Complete tear down, How?

I bought a fixer '78 B2 that I was gonna patch together, ride then restore over the winter. I got alot of the ancillary stuff off at the moment and I think Im going to just begin the restore now.

My main Q is how to get the frame bare? Specifically, the sequence and how to support it removing the motor and font/rear ends?

Thanks
Wayne

Im thinking getting a motorcycle lift and removing the motor first using the rear/front as ballast, then the front then the rear. Does this sound ok?

A lot of guys lay the bike on it's side a lift the frame off the motor. A floor jack and a piece of wood will work fine to get it out too.

Mark

Dont forget a couple of boxes of zip lock bags and a sharpie.

if youre really spunky you can put a couple plastic milk crates next to bike then jack the motor up with a floor jack and hoist it out the old fasioned way and sit it on the milk crates. :laugh:
i used to do them that way,of course after all these years i also have an inoperable hernia so what do i know! :sick: :woohoo:

Getting it out is the easy part. Putting that heavy bitch back in without scratching the new powdercoat is the real pain in the ass. And yes the order you want to do things in is okay. Get the engine out and strap the bike to the bike jack so when it tries to flop one way or the other it doesn't catch you by suprise.

When I pulled my motor I did the lay the bike on its side and pull the frame off method. putting motor back in my son and I lifted it in. used a bunch of foam packing to protect new powder coat.as suggested bag and tag everything.If you do a few mods,assemble all and then tear it apart to paint and powder.easier to make adjustments when not all shiney.good luck

Cool, thanks to all for the advice. I know all about the heft of the motor, I bought a 750 motor, its heavy and awkward as hell to lift.