Supporting a motor on an engine stand

[JimZXR]

I've finally got round to pulling the motor out of my ZXR and have bought an engine stand to mount it's out of the frame. The stand I've got is for a car engine and as such the mounting points aren't correct. I can fabricate a mount to suit my motor but I'm unsure if the two rear mounting points on the crank cases are strong enough alone to hold the weihgt of the engine or if I'll need to build and extra support to hold thr front of the engine as I'm intending on removing the head to change the gasket and install a heli-coil amongst other things.

Any advice would be appreciated as I'd rather my next post not be "FOR SALE: ZXR750 motor internals - crank cases broken "!

[timmyrocks]

I'd say they'd be strong enough. But I'd fabricate up something to fully support it
Good luck

[robracer]

Have always used a Cart with the motor on a timber top.... have a look at any bike mechanics workshop..... motors are always done on the bench

[Gosling1]

.... motors are always done on the bench ....

yep - thats what you want. I have often though about knocking up a car-motor type stand for the old zeddie motors - but just to lift them from the floor to the bench - even a gorilla gets a crook back when they get old.

[h.b.bear]

i find a old 44 gallon drum with a rubber mate cut to fit the area of drum makes a good bench,you can walk around it all day long,,just need somewhere to put your bit's and pieces

[born green]

i find a old 44 gallon drum with a rubber mate cut to fit the area of drum makes a good bench,you can walk around it all day long,,just need somewhere to put your bit's and pieces

great idea

[greenman43]

I've finally got round to pulling the motor out of my ZXR and have bought an engine stand to mount it's out of the frame. The stand I've got is for a car engine and as such the mounting points aren't correct. I can fabricate a mount to suit my motor but I'm unsure if the two rear mounting points on the crank cases are strong enough alone to hold the weihgt of the engine or if I'll need to build and extra support to hold thr front of the engine as I'm intending on removing the head to change the gasket and install a heli-coil amongst other things.

Any advice would be appreciated as I'd rather my next post not be "FOR SALE: ZXR750 motor internals - crank cases broken "!

Whereabouts are you, mate ? I have a small engine stand specifically for a ZXR that you can borrow, as long as you pick it up and drop it back.

Cheers,
Brian

[JimZXR]

Greenman; PM sent!