engine out (pictures)

[beechfront]

bought a hand crank (winch), a couple small tow ropes, and a 4x4 at menards.

turned front wheel left and locked it. wired the centerstand so it didn't retract at an inconvenient time.

I connected one tow rope straight from the frame to the ceiling then used the winch to lower the bike down until the tow rope was tight.

then wrapped the other tow rope around the engine and lifted it out. the nice thing about having the wheel locked is I could easily roll the bike back and forth which will probably help out a lot when it comes time to put it back in.


took me a little over an hour. much easier than i expected. hopefully putting it in will be as easy.


here are a couple pictures. they're huge so be patient.





4x4 in rafters

lowering the bike down

centerstand wired forward

bike lowerd to tow rope & winch unhooked.

getting ready to pull the motor out

getting there...

engine out

engine set down.

[Snow]

I see you "cheated" and pulled the oil filter