REBUILDING A YAMAHA YZF1000R THUNDERACE | PT 11 

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I’d recommend soldering the wire you ‘repaired’. You can get slip over electrical solder joints that just need a heat gun to melt the solder; really easy to use.

When the clutch push rod fellout makes sure you still have the small ball bearing that goes in front of it or the clutch won't engage. Loving the build

Please please don’t join wires by twisting them together and wrapping with tape. Use an inline crimp or preferably solder and heat shrink.

Well done mate as i have said before you learn by your mistakes hope it goes well can’t wait to see what happens next 👍❤️

Deepest respect for you. To get the thing even started for a brief period is a great achievement. You can be proud ! Also, your video editing skills are also improving quite a lot 😁

Don't worry about the clutch pushrod firing itself out of the engine, the engine actually running is a HUGE WIN 👍😎. Onwards and upwards now.

You’re a brave man, braver than me fella! When you think about exactly how much you’ve done and all only with the help of a manual it’s a great achievement. You should be really proud. Off to watch the next instalment 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍

Just finished my thunderace couple of small jobs left but I did the exact same thing you need clutch rod with sprocket cover on all bolted up. I ruined my rug making that same mistake lol glad I'm not only one to do this. Great effort with engine sounded sweet. Love the channel.

Just Class watching 😮

Love your videos. Huge congrats for starting the engine and good luck with the oil leak- sounds like you're on the right track. Just this, be careful when using random plastic bottles for petrol. (Electrostatic, spark, bang! In that order.)

The coolant you're using is ready mixed, ie to be used neat. It's the concentrated stuff that needs diluting.

I think you need to invest in a fire extinguisher or two...

Great video yet again ,keep going you will get there

I am enjoying this series way too much

big progress . cant wait to see the next video . was super cool to see how excited you was when it first ticked over before fuel . keep them coming my dude

You might find the petrol tap is turned on and off by a vacuum pipe. If not connected the tap will not switch to 'on' when the engine is cranked.

Stay positive, mate. The engine is running. There are no bad noises. You know the cause of the oil leak. It's all good! There's always going to be some snags, so don't kick yourself too hard. Many's the project I've done where bits go missing. They usually turn up once you've got the replacements!

That weren’t to bad.. was expecting worse . Well done ,look forward to it running ,

Well done Ry great to see it running! Fantastic achievement. I love the fact you don't edit out your hiccups and trials and tribulations, enabling others to learn too. You always hold your hands up and say 'Yep! My bad!' When you've dropped a clanger.. But, those clangers are getting very few and far between now bud so again.. Well done, thanks for another great instalment and keep em coming 👍👍👍👌👌👌

Well done, I have a fzr1000r exup and can say they are a pig to start when they have been left for a while. Great video by the way

The fact that it ran is a huge testiment to the effort you've put into this mate. A minor setback. Get that master cylinder in place and it'll be running swwet I reckon! Awesome job once again, you've come such a long way since rebuilding that Blackbird on your drive and you also inspired me to delve deeper into my own bikes! I never thought I had the skills to service a carburettor but since watching your channel I've become more of a 'have a go' mechanic and saved hundreds in garage fees! Cheers mate

Very well done, I'm sure everything is going to be fine. Glad you double checked the service manual to ensure correct anti-freeze type. 👍

Trial and ever mr rye, It’s all good and well worth watching 👍🏼

Well done on your persistence

As always good video ❤

Colour looks great 👍

You've come a long way its been great to watch. Hope after the clutch is sorted its sealed up nice and it runs without pissing itself :)

Great stuff... Really enjoying this build 👌

You're doing well mate. Don't be disheartened by negative comments, everyone is an expert, but there's a lot to know with work like this. You'll make mistakes, but you learn from them. These are awesome bikes, I had one and loved it 👍

Well done that man.

She sounds sweet for the time she did run! Cant wait to see it back on road

Well that was an event, I was nervous for just watching. Once you get the clutch slave cylinder and actuation rod installed, all should be OK. Looking forward to part 12. Have a good week and catch your next video. 😊

A very valiant effort to get the bike started. Remember you also need a front sprocket cover too! Look forward to the next video. Keep going you will definitely get it back on the road.👍

Always thought it strange that some Yamahas have an oil level warning light and not an oil pressure warning light. There’s something very reassuring about seeing an oil pressure warning light go out. Sounded nice when it fired 😉 Good luck with it

Nice one. Entertaining to watch and fair play to you. Hopefully no lasting damage.

Nice one pal I've got a 99 ace myself don't worry about the clutch rod and any damage to the engine they're pretty bullet proof looking forward to the next video 👍

Trials and tribulations that’s what we’re here for. It’s all about the delayed gratification lol. Keep at it Rye, can’t wait for the next episode👏

it runs!! well done. Based on others comments once you have that clutch push rod sorted you're home dry....well nearly. look forward to next installment.

Its started 👍🏼 learning is progressing. Sure it'll be all good buddy 🤞🏼

Your amazing video sent my heart racing with my fingers crossed when you first hit that start button… Total flash back!!! I know how you felt as last week I went through the same ‘moments of tension’ when starting my 1997 Blade for the first time… Mine didn’t spit out any metal spears or other metal based shrapnel luckily 😅 Glad you found the problem… P.s I started my project after following your channel so when it goes wrong I’m telling the wife it’s your fault 😁🤟🏻

The engine sounded fine. On the home straight 👍🏻

Well done keep going that engine ran . You will sort it .

I see you're a professional lol it's all a learning curve & you're nearly there with it now, I'm sure the engine will be fine although I'd probably check the clutch end first before trying it out just to make sure bearings etc are in situ.

you can get sleeves of clear heat shrink tubing with a solder connection in the middle. Any auto electrician worth his qualifications would advise against them in favour of a proper solder joint but even those pos things would be better than twisting wires and wrapping them in electrical tape!

Nice work there Rye, was concerned about the open bottle of fuel. The engine sounded sweet for the few seconds of it running. Hopefully, you haven't lost the ball bearing. Keep up the great content. I'm looking forward to the next one.

love the videos mate keep it up! just a word on silicates in coolant as honda recommend no silicates as they can be harsh on aluminium parts. Also check your fuses with multimeter on ohms setting, and soldering is pretty easy to learn and fun to do lol

I would recomend covering the radiator thermostat plug with silicon to stop it corroding. Speaking from experience. Totally enjoying this series

As the fellas mentioned in the comments. Please use solder on that wire you repaired. Looks like it's a coolant temp sensor so it's quite critical for the bike! Can't wait to see what you do with the bike!

Live and learn..at least it sounded sweet once you started it..nice one.

good luck

Emotional highs to lows of doing a build...😂 and the best ending and thank F*** I missed something and it wasn't a destroyed motor.❤ it.

1st. Loving the rebuild series btw.

Sounded OK, get the rid bit fixed. Sorted!

Love the sarcastic hints towards the plonker who just videos dissing what everyone does incorrectly, how boring must his life be but also perfect(yet being a human we aint perfect 😂🤦)Keep up the good work 👍

On the bright side for it to fire out the clutch push rod it means that there is plenty of oil pressure

The control box thingy is the starter relay 👍. I'd recommend soldering the wire you twisted together, and a bit of heat shrink. If not, use some spade connectors or similar to make a decent connection - peace of mind. Great job though considering you're a self confessed novice! Keep up the good work and videos.

got my fingers crossed for you that's all it is, seeing that oil, my heart sank!

Subscribed 😀👍🏻👍🏻

As an ACE owner I am enjoying all of your videos on this bike. It give me a good look at all of the bike without taking mine apart. Any chance you could list some of the equipment that you use i.e. the item you use to test that the battery was full. Cant wait fo the next vid.

just an fyi the 3Litres of oil is without changing the oil filter, they usually take 200ml - 600ml more than what the block says

Just my tuppence worth but its a bad idea having an open ended bottle of fuel, its the vapour that ignites so if you're using a bottle instead of the fuel tank you want a proper one. A lot of old bikes have a vacuum operated fuel tap where even if the tap is the 'on' position no fuel will come out until there's vacuum from the engine turning, its normally a small diameter hose going from one of the carbs to the back of the fuel tap. To bypass this the tap often has a prime or 'pri' position so you can fill the carbs up after a rebuild. The thing causing you trouble was the starter solenoid btw, thats what you hear clicking if the battery is a bit flat, it's just a electromagnetic switch for the starter motor and we'll done for sussing out that's why it wouldn't turn over. My own opinion on the colour of older bikes is factory standard colours are best as I think when they're rare as thunderaces are now, they should be kept standard, im sure it'll look nice with the black frame and copper paint but I reckon you'd get more for it when you sell it if it looked stock. The main thing is you seem to be enjoying yourself so keep it up.

Watching your entire build is like watching my last 20 years of mistakes and victories. Last push nearly there. Before you make another one of.my mistakes be so careful of air lock in the coolant. I would take the bike off the stand and rock the side to side squeese all the hoses and repeat the side to side keep a very close eye on the level as it can quickly suck up the resevoir excess.

Wa hay shes running 🤙 Did you get that sinking feeling when you see the oil??

Yo I think there should be a ball bearing at the end of that rod mate

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Please repair that earth wire to the radiator properly . Crimp connector (proper non insulated one, then with heat shrink over it), solder or solder butt connector. For fuel, flick the kill switch off and on to trigger the fuel pump until it slows and stops. It only pumps when required, so flicking the kill switch on and off until the pump stops means the carbs are full.

Hmm man you have courage which many don't have. I sure don't. Too much stress.

Finger crossed ..for next time it did sound good.

Good progress, you're getting close to a test ride now. Ref fuel flow, did you connect the vacuum line to the petcock? (Have to say I don't know the Thunderace myself but a lot carb'd bikes from that era had a vacuum operated petcock) Good luck and cheers

Would like to win this one!

Nice work, just keep plodding along with it. The clutch push rod coming out is a known thing amongst Ace owners ( i own two )............ its very tempting to start the engine when all the panels are off etc, so dont worry about it. The earlier comment about the ball bearing on the end of the clutch push rod is correct, there should be a bearing on the end of it............... would be quite obvious if this has come out also. Also. you DONT need the clock surround on the bike to start it..... so that can just be left on a bench while you get it all working before putting the all of the panels back on. Any other hints and tips needed give me a shout............

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It would be better to make up a temporary tank, or repurpose a lawnmower tank or similar than to use an open, cut off, bottle. Safety Third!

Do you know what the black connector was for? Where do you get your fault finding methods from. I am never so lucky. Where do you get your base knowledge from?

clutchs are wet clutchs on motorbikes. im assuming because your slave is missing pressure has forced it out and also the oil.

Have you checked in the car?When you put the engine and ancillaries in the car boot, did you do the same with the sprocket cover/slave cyl? You took them off as one piece.

And the water should be distilled.

Its only minor bud. take the massive win .IT RAN !!!! give ur self a pat on the bk brilliant victory and great video

Be interesting to know where the 250ml of fuel went, that’s 1/4 litre, would the fuel pump plus the carbs take that much?

Oil is very dark looking?

Sure the clutch cylinder is still not attached to the sprocket cover??

Where is the CR125

Ill be the grammer nazi here. Its nothing and not nothink. Pet peeve of mine. Good work

Mistake keeps US learn and get better results

Its looking nice. I have to agree with you, there is something strangely attractive about a 22 stone woman. All the best Andy

Hey Ryan, Can you reassure me that my shim calculator is ok cos ive used it numerous times when rebuilding engines, just that you mentionef the shims were wrong 😮😮😮

Carefull with using certain words and phrases or a certain armchair expert will be spending several hours critiquing your use of them.

Semi thinsetic

Love the channel mate, keep at it, Hope you get it sorted with the clutch cylinder/cover 🤞👍

its a ymaha.. it should be entirely blue

Hi Ryan, I've sent you a message on FaceBook. Cheers