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Ditto ! Used a strap around the engine and a chain-hoist. One person and out the right side of frame. Oil-pan on.

Ok gents, thanks for the heads-up.

The manual says t take the cylinder head cover off... which will expose the camshafts. Apart from a LOT of bolts to undo and redo, I prefer to leave it on as it cannot mean that much of a space gain, maybe an inch? Anyway, at the other end the oil pan is off now so I will have a little more room that way.

I have the engine currently on a strap attached to a chain hoist, and right-side up, so I'll give inserting it from the RH side into the frame a go tomorrow. If that does not work, I will try the side-ways-in method.

Paul

Right, that was a bit of a job, but it's in! I hoisted the engine up and strapped the frame to a dolly on wheels so I could slide the frame around the suspended engine.



Initially it just wouldn't stop fouling the frame, until I figured out I had forgotten to take two engine brackets off (doh).



Then I lined the whole thing up again



and with quite a bit of manual pulling and shoving it did eventually drop into the frame.



Only thing that suffered was the LH breather cover, but that can easily be taken off and repainted..



Now I'll attach the carbs and see whether I can cut the frame where I want to.

Next week.

Well done !

Great! It's a big step! I am wondering - will you be removing the engine again for frame fabrication or do it with it in? In this case I suppose the frame will also be painted with the engine installed.

0n a side note, I think it's not possible to remove and install a fully assembled engine with a deep oil pan.

It depends... if there is enough room to cut and weld with the engine in, it will stay in. If not, then it will have to come out again for the frame amendments, and then go back in to build the bike up. Need to have the engine in to determine stance, fork length, ride height, exhaust routing etc etc.

I will build it up to a 'running/rideable' state to make sure everything fits and all brackets on the frame are in the right place and/or removed. Only when I'm happy with the end result will everything come apart again and get painted, and finally re-assembled.

... loooong term project remember?