REBUILDING A YAMAHA YZF1000R THUNDERACE | PT 15 

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When you get it working the pain disappears ! Next carb balance 👍🏻

Good on you for your positive attitude. By the time this is all said and done you will have become one hell of a motorcycle mechanic. Congratulations.

' I am a professional' always make me smile, the suspense and drama was too much to take, had to sit in a dark room after too calm down😁. Really appreciate your being open and showing us the highs and lows. Everyday can be like this as a amateur poor, keep up the good work, thank god you have Nicole to help you out. Cheers

Mate, what a result! Well done for sticking with it. Now get it together and look forward to that first ride!😊

All saying "set the carbs up", which I agree with, but do it with the exhaust you plan to run on the bike, not the original. Well done, its great to see one of these, rebuild a bike video, where it goes wrong, its not all plain sailing and I'm sure a lot of the trolls have either never actually rebuilt a bike engine or have gone through the trials and tribulations previously before they "learned" I am truly pleased for you 🥰, just as well you had a true professional doing the work alongside you 😁

your hard work and determination as paid off, nice one Mr Professional!

I had my fingers crossed for you before you started the bike up welldone mate for not given up on it

Congrats Rye!!! She lives!

Never doubted you mate! The sigh of relief when she started! We're with you on this epic journey!

Damn it, your perseverance is outstanding. Glad to see the outcome, we're proud of you, matey!

Welcome to the highs and lows of Bikes dude! After 40+ years of riding, breaking and rebuilding bikes I can honestly say that they live in a spectrum of their own! From the absolute amazing highs to the abyss defying lows, nothing on this planet compares to a bike. Your about to experience one of those highs as well, riding a bike that's taken you to hell in a rebuild, taking it onto the twistiest road you can find and slapping it from side to side through the corners ( at the speed limit of course! 🤪) is mind blowing! The thing about bikes over everything else is that they become a part of your soul! I was an Instructor for 15 years and I used to tell the students to beware, the NHS has systems in place to help you from addictions such as alcohol, cocaine, heroin, cigs etc etc but once biking gets into your soul your fecked for life! In a good way of course! The problem is tinkering with them is just as feckin addictive! Great job dude! Now balance the carbs, reset the timing screw, (Plus all the other 1000 little bits that need tweaking before you can ride her lol), put on new underwear and go and feckin ride the bitch! 🤘😁

Well done. Working on bikes is just never ending rabbit holes which is probably why so many land up rusting in the corner of a garage

Well done, knew you would get there in the end! Carb balance next.

I had two Thunderaces, great bikes and fast but heavy. Big size they are for sure. I know them inside out and nice to see this clip

It started.. but must say, it runs rough, is it running on all 4? You could check downpibes if all are hot.. a temp gun, or just a spray of water. Might just be an carb issue.

You need to set up carbs on the yamaha to make it sound better

Congrats homey!! Good job - you stuck with it and got it done.

Hurrah ! well done. Before closing up the air box I would have gone for a squirt of quick start through the carbs to confirm a start before trying it on petrol. The short clip of your fuel tank cleaning with vinegar and coke looked grim so good to see you’re using a known clean fuel tank. Any doubts on that original tank and I would be filling that with Evaporust for a good soak and second clean up. Also consider fitting an inline fuel filter if there isn’t one to catch any remaining junk/ debris. Looking forward to seeing the paint job.

Now that's what we all wanted to see 😁😁 Really well done Mr Professional! Amazing stuff. Love it 👌 👌

I bought my first ace at 21, and now I'm 33. I had to sadly sell her due to some financial issues. I can confidently say I own four Yamaha Thunderace bikes now. I am glad I came across your channel a few months ago. There aren't many people rebuilding these bikes across RU-vid, being an oldie. It's really difficult to find the Thunderace in South Africa; most of them are in bad condition or are not even recognizable. I am glad that I have started to follow and watch your videos because I am in the process of building the two Thunderace bikes now. Both have wiring problems, and by watching your videos, I can gladly say this has helped, and I know what to look for now. I am currently in a group of a few people who still own these beautiful machines, which are rare in South Africa. The value of these bikes has all gone up. I'm hoping to at least keep them until I'm an oldie myself. Hopefully, they will be recognized as classics.

Mate, without the lows we can't enjoy the highs 😊 Tune and balance the carbs next and she should be sorted. Well done

You absolute legend, it's bloody alive again!!! This feels like a win for me and I haven't been putting the work in Rye.

Top result buddy. Perseverance paid off. Before you throw the body back together , balance the carbs and check the engine for leaks one last time. Top effort buddy.😎👍🏍

Excellent , I'm so pleased for you. You deserve a Bafta for a very dramatic nail biting video. you didn't let it beat you 👍

When things go wrong as they did, it is a blessing in disguise, you would have learned a lot because of the work you done, and more from the work you had to do to get it right. Just a carb balance and set up, and she will run smooth!

Good work. You deserve the win. I typically go through similar struggles, but your are winning the battle. Can’t wait to see the Thunderace on the road. keep up the great work.👍

Mate hats off to you, I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I’ve binge watched them all. It has to be said you have the patience of a bloody saint, I’d have lost the plot ages ago. It’s great to see your skills come on as you go along, taking on board everyone’s comments and tips 👌 would love a shout out in your next video! Keep it up mate you’ll get there 👍

Was genuinely chuffed for u when she fired into life, followed the whole series, well done sir 👍👍

Well done 👍, a lot of hard work but worth it in the end.

Hats off to you mate! Huge respect for your eagerness. You never give up and please do us all a favour and keep up catching your dreams, don't look back, never give up! And remember, you have never failed! You're showing them all who's got the courage to fight.

I literally said turn the tick over up as you said it!! Well done mate😊😊😊

We need to see more of your little helper please.

Well done mate I knew you could do it just keep on doing what you’re doing brilliant 👍❤️

You don’t need exhaust paste on the exhaust gaskets if you use new gaskets which you should every time

Think I was as nervous as you were. Well done for sticking with it mate👍😊

I cried when it started

Did you check the valve clearances after lapping them in? It doesn’t sound great, but it’s a start.

Happy days, told ya you’d do it 😉 awesome job Ry

👏👏👏👏😁👌👌 brilliant mate well done, can’t wait for the next instalment 😁

Nice one mate. Well done.

Hey dude, fellow RU-vidr here (I’m very small) live the channel and what you’re doing… just found your channel will come along for the journey!

Its getting close to the Oscars season. Your acting is amazing , maybe a role in Hollyoaks awaits you. As for the bike it sounds ill , keep up the good work

never doubted you would not get it running, well done

Glad to see it running. Been following from the start of the channel. “it’s game over” is a bit click baity though. You don’t have to lower yourself to that.

So pleased you finally got to hear the ace running so well very impressed with your perseverance it has to be said. I am off to fire up my own ace to celebrate your success 🤜🤛

Nice one. I'm glad you got it running 🏁👌

Hey mate…not sure you will read this or not, but a brief intro from my end, I am from Malaysia (country with Petronas Twin-Tower if you are not sure, just where in case) and I literally just subscribed to your channel as I am interested in your Thunderace rebuilt. Yes, I watches them from the first till part 15 here and looking forward to more, and I can say you have the guts and the keen interest to proceed with the built and you should pat yourself as well for the continuous try and error on the rebuilt. I for one try and DIY myself however when it comes to the engine compartment I am not confident and do not have the tools or space to do them, but man I can surely praise you on that. You did well for your first time and keep going with it brother, and your gf?…she’s a keeper she is, its rare to find a girl/woman that will support your interests in bikes especially and make time…cheers to you mate and looking forward to more contents from your end 💪🏻

I've not long sold an old honda cbr 600f3 as a non runner because I couldn't figure out the issue. Changed so many parts but could not figure it out. A massive well done mate big respect for not giving up!👊 can't wait to see it on the road 😎

There you go...well done mate,that did sound sweet.onwards and upwards from now.

The most challenging ones are (usually) the most rewarding (apart from a ‘98 R1 I recommissioned that was haunted by the Devil himself)

I am super impressed like I said in the last video I’m treating these videos specifically as a personal Bible because I’ve taken on a 97 version over here in the states and it will be my first big tear down. I wish I could post pictures with this to show you where I’m at and the kinds of things I’m running into Great job dude, super great job

That’s fantastic…. Really been enjoying watching these.. Keep going 😊

Nicole is the professional, you are the apprentice...mate! hahaha well done!

Well done, a good carb balance will make it even sweeter. You will balance all four carbs so they are the same , which will make it run smoother and better throttle response. You will need a set off carb balance gauges .

AWESOME!!! Congrats!! Does sound like it needs the carbs sync'd, which is pretty normal after tearing them down and rebuilding. But engine sounds mechanically healthy!

Congrats on getting her running. Great achievement 👍 It would be interesting to do another compression test to see if the new head gasket and lapping the valves did the trick.

This was nearly as rewarding as watching a child take their first steps.

Congratulations bud so made u for u fantastic so happy for u👌👏👏🤜

Really proud of you rye mate .your perserverance has paid off you have done an excellent job .its not been easy for you .but you have got there .and you have learned along the way you have done so so well mate.the bike looks awesome mate.well done.so so proud of you.ignore the TROLLS and haters .they are not worth anything.and you should be so proud of yourself mate.keep your head up.never ever give in.from dan.m👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️yes yes yes !! Mate youve done it congratulations

What a series, better than game of thrones

Well done ! we all knew you would get it going 👍

You’ve got to keep the thunder race in the family mate!!!! And that’s the logo for your RU-vid channel now I think. Just don’t ever get rid, you can’t!!! Well done though, happy for you mate

The best thing about this episode was your birds arse

Well done thats great to see, ive had times rebuilding bikes where I just cant figure out the problem or at the time the problem us unfatherable and its soooooo flustrating, great to see you stuck at it.

Nice one, I was so nervous, just willing the bike to start. Fantastic matey :)

The bike will run quite rough without choke. If you’d have put it on, it would have been much smoother, then after about 30 seconds or so shut the choke off. Probably worth getting some carb syncing gauges, they’re not too expensive. Well done, mate.

Well done, my first build was an early ZX9 and didn’t go so well, made loads of errors but like you i learned. Well done again.

Well done fella great you stuck with it

Excellent, great work Rye👏

I like your use of a brummie screwdriver 😂

Yesssssssss, if at first you don’t succeed………………..great skills buddy!

Absolutely Fantastic. Many congratulations to You. Can't wait to See it on the road. Look forward to the next video. 👍😁.

I was nervous watching that lol so happy she runs great awesome job now grab a beer

Whhheeyyyyy!! well in mate 👍

Well done sir. Fortune favours the brave .

No words needed 👍🏼👌🏼

Come on lad!!!!!

Well done mate sounds sweet just carb balancing & the rest of the pieces to put together & you're good to go, look forward to the next instalment.

Well done fella ✌🏼just carb balance to do and jobs a gooden

Fair play! 👍

Nice one mate. Most I've ever done was change the piston rings on an Ts50x and an Rd350 ypvs.

Brilliant, well done, everyone should work on there own bikes and vehicles, this video proves how rewarding it really is, also marry that girl, she’s amazing, my wife don’t help me with nothing

Yes man! I hope you're there by time i reach the end of the video!!

She's a "professional" 😎

Very well done mate 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

Happy days. 👏👏👍

balance/sync the carbs and should be fine. 👏

Did you source a new fairing? Mine is too worn down to go back on, so I'm looking for a new one.

😂WELL DONE !!! 😂 what a rebuild !

Hello Ryan. I'm running the same exhaust as you, how did you find the flanges? They don't fit to well on mine, to baggy. I've just fitted a jet kit from 6sigmajet kits in the states, it runes beautifully now, stable idle and reves smooth, might be worth a look. Did you transfer your old reg number to the new frame?

Good on yer mate

Tunening the carb men...so it's can runs good again..

Nice video to watch and congrats with getting the engine running! 👌🥂

Fair play to ya man...watched all your vids...was screaming at the screen start you s@#t!!! Nice one man 🛠

Awesome outcome 🎉🥳I wasn't sure if it was going to pull through after the last vid but so glad for you that it did! I've nothing to add mechanically but 1 suggestion I have for you is to possibly invest in some sound proofing panels for the walls of your workshop. Not only will it please any nearby neighbours but will help lose the echo in your videos 👍🏻 Love the content, can't wait for more Much love 🏍️🏍️🏍️

Sounds a bit rough to me....fingers crossed!

Congratulations mate. From Athens Greece, I've been watching you cause I'm also work on mine❤

Congratulations 🎉 You deserved the break - Onwards & Upwards

Well done mate 👍 Nice to see you get it sorted, obviously a couple of teething issues so deffo a carb set up 🤞 Keep up the good work 👍