Project bike

Hi all, haven't been on here in quite some time... more of a voyer than a contributer. Just wanted to post some pics of a 93 white project bike i picked up. she's gonna share the garage with my 07.
Also wanted to thank everyone for all the valuable info on this site. with my project, i'll be checking in quite a lot more. Maybe i'll have some info to share with everyone.
Pics below of the 2 sisters...... one pretty one and one needing a serious makeover. Thanks again to all for the tons of information on this site.


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I wouldn't kick either one of them outta bed for eatin crackers. Good lookin sisters you scored there, welcome back sir, good luck with your makeover!!

 

Here are some more pics of the project, got about 10 pounds of grease ,dirt and grime off of the rear end so far.
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A couple pics of disassembly

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Here she is in the current state

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Nice bike! I saw one on Craiglist like that not too long ago. Is your bike that one?
btw what kinda lift is that? It sure is red and shiny :smile:

 

Keep up the good work.

Super jealous of that bike lift. I want one.

 

Sweet! :drool::drool: Always loved the white 3rd Gens! Mabey I'll get one some day. Can't wait to see you put her back together- Great pics!

 

Thanks guys, the lift is from Harbor freight. I tried looking on cgaigslist but they were asking for some crazy prices on there and most looked like they were 20 yrs old and covered in grease. The Harbor freight one was $499 but I had a 20% coupon which brought it down to $400. I think they have some good sales if you can catch them. Seems to be a good lift so far, fairly sturdy. I'm getting too old to be kneeling on the garage floor.
Ridervfr: this bike was on graigslist in Tenn, i've wanted one of these for some time now. It was pretty beat up but all the plastics were there and started and ran fine so i drove up there and picked her up.
Question for you guys, what kind of brake pads are you guys using and how are they holding up?? anyone try the ceramic pads?

 

I've had good results with EBC HH

 

I keep seeing that lift in their ads and think "do I really want $300 holding up my VFR??????" Glad to hear a review on one.

 

Another sick mind with two of the same bikes as me. Sorry to break the news to you but your 07 is a slower color than my RWB.



Rollin

 

Come on Rollin, you know the fastest bike after the pearl white is the candy red

 

some more pics of the project

That's a lot of plastic...... time to get all that grease off

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some parts ready for the powder coater

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Plastics all clean..... got a lot of work to do to these

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Man, I'd kick someones puppy to get my hands on all that plastic!

Just kidding...... unless you want to work out a deal. LOL

 

Well i finally got some more stuff done.... had to wait for some parts to get back from the powder coater.

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Here's the sexy repainted white rims with new pilot road 2's

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Freshly painted calipers ..all ready for rebuild........................... one down 2 more to go........................ done

More pics to come as i continue putting stuff back together.

 

Looking good!!

I've been debating getting my wheels painted/powdercoated. Wheels definitley make a huge improvement on the looks.

 

Thanks for all the comments guys, im slowly getting stuff back together but have to wait on deliveries most of the time.

Some more pics:

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Rear master ready for rebuild ......... All cleaned up ........................ almost there ........................... Done.

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All those parts go into a fork?? ............. new gold valve .................... new bushings ....................... almost there ....................... done ................................both done..

I would have posted more pics of the fork rebuild but there was a lot of head scratching, tools thrown, foot stomping and a few tears. Don't know if it's me but the race tech directions could
have used some better instruction or at least some more diagrams.

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time to start on the rear end..... new 520 - 45T sprocket ....... .......................................................getting there ........................................ about all i can do for now.... waiting on a brake rotor......

Some day it'll be on 2 wheels again..... more pics to come.

 

Did you need a press for r/r of rear wheel bearing? Nice pictures by the way :smile: Nice to work clean huh

 

There is a guy right around the corner from me, he said he is one of the few who powder primes the parts before he paints. From some of the paint i had to scrape off of other parts...... it sure is sticking good.
The wheels came out really good and i thought it would be expensive but he only charged me 250 for both rims.

 

Yeah..... i like to clean all the old grease and dirt off, so much nicer to work with and see what your doing.
I didn't use a press, probably should have but instead i used a large 1/2" socket and the good ol hammer. They came out pretty easy. I did buy a slide puller for the needle bearings but those babies wouldn't budge. I left them in before i did some real damage and cleaned with kerosene and then repacked real good. I did use a bearing driver for the re-install though.