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[Riggers]

Morning all. On my 2000 Classic 500 the paint on the front engine plates has become chipped and the metal a bit rusty. So I thought I'd give them a bit of a refurbish. Question is if I remove them will the engine need supporting or will it happily 'hang' on the head steady. Obviously I wouldn't run the engine in this state, or even move it. Any thoughts guys? Cheers - Tony.

[Peter 53]

Axle stand? Bottle jack?

[PeteF]

I took mine off without any support but the engine did drop a touch. I had to jack it up ever so slightly to get the bolts back in. Probably best to support it to start with.

[Norm]

Head steady will hold it but better if you take some of the weight with a jack

[Alan R]

------------ Ditto NORM and PETE F..

[Riggers]

Cheers all - jack it is.