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Taking your motorcycle apart is not hard. Putting your motorcycle back together is another thing.
I find the best way to keep all the little parts in order is to get some big boxes from a department store. Let's say you have taken off the front fender. Draw a picture of the front fender (artistic talent not required, just the ability to tell what it is supposed to be), punch holes where all the bolts go, and stick the bolts through the picture into the appropriate places. On the rear fender, do the same thing - let's say you took off the tail light - bolt it back on to the cardboard fender with all the parts exactly as they would be on the real fender. Be sure to write on the cardboard what the part is. If you have parts that attach with clips, just tape them in place on the cardboard.
This technique was taught me by a professional diesel/heavy equipment mechanic who has trainees. They will often have several trucks/dozers, whatever, torn apart. This technique keeps you from mixing up parts or losing any, and you know exactly how to put everything back together. It seems like a lot of work, but if a few days go by between taking the bike apart and putting it back together, it is AMAZING what can be forgotten, and then it is FAR more work to try and figure out.
On your tank, if you have an electronic fuel gauge or anything else that plugs into the wiring, put a piece of masking tape on it and the pigtail where it goes, appropriately labeled. (And, of course, the same goes for tail lights, turn signals, etc.)
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