Generally, I hate removing and reinstalling engines. Some are bulky and heavy, others have almost no room to move around, and some are both heavy and bulky, as well as real restricted when it comes to moving them out.
In the past twelve months, I had 4 motors to move around a bit:
KLR 250 was fairly easy due to its light weight, and plenty of room.
700 Intruder was a major pain, due to its size and no room to grab things.
CB750F was a nightmare. Heavy, bulky, and jammed into an impossible spot. I ended up dropping the motor down on a foam block and maneuvering the frame around it that way. Mind you, most of these jobs are not really one man jobs, but available hands at the time of the day I work on these bikes are virtually nonexistent.
Enter the CX 500 saga, and voila...the perfect combo of accessibility, weight, and attachment points. It took me all but 20 minutes to put the engine back in to the frame, and that includes finding the bolts, and taking the tools out. Yes, I did not attach all the wiring or the coolant lines, I just slapped a motor in a frame, but hey, that should count for something.
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