long drawn out r1 project/ clean up jobbie (very pic heavy)

[chris24]

hey all, new (ish) to this forum so apologies if this is in the wrong place. this is pretty much as the title says, i posted a long and detailed thread on a different forum years ago, its been such a drawn out project that the forum no longer exists . so its just for me to quickly recap whats been done, what needs doing before its back on the road and give myself a kick up the rse , and also a little advice needed from everyone on how i should paint the tank and undertray ,


here's a few pics from the start (as it was the water pump that failed it was a strip down that iv got way to anal with )

first the bike was completely stripped and the water pump replaced, i also re ground the valves and replaced the head gasket as it was down on compression, blasted and powder coated the wheels and rear swing arm, stripped all the electrics out and cleaned up the frame and suspension. the brakes were pretty good so i just too the calipers off and gave a good clean off the bike,
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/3bf36070-ab6e-414e-ae27-26c97399e98b_zps7e95b36d.jpg
putting the engine back in and electrics, wheels and swingarm re powder coated at this stage
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/8e714325-54a8-464b-90fa-66d299e686ea_zps5ff1bfbd.jpg
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/a98e461a-2cc9-42b3-a400-e5acf1a97f54_zps41dbd87b.jpg
few more bits on,, headlight, headlight bracket re painted, wiring partially sorted, seat and tank loosley placed on so i can push it around and pretend its finished
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/fd41dcbd-fb58-442f-a841-3ef9addb4ea4_zps50b883c4.jpg
after an absolute mare with the exup, the exhaust was on and the rad and all the gubbings were cleaned and re fitted, new pads front and back, calipers re fitted and brakes bled
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/87a3189c-06df-4b8f-8080-3ff744f92057_zps148a315d.jpg
spent some time in the house (dont ask how i got away with that, i still dont know to this day lol), while it was it had a new chain and sprockets a very good second hand rear set, a pair of leavers and i cut the standard can down (highly recommended, looks and sounds great and not over the top noise wise )
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/8696dcc6-fb8d-4c8f-a95a-d28aeba0f997_zps292d6e74.jpg
nearly there now
fairings on now, all the electrics sorted and the engine running like new,
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/c5f701e0-c049-48e9-96d7-ef3d4915f9d2_zps39fb5fe6.jpg
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/35f3d51a-23a1-47d7-953d-d6fbd464ac1a_zpsc6741f38.jpg
no doubt iv missed loads but now its time to paint the tank and im split on what to do with it, i could do it black or try something like this but white instead of yellow
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/614d2812-1367-4eb0-a56a-55496307979d_zps38a05e92.jpg
will have to point out that these are just cheep jap fairings so this wont be for more than a few years (fingers crossed),
hopefully it will eventually be back as it was but with a matching belly pan
https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a637/chris9811/84754cfa-2664-4c10-836a-537ab11d6823_zps03134fa3.jpg
so what do you guys think about the tank and do you think i should keep the white undertray or go black with it? apoligies for the massive first post

[Fizzer Thou]

Hi Chris.Good to see a 4XV R1 being kept on the road.

When you mention an old R1 forum,did you mean yamahar1.co.uk?This has now been replaced by www.yamahar.co.uk

As for the belly pan colour,I think that it looks good in white.
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[chris24]

[J D]

Looks smart

Wouldn't happen to have some spare front or rear indicators would you?
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m0l0t0v wrote: Chris, just so you know, JD is a nutter

[woo]

hi looks great!

you based anywhere near london as id rather take my R1 for you to work on and give you my cash instead of the shops as anyone who can do what youve just done is in my book more than qualified to work on my bike!
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[chris24]

[Fizzer Thou]

The brakes on the R1 have been known to be difficult to bleed,but I have not had any problems on the front of my R1,mainly as it has a bleed nipple on the Brembo master cylinder.And I think that that is the main problem area - air getting trapped at the top end of the system.

The way that I found is best is to push the lever in only small amounts and when you see small bubbles at the reservoir then you know that it is trapped air.Place something under the back wheel or find a way of being able to lean the bike over far enough so that the master cylinder points downwards.Turn the bars all of the way to the left.Then depress the lever only small amounts.Keep the reservoir topped up.When you see no further air bubbles,bleed in the normal way.Hope this works okay for you.
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[chris24]