Preparing casehalf to be paired with the other half.

This is how it looks behind the stock sprocketcover. Shiftmechanism has been moved towards the left side of the engine and this picture clearly shows that the shiftdrum has been moved to underneath the  gearboxshafts.The latter lowers centre of gravity of the engine.

Gearselectingsystem is also quite different from what can be found on the stock GPZ/ZZR-series engines. This switch to a way more compact system than stock GPZ/ZZR was required to be able to fit the new engine within confinements of stock H2-frame .

This modern clutchassembly is capable to transmit well over 50% more torque compared to the stock H2-clutchassembly. Its got larger OD, revs higher, has thicker plates and overall construction is stronger.

Almost married: the new Billetengine and the H2-chassis.

Assembly almost complete. This is what will be hidden behind the sprocketcover: slavecylinder for hydraulicaly actuated clutch and needlebearing shiftshaftsupport.
Also notice rubber engine- mounts, stock oilpumplines and stock generator/ignition-unit.

Finaly kickstarting the Billetengine on January 25th 2004. To get this far four years of engineering was spent and another year to find the machineshops capable to manufacture the engineparts within required tolerances. From now on there will be time left to clean the bike.