I think these type of deals are interesting if you can get the same bike but with the opposite issues. If you could find one with engine issues and manage to perform a transplant then you could save alot. But it's 90% timing and patience finding deals like this when they come around and have to be something which you can take an educated good chance on it.
Hi, I recently imported a race subframe from Germany for the same model bike for a friend who flipped his bike, very impressive part, total cost landed in JHB was just under R12k.
If this is the same bike i saw a black super bike go down on the R21 on the way to the airport. The bike went down and then rear ended a trucks double rear wheels. This was about November 2023.
You bought the bike Isle of Man TT racer John McGuinness famously called "A BOX FULL OF NEUTRALS". Guess we'll find out of the main frame is tweaked, and/or the engine has a problem.
Hey I wanted to say thanks for making the video about the Pandomoto Base Layer. I bought the newer AAA leggings and they changed my attitude to riding gear and I really love them.
Check, the tilt sensor may be dangling, usually it is under the headlights housing, due to the crash looks like whole headlight housing is a mess. Hence Bike is not starting. Always love your content. Can’t wait to see the whole project Come together, all the best!
at least there are no winglets. That thing costs too much for its own good, and best to be clipped like the rest of many idiotic super sport these days. Too bad I can't say for the rest. Good luck! We wish your rebuilding journey yields fruits.
awesome to see you start another rebuild. I would be scared shitless with the prospect of riding a bike that has been crashed this badly but maybe this series will convince me that it can be done. so now everyone please rewatch the episode seven times 😅best of luck on this new project, excited to see whats coming
I am really looking forward to this series of videos and can’t wait to see the finished result. Best of luck in this rebuild. The Fireblade is truly one of my dream bikes !!
Im so happy you decided to tackle another bike, the R1 was one of the best series i watched regarding bike repair. Its mainly the way you format your videos and input personal feelins, very entertaining, looking foward to next episode.
in some of the parts you can use aftermarket performance parts so that this beast doesn't just get restores but better than before e.g.-> you can change the foot pecs with racing pecs which would look amazing
my god am i excited that you have a new project. really liked your R1 videos and though i still understand jack shit about bikes, i will so enjoy these!
I've seen exactly this damage plenty before on track and on the road. He was going quick in a corner and low sided. The bike slid along the bitumen, then onto the dirt, then oggyknob dug in and flipped it over, bending the forks and breaking the subframe on the way back down as it cartwheeled.
I actually rebuilt a crashed Yamaha XJ6 for $1,500. The front was smashed, snapped forks, crushed radiator and thermo fan, and smashed fairings and bent front rim. Only cost cost me about 3,000 to repair. Still riding it today and love it. I now know my bike inside out.
I rebuilt a 390 duke earlier this year. Had to replace the main frame of it, which meant disassemble everything. Looking back it really wasnt that difficult at all. The 390 duke might be a simpler bike but I doubt it'll be too different overall to this fireblade :) u got this and good luck
wonderful for my OCD to see someone use two ramps to wheel a bike off single handed avoiding the chances of dropping the bike when you have the hight diffence jumping of the tailgate the slipping sideways of the front wheel highlighted plan as much as you like it can still go wrong in a blink of the eye luckily slip under control now imagine dealing with that slip with a single ramp
The wear on the side is pretty impressive. Looks like it had some speed while it slid. Which begs the question wether the front and read impact happened before or after sliding. If the bike slid off to somewhere the fork and frame damage could have happened afterwards. Nonetheless im intrigued to see how the steering head looks if the forks are bent that heavily
😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂 how hard can it be. Wait wait wait, aren't you the one who decided doing a motorcycle wrap ended up being a just good enough job , and got a pro involved to get it just right. Not faulting you on an attempt, love your channel, which is why I subscribe. 😊
Just a heads up… Africa Twin owner in South Africa. The OEM parts are seriously expensive and the lead times on backorders are absolutely crazy. Had to wait 9 months for a rear luggage carrier.
I have a crashed Kawasaki ZZR1100 (ZX-11), but I crashed it myself, lol. Apart from the obvious damage, the radiator sheared off it's mounting causing it to leak. I didn't know and drove without cooling 1000km in two days in hot weather. It overheated time after time and eventually it began to make a new rattling noise. I then discovered the sheared radiator, replaced it and went on the road again, with cooling liquid. Next the head gasket blew, so I had to replace that too and then the fresh oil and cooling had to be replaced. I'm still not done yet. Give yourself a pair of working gloves by the way, it's much safer. Very interesting video.
Nice project ! But if you want to make this kind of job, you'll need a proper workshop, tool set and a real bike lifting table... It could also be an cheap option to turn it into a track bike... or some kind of a street fighter, cofee racer or something not really genuinly Honda but fitting you design taste !
When a motorcycle has a major accident, as in this case, you should have the frame checked. It could be bent or even worse have micro cracks both not visible to the naked eye. If you care about your life or that of the next owner do things right pls. (Personal experience throwing my bike a month ago hahaha)
I have an SC on my r6 that has no springs, I ordered it from them directly so aside from the awful laser etching on this fireblade it could've been legit.
There are oilers for motorcycle chains like the cobrra nemo 2 that use gearbox or even chainsaw oil for lubrication. It is perfectly find and in my experienace the chains last longer. If you ride in the rain though the oil tends get flung off more than compared to grease.
I can't imagine the pain of restoring a crashed bike. My mate and I struggled to remove a bolt, on his bike that he dropped at 20km/h, for +/- 2hours 😂
That's a high speed lay down for sure, and not a run into the back of a car. If by chance it was a rear end crash first, the car would've had to have been on the highway and the bike going waaaaay faster than he should have, and more than likely laid it down before he hit the car
Oh boy... First of all mate i wish you the best of luck, you make some choices in these rebuild videos i never would and i love that. Now that said i think you may have bitten off more then you wanna be chewing here. Even if that motor turns over (fingers crossed for you bud) that kinda damage to the sub frame and swing arm AND forks puts a lot of force through the frame, even if it's not bent (big if) the metal is effected and won't have the flex and rigidity characteristics it was designed to, which will effect the handling. Breaking even on resale is a stretch, it might have a "clean" title but any one who's considering it now knows it's history. Which Btw, is probably more that one crash. Now if you made this your street bike and went full track on the R1 i could understand the reasoning, but after everything you did to make the R1 street legal i don't think thats the plan eh? But i will be here for every video!
