I don't think you have to remove both front engine mounts to do a valve lash check / adjust, just the right hand side. If you removed both, it is possible the engine shifted by pivoting down from the rear engine mount. I would suggest checking the manual on engine installation and roughly follow the procedure to realign the engine; it is probably something like leaving the rear mount loose while <gently> jacking the engine into position so that both front mounts can be installed. Again, I have not done this on a C-14 but that is the usual procedure (and pretty much common sense). The engine removal / installation procedure will be very different than just installing the front motor mounts of course but I am suggesting following the general procedural method; your engine of course still has the exhaust installed so you will probably have to <gently, carefully> jack the engine against the oil pan, using a piece of wood to spread out the force of the jack.
You will also probably have to loosen the rear motor mount to allow the engine to pivot around that. Otherwise you will just end up jacking the bike up off the center stand.
Brian
Putting my '10 back together following valve check, I notice the lower hole on the
left side engine bracket doesn't line up properly with the threaded hole in the engine
casting. The hole in the bracket is lower than the hole in the case. And no matter how
I try to tweak it, there is no budging it. The right side fits perfectly. When I removed it,
it seemed that the threads were messed up so I ran a thread restorer through it and
you can thread the bolt in(without the bracket in place), but once the bracket is in place
I feel like it is going to cross thread again since it starts off at a slight angle.
It seems like it must have been built this way.
Any thoughts?
I am talking about the triangular shaped front engine brackets that have two holes at the
top to attach to the frame and one lower hole where the bolt goes through to the engine.