engine removal.

[celticdog]

I've never tried laying the bike down.. but thinking about it, you'll still have to lift the engine out or lift the frame off over the engine. Either way that won't be easy and even with a mate you'll struggle as you will need to get yourself over it and your hands right around it.

Keep the bike upright and use a trolley jack is what I would recommend. Don't be tempted to lift the engine out by hand. I've done it and nearly done myself a serious back injury! you can't get in a good position to lift it while keeping your back straight, you'll regret trying.

That's just about as good a "risk assessment" I've ever read for this work, it's defo a 2 man job  :thumbup 
Never taken the engine out a fazer, but once rebuilt a Kawa 550. I laid it on two strips of 2x2 timber, made it a lot easier to move it about afterwards.