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[Laverdalothar]

I got the engine in last Friday with the help of my brother-in-law. That was an interesting experience, to say the least! The engine is quite a weight and certainly need two pairs of hands, and the workshop manual was not a great deal of help, but we got there eventually. Following on from getting the frame with engine installed and shifted onto the hydraulic table, I've fitted the Yokes and swinging arm, and am starting to 'dry fit' and fettle chassis components for the Sprint.

you would have done good asking in which sequence and how to fit things. It is much easier to put the engine on the side and slip the frame over it than to slide the engine sidewards into an upright frame f.e.

At least, you fit the center-stand and side-stand first, that was a smart move. It is much more hassle to do that when the engine is in...

Rest should be relatively easy. Keep in mind to only loosely put the exhaust system together including the silencers (mounting the headers first so that you just can move them a bit; pay attention to the numbers on them, they are all different and need to be put onto the bike in the right order!! Else you struggle to get the collector on or get them gas-tight!). once you have done that, you can twist/move it a bit to make the rear of the two cans come up equally and without decent tension. That helps to bring down fine vibrations noticeable in the footrests (especially the passenger ones).

Good luck!! looks great already!!

 

[RGS1000RGS]

you would have done good asking in which sequence and how to fit things. It is much easier to put the engine on the side and slip the frame over it than to slide the engine sidewards into an upright frame f.e.

At least, you fit the center-stand and side-stand first, that was a smart move. It is much more hassle to do that when the engine is in...

Rest should be relatively easy. Keep in mind to only loosely put the exhaust system together including the silencers (mounting the headers first so that you just can move them a bit; pay attention to the numbers on them, they are all different and need to be put onto the bike in the right order!! Else you struggle to get the collector on or get them gas-tight!). once you have done that, you can twist/move it a bit to make the rear of the two cans come up equally and without decent tension. That helps to bring down fine vibrations noticeable in the footrests (especially the passenger ones).

Good luck!! looks great already!!

Thanks for the advice! We did put the frame on it's side to remove the engine, and re-install it: getting all the anti-vibration mounts fitted and lined up with the engine brackets and the engine securing rods fitted was a challenge, though staring at the front and working backwards worked. The physical task of moving the frame with the engine in, even with two of us, wasn't the easiest of tasks!

Today, I've got the front forks fitted, rear mudguard, bars, lower and upper shock mounting bolts finessed, plus getting a myriad of small details done..