engine swap & Flat bar conversion

[AMCQ46]

I have lost my front end!!!!!!








Oh here it is I found it

[StormingHonda]

Bit of a deep clean you got going on there

[AMCQ46]

Engine swap... So the plan is to move the ancillary bits from this engine and rear end bit by bit from one to the other then wheel the frame back over and drop it on again.... Simples

[leevtr]

Why are you swapping the engine mate??

[sirch345]

I wish you wouldn't say things like that Alastair, I thought the worst for a moment.

Glad everythings alright and good luck with the change over

Chris.

[AMCQ46]

Why are you swapping the engine mate??

That ones dirty

No it has developed a high freq vibration over the last 5yrs and it makes it a real pain doing long distances, nothing else has fixed it so I bought an engine off one of the lads off the forum 2 summers ago, and now it's time to getting done!

[lloydie]

Nice stool :-) and good progress .
Did you loosen the swing arm bolt before engine removal ?

[VTRDark]

I wish you wouldn't say things like that Alastair, I thought the worst for a moment

I had a heart murmur for a moment and then I realised.

Did you have to remove the front end to lift the frame off Al or did you manage to lift the whole lot over. It looks like your bike has turned into an acrobat.

(:-})

[benny hedges]

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Oh here it is I found it

oh you fkin Richard lol, i thought you'd binned you muppet!

[mik_str]

Nice stool :-) and good progress .
Did you loosen the swing arm bolt before engine removal ?

Easy on the stool comments there Lloydie, lol

[lloydie]

Nice stool :-) and good progress .
Did you loosen the swing arm bolt before engine removal ?

Easy on the stool comments there Lloydie, lol

[tony.mon]

Stripped and rebuilt engine or just taking a chance?

Checked compression on both for comparison purposes?

At least your'e working in a nice dry centrally heated garage, only two metres from the beer fridge. Happy days!

[Seven Of Nine Firestorm]

At least your'e working in a nice dry centrally heated garage, only two metres from the beer fridge. Happy days!

Amen to that as the happy clappers say

[AMCQ46]

Stripped and rebuilt engine or just taking a chance

I will strip and rebuild the one I am taking out as it is a bit lower milage ( well it was when I bought the other one 18 months ago, they are about the same now!!)

Did you have to remove the front end to lift the frame off Al or did you manage to lift the whole lot over. It looks like your bike has turned into an acrobat.
(:-})

No, I decided that I would try it full assembled with the forks, front wheel and rear subframe all all still attached. It came apart fine and it's handy having a wheel to role the frame away like a wheel barrow.

Did you loosen the swing arm bolt before engine removal ?

Yup, all the bolts at the back are loosened just need to pull out the pivot and wheel the fully assembled swing arm onto the new engine.

[agentpineapple]

good work al, give it a good clean whilst your at it, and don't forget to do the same to the bike.....