First MOT in 16 years - ABANDONED Superbike 

Haha, you're very welcome, thanks for watching 😃

Good idea, I didn't have a chain around at the time though lol

And then use POR15. It worked excellent on my Gixxer to seal the tank.. It's not an epoxy, just a very hard, and beautiful silver paint sealer, that covers pinholes well..

@@laz1go286 ordered some

Could be a while before it's finished 🤣 but yea, those bolt removers are amazing, they surprised me lol

Hey Cheeky Monkey! I hope you are well, thank you for the lovely message! Kate is great thank you, we've just celebrated 10 years together! 🥳

It's running sweet, I think it popped a flame when I revved it up the other day haha

I can't belive it's taken me this long to get a set!

@@AshRowland they never fail.

On it! 👍

Using hydraulic pressure is way better than delboys socket method. I usually stick a couple of tyre levers in the centre of the caliper to restrict the movement of the pistons enough so all four get moving. One tyre lever per pair of opposed pistons. Remember, the last one to move is the worst so actually the most important to get moving before one of the other pistons pops out.

Thanks buddy... hoping to go out on the Busa next week as I'm at home

@@AshRowland ooh nice one mate.

I'm going to order me a second set, I can see me using these a lot 🤣

One dangerous and 11 major actually 🤣 they're fantastic, I can't believe it took me this long to get a set!

Thanks buddy!

Ah, good to know, thanks 👍

Caught me out on sons Yamaha scooter 🫣

Hey Katy! No way! That makes complete sense with the metal piece in the master cylinder lol... I think I went in with the attitude "well they're nakered anyway" 🤣 I need to get some of those internal gripping plyers... can you ping me a link to the decals by any chance? In all fairness, the tyres feel fine bombing it round the carpark in the dry, I wouldnt want to ride in the wet with them though

@@AshRowland , pinged you an email about the decals. Years ago I put the FZ back on the road and the tyres were old (about 10 years old). It would spin the back wheel up in the wet when gently accelerating away from the lights! It varies with the tyres, how they are stored, etc.

🤣🤣🤣 poor editing on my part... maybe I should start with a full head of hair and slowly get baulder throughout the video 🤣

Awesome, will do... I hope you're learning how not to do things from me 🤣

Yup, hopefully mine isn't blocked

The breathers are one way so your tank behaved correctly by pressurising. They must let air in so you don't get an air lock, but not out. They don't let fuel vapour out so will pressurise. They are made to be strong enough that they won't split in normal use IE full of fuel for hours in the hot summer sun. The breather is a little diaphragm in the fuel cap. Makes sense to take apart and clean to make sure it will let air in as the pressure in the tank drops with fuel going out.

@@leon0 that makes sense! I plan on stripping and cleaning it as it's a bit corroded anyway 👍

I haven't investigated yet, hopefully it's something simple... yea, yellow wasn't my first choice, I'd like it's original White and Blue scheme back to be honest. Ducati 748 looked great in yellow

On it! 👍

Get them on the road if they're not 😃

👍 I've ordered some actually

Thanks mate, I'm hoping there isn't a next time, tanks are my nemesis 🤣 there's no fuel sender in this one, there's a separate second fuel tap that the main one in the tank connects to via fuel hose which has the on and reserve positions.

Get a caswell liner kit. They now advertise 100% ethanol resistance. You won't fear fuel tanks again. You will need to make up blanking plates as described though, so the liner fluid doesn't clog things up.

Yea, I didn't really understand why lol

Thanks mate... don't have the room! Fancy racing your XFR with my FZR when I'm done? 🤣

@AshRowland I'm not in to that sort of thing......🤔 lol. Oh okay 👍

@@alexanderkitney8458 🤣

Got some 👍

Yes you absolutely should, and make RU-vid videos about it 😉

That's awesome! Makes you wonder why you'd buy a bike and stick it in the kitchen

@@AshRowland the guy had a few to be honest Think one was a vfr w reg with 6,000 miles on it

@@LeeMcguinness68 wow

Yea I thought that when I measured up my Thundercat ones!

I've actually bought a replacement set of callipers for the bike while I restore these ones properly 😃

@@AshRowland Nice one. 👍

Oooh, is that an 87 CBR1000F by any chance? That's on my Wiki list!... Based on your MOT theory, can I take just the frame? Can't fail anything if nothing's attached to it 🤣

@@AshRowland my 1000f is a 93 SC24, ive just replaced its rad as it started leaking, strange thing is the rad was from the SC21 model, its taken a while to find the right one as there are 2 types, i also have an 89 cbr400rr NC23 with a now very rare SMOKIN JOE'S paint job, faring panels are marked by dreamworks paint or something like that, oh and the indicator thing is true, don't think you could just get away with the frame though lol

@peterhamilton-norton8130 I'd be terrified to have a special original paint job to be honest 🤣 what about a frame with wheels? 🤣

@@AshRowland question... if you did the carbs on the fzr did you check inside the jet holders for cavitation caused by fuel swerling, i had to find another jet holder as one on mine was pritty bad and would probly affect flow through the jet, i managed to take pics of the cavitation inside the jet holder.

@peterhamilton-norton8130 I don't remember seeing anything like that, it seems to run nicely, obviously I haven't taken it up to motorway speeds yet, so we shall see 😊

Thanks mate, I've actually ordered a Por-15 kit

I can't remember off the top of my head 😉

Tease@@AshRowland😏

Breitling Transocean, I wanted this particular model for years but I couldn't afford it, then one day it popped up on eBay as faulty so I got it cheap, then I saved up and got Breitling to service it for me. It barely leaves my wrist to be honest, I should probably be more careful with it, but I didn't buy it to keep it in a watch box

Love bikes and watches too. I keep wanting to message you to be careful and take that lovely watch off. Keep the videos coming. You’ve got a fan here in Portugal.

Oh, and this is me… ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XiCZUBssZDo.htmlsi=NMdcC-bBL9-rnlN_

@@Pobrais awesome, yea, I do take it off sometimes, especially if I'm working on cars where you have to stick your arm in blind, bikes aren't so bad as everything's pretty accessible

I think I'd need to submerse the tank in silver solder to fix all the leaks haha

Absolutely, thats why it's limited to only 736 as that's how many stars they can make

Huh?

@@AshRowland calling every one kid fella

@rjauto7215 I don't remember calling anyone kid lol

@AshRowland mate love the channel 👍 but you keep saying. It and I don't think any kids watch lol

@rjauto7215 ahhhhh I know what you're on about now 🤣 I never really thought about that, just something I say I guess 🤣

Thanks, and you're right, I might not do a nut and bolt on this one

@@AshRowlandthat makes perfect sense to me and also buying a parts bike.

Yes you have to pay for them, the price varies from garage to garage and this one cost £30. I knew it was going to fail, yes, but I didn't see the point in going to all the effort of replacing the stanchions if there was another 50 problems I'd need to sort out, or worse case scenario a cracked frame. Also, generally, re-tests are free, depending on the garage and how long you take to make the repairs.

@@AshRowland that makes sense, thanks!✌

I need to take it to where you take yours then 🤣

@@AshRowland My bikes are all looked after; that's why they pass. I would not take one with work needing doing.

Yea, I mean if the vinegar got rid of the rust that quickly, it's probably taken a fair bit of the good metal too lol, I see what you mean

@@AshRowland yeah, vinegar's a bit of a shit, really. Same as hydrochloric, which will also remove rust. Basically the only safe ways are to use a chelating agent - something like evaporust or the bb mix, or to do electrolysis. Electrolysis is nothing short of magic, but it's a pain in the hole to do in a tank. I think Nat's Nackers Yard did a tank electrolysis. Not sure about using araldite, either, I'm fairly sure that stock araldaite is not fuel safe - it'll go soggy and end up leaking again, or worse, get chunks washed into the carbs. If it's for a long term fix, you realy want to look into specific sealants / glues for use in petrol. But they aren't cheap. Nice bike, though. I loved my FZR but I never had a big one - mine was a 1WG, first run of 400s, which was an absolute screamer, hit the redline at 14k. My mate had the 250, which was even more insane with a redline somewhere around 18k IIRC. Huge fun.