Engine swap help and info

[Guest]

Before I head home this week after class tonight I want to know how hard it will be to swap an 84 750 motor into my 700 frame or get it running, or get the 750 running and complete with parts off my 700, etc...

Time is hard to come by right now and the weather is amazing, but I don't want to try and tackle and engine swap without knowing exactly what I'm going to get myself into.

If anyone would like to offer to help me get it done that'd be appreciated as well, otherwise before I spend the money I just need to know the basics.


I will have roughly 2 days a week maybe less to actually begin work on it and don't have all the tools needed. Any input helps!

Thanks, Blake.

[Billy Ricks]

As long as it's an E engine it is the exact same as your 700. The 700 just has a shortened stroke and hotter exhaust cam. Most people removing engines by themselves just lay the bike on it's side to get the engine out of the frame. It won't be complicated at all as long as you're not tearing into the engine itself.

[rapidray]

Blake, you still got my #? If so call me! Ray.

[Ranger]

It is an E.

Ray I will, you interested in swappin? Heh.

[kirkn]

Here's how I pulled my GS700E motor... lotsa pictures, etc. One-man job, nothing 'tricky' really, just a lotta unbolting.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=161316

Good luck with it,

Kirk

[azr]

I've pulled the engine out of my 1000 and put it back in again on my own...hmmmm, maybe that's how I got a hernia???...naaaaaa. I did it by laying it on it's side like Billy mentioned. A piece of cake really, it's just unplugging things and plugging them back in again. I'm thinking maybe two days work if it's your first time doing it. As long as you know the engine going in is good one. If you have to start stripping it down beyond a valve shim job then that's another matter. Does this mean we don't get to see an explosion??

[Billy Ricks]

Threaded adjusters on the 16 valve engines, no shims. It would be a good idea to check valve clearances while the engine is still out of the frame. That would be easier than working around the frame.

[blowerbike]

i have never seen a 1984 750 gs

[Ranger]

No explosions as of yet Azr. Nothing is set in stone though so its not out of the window.

I still have the problem of transporting the bike back to my parents house since I sold my truck and my neighbors leave every friday morning (when I get up to my moms) for the desert. Then the problem of storing it, theres no way I will be able to put 2 bikes in her garage for an undefined time nor the tools or space required to do the swap without great difficulty. I also have the forks which I planned on changing out and wheels since everything on the 2nd bike will be in better condition if I do get it.

So all those issues of the bike being 30 miles north of where it would be stored while I go to school 4 days out of the week 70 miles south of her house, that makes it a nightmare. Plus the not knowing if & when I'll be able to get that bike and then begin the process of the swap.

This sucks.

[duaneage]

I use a piece of 1 inch house insulation on the floor to roll the bike onto so nothing gets scratched, dented or broken.

It leaves funny little indentations relative to the bike on the foam when it comes back up.