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Posted: 12:12 - 15 Mar 2015 Post subject: My *new* ER5! |
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Hey,
Some of you may seen my thread about whether to take a free er5...well its been taken! I think I may have jumped in way too deep but for now this is my project!
https://i.imgur.com/wO4eLM0.jpg
Shocks look like they might need changing along with the chain!!
https://i.imgur.com/fS0aAeE.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/d8JQXRE.jpg
This is looking a bit rusty!
https://i.imgur.com/eZMvu7A.jpg
And i'm missing the side bits that cover the radiator, and will prob need a new grill as well!
https://i.imgur.com/TJ7qprL.jpg
No time today to get the panels and tank off to have a look at the carbs but will prob have some time tomorrow.
Wish me luck! ____________________ Bikes : HN125 (sold) - Lexmoto ZSX 125 (Stolen!) - Currently bimbling on : '10 YBR |
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Posted: 13:40 - 15 Mar 2015 Post subject: |
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Nice project I must say. I kind of missed that you got it for free. Well, it's Sunday, so I'm a bit slow.
There are tons of ER-5, GPZ500, KL500, EN500 and maybe other bikes, that use the same engine. So even the worst case scenario won't be much of a problem. A dream project I'd say, although I'm not a fan of twin cylinder engines. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Interesting exhaust.
Has the can been welded on or does the clamp do all the work? |
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Exhaust may be past cleaning up/repair, it's hard to tell from the pics.
But a weekend to strip that bike down, and take all the frame and cycle parts to the blaster/powercoater would save most of the original bits and make them look really good for what £100-150?
Engine, a full service out of the bike and replace all consumables, wire brush and de-greaser, then leave it somewhere warm to dry. 1-2cans of high temp engine paint would have the lump looking nice and all mechanically tip top ready to sling back in the frame.
If you want rid of that washy blue bodywork, then that is something you could take on as a project to sand/repair and prep the bodywork/tank, and then either diy the paint, or get a mate with a gun to spray it up for you.
Other than wear/tear items, brakes/tyres/chain& sprockets and service parts, it does not look like there any major damage or wallet opening required. |
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stevo as b4 wrote: | Exhaust may be past cleaning up/repair, it's hard to tell from the pics.
But a weekend to strip that bike down, and take all the frame and cycle parts to the blaster/powercoater would save most of the original bits and make them look really good for what £100-150?
Engine, a full service out of the bike and replace all consumables, wire brush and de-greaser, then leave it somewhere warm to dry. 1-2cans of high temp engine paint would have the lump looking nice and all mechanically tip top ready to sling back in the frame.
If you want rid of that washy blue bodywork, then that is something you could take on as a project to sand/repair and prep the bodywork/tank, and then either diy the paint, or get a mate with a gun to spray it up for you.
Other than wear/tear items, brakes/tyres/chain& sprockets and service parts, it does not look like there any major damage or wallet opening required. |
As much as I would love to do all this i think it is way outside my knowledge, I took the front caliper off yesterday to get it moving easier around the garden (front brakes binding) and that's about as much as I've done on a bike past chain maint, oil and filter changes! There is no way I could give the engine a full service out of the bike..
The bodywork will def be a project though, was just going to go matte black for a simple spruce up! I have a spare tank that looks in better condition than the old one so that will be going on, but thats the same colour as the front mudguard (the original colour of the bike i think)
EDIT: I guess trying to do a bodge job in dark blue would be a better idea then, as the tank and mudguard is already done!
Paddy wrote: | As much as stevo is right, it's an er5. Just grab exhaust from ebay, new shocks from the same and strip the carbs down and clean them. Job jobbed and a usable er5 for £100.
It won't set the world on fire. It'll be great from a 125 for a while but it is only an er5. |
This was more what I was thinking, at the minute I'm on a 125 a 3 day course planned sometime soon to get my full licence (cbt runs out next april and I won't be renewing it!), if I can get this safely on the road and have a cheap ass first big bike then I'll be happy with it, ride it into the ground and then probably go for a hornet/bandit/etc ____________________ Bikes : HN125 (sold) - Lexmoto ZSX 125 (Stolen!) - Currently bimbling on : '10 YBR
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Got a few quotes to insure this yesterday as well, £89 per year!
Not going to bother until its running, at the minute its covered but not chained up, was thinking of a way to secure it with my YBR but dont want to comprimise the security of my working bike to save a non-running heap, its covered but locks and chains will have to wait until payday.
I currently chain my YBR to the fencepost in my back garden, would it be a big mistake to chain it the back wheel of this bike instead?? i.e. would the ybr be more likely to get robbed if its chained to the er5 instead of the fence? ____________________ Bikes : HN125 (sold) - Lexmoto ZSX 125 (Stolen!) - Currently bimbling on : '10 YBR |
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Well the tanks off, job consisted of me disconnecting various hoses from the fuel tap and jamming them into a bigger hose until the tank was freed up! (got covered in about 2 litres of fuel!) managed to catch about 7 litres in various empty bottles from my brown bin though
Also got the airbox off to give me more room around the carbs, they seem clean enough but think its best to get them off completely and give them a clean, have discovered that the spark plugs are an absolute bitch to get to and remove...probably why the guy who gave me it also supplied 2 new plugs still in their boxes!
Found a link to this tool :
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/car-tools-hand-tools/halfords-spark-plug-wrench-12mm
In a thread about the same issue on here so will pick one of those up and give it another go soon! The space around them needs blasting with some compressed air first though as its gipping!
Will get the carbs off next and give them a clean once I've got some cash for cleaner, really hoping I can put all this back together and get it running! Its about the most mechanical thing I've ever done so far and it all seems to be going well at the minute so there may be trouble ahead! ____________________ Bikes : HN125 (sold) - Lexmoto ZSX 125 (Stolen!) - Currently bimbling on : '10 YBR |
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Got the carbs off this last night in the dark with my phone for a torch....should have waited and took pictures lol
Currently have the tank, airbox, carbs, battery, seat and panels all in my kitchen cupboard. Will clean the carbs out and change the spark plugs this weekend, have the battery on charge just so that I can test it starts (will buy a new batt on payday), really hoping I can put all this back together again as I have neglected to take pictures or have any notes as to how it all came off!....I'm not very hopeful lol
Noob question, but wtf are the little wire clip things that look like bows and go around hoses called?? Not the ones that get screwed tight, but the ones that get kinda pinched tight...In taking all of this apart and tugging off various hoses ( ) I've noticed a lot of those need replacing! ____________________ Bikes : HN125 (sold) - Lexmoto ZSX 125 (Stolen!) - Currently bimbling on : '10 YBR |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 9 years, 91 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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