laws machine shop and borrow his sandblaster.

Otherwise I sand and wire brush the rough spots and simply scuff up the spots that are still in good shape.

Then I prime and paint.