Flatspot
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When I finally get around to commencing the ground up rebuild I was wondering what order you do things?
Shall I start with a bare frame sat on the carpet, with its swingarm and shocks attached, and then add the fully rebuilt engine and its plates. Then oil tank, rear mudguard, steering yokes, forks - and then……… oh bugger! How do I fit the wheels as it’s now a heavy lump?
Hm, it’s still a heavy lump of an engine to attempt to lift in unaided, shall I put the engine on its side and wriggle the frame over it, and then lift it back upright?
Or,
Create a rolling chassis, steering, forks, rear mudguard and wheels. Hold it upright on the hydraulic ramp, and then really struggle to lift the engine and its plates in? I don’t have a suitable beam or A frame to help me with the load.
Thankfully I have a few months more yet to deliberate how to go about it as I’m about to go on holiday (vacation) for a few months on my grand tour of the Baltic. And so I’d like to hear of your experiences and pitfalls.
This is a Slimline frame and a 650 Preunit (hopefully a 750) engine. I know how to fit the gearbox easily when the engine is in place.
Shall I start with a bare frame sat on the carpet, with its swingarm and shocks attached, and then add the fully rebuilt engine and its plates. Then oil tank, rear mudguard, steering yokes, forks - and then……… oh bugger! How do I fit the wheels as it’s now a heavy lump?
Hm, it’s still a heavy lump of an engine to attempt to lift in unaided, shall I put the engine on its side and wriggle the frame over it, and then lift it back upright?
Or,
Create a rolling chassis, steering, forks, rear mudguard and wheels. Hold it upright on the hydraulic ramp, and then really struggle to lift the engine and its plates in? I don’t have a suitable beam or A frame to help me with the load.
Thankfully I have a few months more yet to deliberate how to go about it as I’m about to go on holiday (vacation) for a few months on my grand tour of the Baltic. And so I’d like to hear of your experiences and pitfalls.
This is a Slimline frame and a 650 Preunit (hopefully a 750) engine. I know how to fit the gearbox easily when the engine is in place.