My Christmas tinkering left me with this

ian505050 · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Oct 2010 Karma :

Bought a bike in November last year to tinker with over Christmas as my GF works evenings so i have 6 hours each evening to fill and i am not prepared to let my mind rot watching the drivel on TV.

It was sold as a runner but it had been sat for 10 years. It did start when i went to collect it but cut out after 2 minutes and would not start again. I bought it anyway.

First job was to remove the side fairings and have a look at the condition, this is after a bit of cleaning

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2409.jpg

I then removed the other side and gave it a clean

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2407.jpg

Then removed the rear fairings to give it a clean and check over

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2404.jpg

Popped the fairings into a safe place

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2263.jpg

Then had a look in the tank, it had 16 liters of fuel but i recon it must have been the fuel from 2003 the last time it was used.

I also noticed it had the letter 'H' in the tank. Its not from the bike so no idea how it got there

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2266-1.jpg

Then decided to remove the front fairing to have a nosey, just plenty of cobwebs

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2403.jpg

Then decided to remove the tank and drain the 16 liters of crap fuel

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC00545.jpg

Then next i removed the air filter which was a little dirty and had become quite thin and frail

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC00539.jpg

Then i decided to spray some easy start in the carb and this got it running again after fully re-chargeing the battery.

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC00530.jpg

It ran for 2 minutes and cut out again and would not start, i put some more easy start and it struggled to start but got it running again. I decided to run some redex directly into the carb, 50mm in each intake and after repeating this a few times the bike started to run a lot better.

Next i decided to do a full service now it was at least running.

I replaced:-
Engine oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, engine coolant, spark plugs, brake fluid, brake pads front and rear, brake piston seals, brake levers(spazzo).

Before and after
https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC00551.jpg

I then decided to re grease all the bearings and moving parts that require grease which was easy enough. I then went all the way round the frame and checked for corrosion and found none.

Now the bike was running sweet so i decided to start on the cosmetics, from what i could tell the bike had never been down the road so it was just a case of cleaning and polishing the bodywork and metal components

I gave these bits a taste of autosol, they were orange with rust before i started

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC00558.jpg

Then i noticed that one of the down pipes was not heating up, and found that one of the spark plugs leads was not correctly connected. After plugging it in correctly all down pipes seemed to reach the same temperature when running.

Then got the autosol out on the end can

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2410.jpg

Then studdied a few youtube videos to work out how to set the suspension up correctly for my 12.5 stone ass.

Cable ties came in handy for taking measurements

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2413.jpg

Finally i was happy with the bike and put all the bodywork back on. When i put the bodywork back on i gave it a misting of wd40 and left the bike for a week. The wd40 seems to clean all the crap off the bodywork better that anything else i have tried.

I then washed it off with warm water and let the bike dry off. Next i gave it 3 layers of different polish and sat back and admired.

Then decided i needed to insure it, MOT it and Tax it.

Went to the MOT station today and Very Happy

it passed. with advisory on low brake fluid level and slightly pitted front disc which i knew about anyway. He also noticed on the machine that test brakes that the tyres had slight flat spots due to being sat 10 years, they will get replaced in time.

Decided to take a few snaps on the was home Very Happy

wilz1234 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Karma :

Very nice! Very Happy

That fork dust seal doesn't look seated properly xD

https://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG2413.jpg
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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

I miss my Thundertwat. Sad

Very nice mate Thumbs Up

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Rigga · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Karma :

Gorgeous although i think those wheels would look better in gold!

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UnspeedySam · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Karma :

I'm really getting quite fond of these bikes. Looks like a very nice example too Smile

I would have thought the flat spots would sort themselves out after a few miles. Could be wrong...
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ian505050 · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Oct 2010 Karma :

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Supermoto_Fan · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Karma :

That looks like a real nice quality paintjob, makes a change.

Lovely bike, jealous Evil or Very Mad

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Ben_m · Nova Slayer Joined: 05 Apr 2009 Karma :

Looks very nice mate, good find. How much did you give for it if you don't mind me asking? I'm after a little project myself now that I've finished my house.
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keggyhander · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Karma :

Lovely bike.

Only thing I'd do is get the seat upholstered to match.

Supermoto_Fan · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Karma :

Can't stop looking at this bike!

Proper jealous knowing you picked it up for a grand and it has only 10000 miles! The paintjob probably cost near that! Haha
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kelvyn · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Karma :

Looks awesome but on 2nd visit to the thread, I've spotted the Michelin stickers are different on each side Neutral

Edit- the two sides are totally different red bull logo and lettering too.

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cyberglass · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Karma :

ian where you live and when can i bring the R1 round for a clean shes not been done in the 2 years ive had her hahaha
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Noxious89123 · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Karma :

For the sake of a few minutes work, I'd seat that dust seal properly, it'll be beneficial in the long run. You can do it just using something soft against the sal and knock it into place.

I did mine with my bare hands + brute force, although it did take a few months for the resulting bruised nerve in my thumb to heal and restore feeling to my thumb tip. Rolling Eyes

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weasley · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Karma :

Nice bike!

Sadly, when I saw the first photo I identified it.... I have spent many a happy hour on my arse looking at these views.
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ian505050 · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Oct 2010 Karma :

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Flatbadger · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Apr 2012 Karma :

Get Red Bull to chip in - lovely bike but why all the stickers?
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