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No mechanical trade or teacher you're doing great, yes you'll make some mistakes but doing so you won't repeat them with the frustration they cause. Just strike it up as learning curve and get back into it...if in doubt I'm sure there would be a older mechanical minded follower or friend locally to assist.
Before taking it all apart again, you want to be sure that it's the head gasket that's failed. Check the plugs for any water/oil residue, compression check the cylinders to see if they're far from spec, check the oil for milky white content (though the engine has barely been running long enough for this to show) and look for any weeping around the cylinder/head contact area. If it does seem to be the head gasket you could try over torquing the bolts by no more than 5% extra as a last desperate measure. Failing that, it's a stripdown. I feel for you. I've done a similar thing myself, but on a Volvo 6 cylinder engine. Think how much you've learned and how much quicker it will go because of that. 👍
Diagnose it properly don’t bother with a compression test, do a cylinder leak test, it will tell you more than a compression test ever will, it may not even be the head gasket.
This is a huge learning curve.... Don't loose heart.... There are no fails just long winded lessons..... This bike build is teaching you loads of valuable experience.... It's also inspiring me to take on a project bike as my way back into biking.... Keep going. 👌
Splendid film sir. One of the best tools you can add to your great workshop is a compressor (the most powerful you can afford) They are brilliant for … well, tons of jobs. I literally use my all the time on bike rebuilds
I love this Chanel. The trials and tribulations of a hard learning curve. Bright side is mate that with all these issues, you’ll live and learn from it all and make you a better ‘Professional’ mechanic. Braver man than me so I doff my cap to you. Much respect.
The plot thickens! I am nervous every time a new video is released. Hoping for a real Hollywood ending where the hero wins and rides off into the sunset. Really loving the series, keep up the great work.
100% 20 year old lines will also swell with breaking pressure. Not to mention you’re supposed to replace lines every 4-6 years so these are no doubt passed their best by date. Better to replace with either Black braided lines for a stock look or brand new OEM lines. It’s not just cosmetic it’s safety.
Gutted for you. I have recently completed an 18 month refurb of a VFR750. When I had bad days like this, the best thing to do is to walk away and get your head into the workshop manuals, do as much research as possible, make a list and start ticking it off. You’re learning loads. Stick at it!
I'm doing a similar project, best of look witht the head gasket, I've had my Thunderace a few years now, absolutely love it. Once its on the road all these bad days will be worth it.
bought a thunderace myself a few days ago, from a childhood friend, very nice condition, but the radiator started to leak the first trip i did. your videos are helping alot, because there's nothing out there about these bikes. was thinking about have one built in full aluminium and with better cooling, but because it's curved no one builds it. the R1 that came in 98 got a straight one, but they arent compatible. now have to send this one to be fixed or try to source one and hope i don't get screwed buying one damaged. great series, love your videos. keep it coming.
cheers Mate for the video. I can see the pain your going through. I've been doing Bikes(restorations for 40 Years. i do see your mistakes constantly and sometimes cringe but I admire your persistance. The learning phase is hard but payes off usually! I cannot or do not want to give you any tips because that's what everone is doing already and that doesn't help. The only thing I would like to share with you is to keep on the way you are doing and after a a while you'll find yourself at a stage whre you'll know from experience how to tacle most issues. Whatever you do, do not get upset! Lay down to tools and start again another day!
BIn the brake lines now mate, they’re no longer safe. Will be due new anyway and braided much better as no expansion. I know exhaust looks good now, but it won’t last it will chip and dry out and look awful in a matter of months. Tried it myself on my Bobber build. Keep up the good work 😂
It can still be a positive, when you fix the problem... it's all a learning curve. Just think for every mistake you make you won't make again. Loving this series. Also love the fact that I'm watching someone else gain knowledge every upload 🤙
A tip of advice rye, it's great to see you doing it yourself and I'm all for everyone learning new skills, yes the comment section on occasions give good advice, saddly this can be more confusing, please buy a detailed workshop manual as these save so much pain. Also, in my experience, asking an actual person with said bike experience or mechanic or such usualy elevates added cost of fixing mistakes. Good luck with future builds
Mate these things are sent to test us! You will get there in the end look on the positive side look at all the experience you are getting from this, and am sure you will smash removing the engine and take the head back off. I’ve been in the motor trade a long time and old cars and bikes will bite you in the arse at some point. Anyway keep the rebuild videos coming and don’t give up.
That stuff in the coolant might just be residue from the build. If a bit of oil got into the cooling galleries it would soon work its way to the filler cap. Check if there’s any coolant in the oil. Might be worth a compression check. When you cleaned the tank, did you install an inline filter to the fuel pump? I’m not convinced all that shite left the tank. If any of those bits got into the carbs they’ll just stop working. Good show.
You got a clean start when you used a simple fuel bottle so you know it runs ! That tank looked very manky, are you sure got it really clean and it’s it’s not shedding more scale and clogging up the fuel tap or going down to the carbs and clogging them up ? Check the fuel flow from the tap again? Check the plugs …are they wet or oily ? Drop the coolant and check for oil ? The engine barely ran before it spat the clutch rod out so it’s hard to conceive you’ve got an oil water contamination already. Your oil pressure light is going out too when you’re spinning the motor. Take the tank off and go back to a simple fuel bottle arrangement and see if you get a start ? Get a proper fuel bottle - you’ll need one in the long run if you’re doing lots of rebuilds.
I don't wish to be rude but is this channel about how to refurbish a motorcycle or is it how to engineer your own bankruptcy. Serious question asking for a friend 😂
Hang in there fella, you have come such a long way, by making some wrong turns along the way, you are learning what’s what and you are doing brilliantly. I really look forward to your videos. How’s the new workshop working out.
After 30 years of messing with bikes one thing ive never done is a complete engine rebuild.....personally theres too much for me to miss and one thing wrong and you could lunch the whole lot....but - that being said your a brave man to put yourself out there. Ill continue to watch...oh - the brass wheels you were using to clean the brake lines....you can get plastic based wheels which are alot less abrasive and make a better job of polishing...i use them all the time.
It is all part of the learning curve. 😢 With the age of the bike, replacement of the banjo joint rubber hoses for braided lines would be a not expensive upgrade (the rubber starts to perish with age).
Been messing with bikes since 14yrs old, when i was 18 i bounced a valve on my gpz 550 H2, got the bike home, stripped the motor and yup a valve had snapped and bounced around in the combustion chamber holing the piston, anyway i bought new valves piston, lapped the valves rebuilt the motor and (normally i would've turned the crank by hand with the plugs out, but not on this occasion) pressed the starter button, no engine run but a lovely clankity clank sound 😬, stripped the head off and found all exhaust valves bent, after turning the air blue i replaced the valves, turned the crank by hand this time and the engine jammed, i put a screwdriver down a plug hole and found pistons up while valves were down, anyway it turned out the Haynes manual for setting the timing was 180 degrees out, once i set the timing 180 degrees opposite of what haynes suggested the bike ran fine 😁👍. All I'm saying is shit happens and sometimes costs money, learning is like that, be thankful you like bikes and not boats, Break Out Another Thousand. Keep at it if you can, firing up a rebuild and going for a spin is the best feeling. ❤️🇬🇧
You're doing great! I know it feels like a setback, but you've come a long way from knowing nothing about this to where you are. It's a steep learning curve. And, even us veteran guys who know this stuff inside and out make mistakes.
Bench grinder …. I’d move that forward on the bench so that the wheels are actually overhanging the front to the bench and the sparks and debris then go straight down into the floor. Also you’ll be able to get bigger lumps of stuff up to the grinder to use it’s capability. You’ll be able to get some finer wheels for light debris removal and polishing.
folk are quick to knock and criticise but you are open and learning it's a ballache after all that endeavour and you are honest enough to upload warts n all as someone else said step away a bit and come back to it don't be disheartened .
Willie fae Aberdeen here. You took on a massive project, the bike you bought was gamble. You are having more than your fair share of issues. You had probably thought that by now you should have finished it. Thing is though, you need to carry on. You are learning so much more on this bike alone than if it was a breeze. Anyway, I'm still enjoying it, looking forward to the next instalment. Not sure painting the exhaust was a good idea. It may come off once it gets hot, I hope I'm wrong. Keep on, keeping on.
I applaud your perseverance however for me It’s painful watching this. It certainly makes me appreciate what ive got. To me rebuilding old bikes is a can of worms and its a real credit to you. I positively couldn’t do it. Good luck 👍
I don't think the coolant would go milky than quick as the engine hasn't run at all really let alone get up to the correct operating temperature. Also dump those old brake and clutch lines and replace with HEL braided lines. 👍
Head up pal, some of us have been there as well. I spent thousands over a year rebuilding a classic in my late 20s. I paid a garage to fix the points as i just couldnt do it right. We took it outside only for it to dump its entire fuel load on the floor. My friend had to calm me down as i wanted to set it on fire. Needless to say a month later i was touring the midlands on it smiling ear to ear.
Yes, replace those lines, they are flexible and crap in any way. And now your probably have paint inside them to, no good. Buy some HEL ones or I think you can go to a local hydraulic shop and they make customs ones for you. At least we have that opportunity in Sweden
Doing my own resto at the moment so feel your pain. Keep going. When you get the engine out give it a real good clean it sort of lets the bike down a little. Gunk, raceglaze and loads of elbow grease and she will look nice.
Bro, I’m not gonna repeat some of the other comments on here, I’d only be repeating some really good advice. But what I will say is keep ya chin up, if you’ve moved in to doing rebuilds and projects then you’re going to have to take the testing issues that come along and enjoy the problem solving. Also, hit me up, I’ve got some cracking advice for that bench grinder that will save you hours of wet sanding 💪🏼
This series is great. I’m impressed because although you make mistakes that cause you problems, you let us see it warts and all. Also I haven’t ever heard you say how others should use your methods, which is commendable. You’ve earned another sub 😁 Good luck with the rest of this project. I think these bikes are great and I hope you enjoy it when it’s finished
Grab an OEM gasket or possible Cometic gasket., nothing else. Surfaces must be super clean. I think your rushing a little bit with this. I watched that oil pressure light go off so that's positive at least after your push rod shootout. Good luck!
Just noticed at the end when you were talking to camera the rev counter was sweeping occasionally. Might be worth a look. Don't let things get you down, every day is a school day.
Do a compression test that might indicate a head gasket leak ? Ditch those brake lines paint and brake fluid are not friends! Keep going this is how we learn sometimes!
Your spot on, Once a head gasket is crushed it cant be used again. Plus do check the head is still flat, now you've torqued it a few times. Also the contents of that tank looked awfull. You need to get a camera in there and have a good look. Or your stuff those cards straight away.
I don't remember if your head gasket is a "multi-layer-steel" (MLS) or not. If so, you CAN reuse the head gasket. Again, you need to check with what the manufacture of the GASKET states. I used Cometic on my bike rebuild, and the heads were on and off again 3-4 times w/o issue. I even called my machinist to confirm that I was okay, and he did confirm that I was in the clear with my approach.
No worries man. You're learning, and you've taken on a pretty big project! Most would start w/ a weed eater or lawn mower...you went straight for the prize lol!@@BikesofRye
You’re throwing yourself right into the deep end of a full restoration, learning new skills along the way, building a shop and doing all this while videoing and editing too. Oh yeah, and during which period you also undoubtedly maintain your relationship and job. Rye what you’re doing must be taxing and hard on so many levels. Okay that said, you’re good at this RU-vid stuff. Not everyone is doing it, but you are. And you’re damn entertaining too! Rye, thank you for your efforts and hard work. Can’t wait for your next video👏
The trails and tribulations are what’s making this interesting to watch. If you’d just flawlessly restored a bike it’d just be another restoration vid on RU-vid..
You will get there eventually..live and learn..at least now you know to replace all gaskets that have been used before and maybe invest in a compressor....it'll be worth every penny in the end.
Love the talking to the bike man we all do it xD Same as with the fuel tap its all a learning process. You have to make the mistake once to learn to not do it next time. When doing the head did you do the torque sequence properly? Sometimes its in 2 stages? I did put a head back on without doing torque sequence and this make coolant leak into oil.
Looks like in your sign off your bike was trying to tell you something on dials . Good luck fixing it , do hope you research what you do before filming as someone could assume everything is done properly in the end and copy .
I think its possible maybe when you was drilling next to the open exhaust valves with headers off that some metal could have possible gone into the engine or some of the sand from the vapour blasting could have gotten into some where its not suppost to be. You really need to treat an open engine like open heart surgery, one tiny piece of matel in its heart and it will die.
Definitely a learning curve but you are doing great; you learnt the headgasket rule the hard way but I bet you never do it again. Your skills are improving; and you'll be double checking stuff before pushing the start button. Keep it up, it'll be peach when you're finished. Big thumbs up.... 🙂
Only a small bit of voice, I would never use a head gasket twice or any other gasket come to that and I would not have sprayed the exhaust pipe as I think it will come off
I don't know if trying to rebuild this old Yamaha was a good idea. The only Yamaha bikes I like are the FJR1200 touring bike and the triple Tracer or MT-09. Even still I don't care to buy either one. I liked your Honda Blackbird rebuild, however. I wouldn't mind picking one up if I could find one in decent condition at a fair price. Good luck with the Yammer Hammer.
