Well done on the unit to work in, you've come such a long way in a relatively short time, the Ace is looking great but I hope that it's not all black like the bird, just one thing, those brake seals are way too old to be reliable and safe, I'd give the brake reservoirs a service, many congratulations on your new place 😊
Great update but unfotunately you need to undo all you have done. First thing you need to do is bin that tin of copper grease! Strip down a new bike and you will not find a single gram of the stuff. It is anti seize, great if you want everything to come undone, not so when you dont. Now your brakes. The reason they bind is the seals go hard, moisture gets behind them and causes corrosion, they then bind on the piston causing them to stick and not release the pressure. Strip them completely. Get them cleaned inside properly, seal grooves meticulously, new seals and pistons if they are pitted. Red rubber grease to reassemble. A binding caliper will cook a new disc in minutes and glaze the pads. Now the master cylinder. The piston inside is a helix, you washed them in water. It will be trapped in there. Also new seal kits are a few quid, overhaul them properly, this is your life on a 150 mph weapon, is it really worth a few quid? Great news on the workshop and keep going, what you are acheiving is superb, looking forward to the next update.
So you went to the trouble of splitting the calipers, but didn't inspect the seals? The reason they were binding was probably a gathering of crap behind the seals. Split them again, gey the pistons out, inspect them for potting and get those ancient seals out that probably now no longer rubbery. Do love the fact you're cleaning things as you go but at least inspect things properly as you go. You'll get the bike together only to find out you've now gotta get everything back off as the problem hadn't been solved. The rear could also have been vapour blasted and powder coated.
When you split a calliper you need a new seal kit, there’s O rings to seal the passages linking the 2 half’s of calliper. Plus as it’s a 2 piston calliper you didn’t mark the pads to show which side they go on, so will have to bed into disk again if you get it the wrong way round.
I know it may not be important at this stage of your project, but you do know that registration is not for that frame anymore? Also copper grease is anti-seize it prevents threads from seizing, and on items that are subject to vibration and heat cycles those fasteners that have been coated with it will work loose! Bare this in mind when using it on braking components.
Hi mate. Being a biker for years. To service a brake caliper you have to remove the pistons because of the old brake fluid behind them. And check the brake seals 😊.
@@BikesofRyePlease address the seals and pistons in your callipers otherwise there may not be a future. I would not trust those seals having sat so long. Follow your manual and I’m sure all will be good.
Also if you have submerged them as it looked like, you will have water inside rusting the inside now and mixing with your new fluid. Otherwise, you are cracking on!
Agree, brake caliper mandatory for me is clean pistons, seals and their seats👍 On axles that stick, check the spacers before getting a hammer. Enjoying the vids....
@@pggp273 He had the caliper apart to the point that all he had left was the piston's and seal's, Go back and listen to what he said... But hey who cares... It's just his brakes after all.
Great job Rye! Im so impressed with the time and effort you are putting into this rebuild. Great news on the workshop..and what a workshop with its own kitchen. You'll end up spending morentime there than your house lol.
Aaaargh! Put the copaslip down and move away slowly! That rear brake caliper wanted a full stripdown from the start, and it definitely needs one now you've managed to wash all sorts of crap down its fluid passageways. Blow the pistons out. Clean *everything*, blow out *all* the passageways with brake cleaner and compressed air, new seals and o-rings, new crush washers and bleed nipples, etc. Same also goes for the front calipers. The YZF might not be a "monster bike" by today's standards, but it's got far more power than it needs to kill you. We're talking about your brakes. That's all that's stopping you from ploughing into the car in front of you, and the slightest bit of dirt in the absolutely miniscule passageways inside a caliper can stop it from working properly. Order service kits for all 3 calipers. Take the calipers off. Take them apart completely. Clean them. That doesn't mean "shove 'em in some hot soapy water and use a toothbrush to push dirt in all the holes" - There's nothing wrong with using hot soapy water, but you need to be certain that *everything* inside is clean, spotlessly clean, absolutely clean, y'know, "clean". When you put them back together, follow the Yamaha service manual's instructions, and I can pretty much guarantee the manual *DOES NOT INCLUDE COPASLIP*. Don't listen to "my granny use copaslip", don't listen to bell ends like Del. Get a service manual, a proper Yamaha service manual not the Haynes book of fairy tales (they're online, you can find one for free if you're feeling cheap, but the actual book of words is not that expensive), and follow its instructions to the letter. This is your brakes. This is your brakes on your supersport motorcycle. This is your life on the line.
Listen bro, I’m a trained mechanic from back yonder (now a builder). With a good attitude you can do anything. I’ve pretty much been there and done it. Sometimes I read comments and it’s like a lightbulb moment. After all my experience, there is always something to learn. You are just doing the same as me, just crack on, and if there is something new to learn, take it on board and get better. Loving your channel. It’s quite exciting, actually. Don’t forget to show the F ups, that’s what makes it interesting. Well done mate, I’m properly proud of you (without sounding condescending) 👍🏼👏🏻.
When you reassembled the rear caliper did you put O rings in between the two halves? I did mine and found Yamaha don't sell an O ring as apparently the caliper is not meant to be split. In the end I sourced some O rings from a specialist company. Without them brake fluid is likely to leak once you apply pressure to the brake.
Watched you from the beginning, what a great guy!, all the best mate you’re smashing it!, can’t wait to see you in the unit!, merry Christmas to you and your lady! 🕺🏼✨ x
Regarding the rusty bolts in the brake caliper (or anywhere else for that matter): just cleaning them with scotchbrite will only make them look better for a short period of time. They have gone rusty because the plating has failed. To solve this you either need to re-plate them (see home zinc plating tutorials on RUclips) or replace them.
I am really looking forward to seeing the new workshop up and running. You certainly have a very understanding girl friend lol. Merry Christmas to you and your good lady...
please don't use grease (or copper paste) on the thread! It will massively decrease the function of the connection. So it may get loose!. Threads must be free of grease nearly always!. And one additional point. At the rear caliper there are the same securing clips for the bolts as you used at the front caliper. It was not to be seen in the video, that you attached these! Please double check, cause I lost one bolt couple of years before, cause I forgot the secure clip!
Roll on 2024. With Your vastly increasing knowledge & the new workshop next year is your Oyster. Have a Wonderful Christmas to You & Your Good Lady 🎉😊.
Fair few aftermarket kits for the brake caliper seals and pistons. You WILL have issues with them pretty much immediately if you dont rebuild them. Be wary of old brake pads as well as the material can become lose from the backing. No doubt you'll be torn apart by a certain keyboard warrior on another channel but keep it up.
Well done tip for putting rear wheel its difficult lining up all the spacers use a long screwdriver or something smaller than the spindle first then push the spindle though as you do this line up each spacer as you go
Good to see you cleaning stuff. Word of warning though, you won't want to be introducing water to bearings when cleaning the old grease out, especially when they are behind a seal. You run the risk of trapping water in the bearing and causing corrosion. In future, use a solvent such as paraffin or brake cleaner.
You're doing an amazing job re building the motor bike it will be quality when it's finished .I am loving your channel and content .congrats with it all.keep up the amazing work it's so interesting watching you re build these motor bikes..have a really great Christmas and New year Rye.from Dan.m👍👍👍👍👍👍🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
@@BikesofRye that's my pleasure mate .I really love watching your videos and content..and I really love motor bikes .I would really like to meet you one in the future .have a great Christmas. And congrats on your new workshop as well mate.
@@BikesofRye I would like to mention some stuff. Usually wrecked bike rebuild channels, get or are professional mechanics and add all the details together that I find it to a degree disturbing or hard to capture the idea. But what I like in your channel, that you don't have a workshop experience, so I guess we are at the same page and you enjoy the small accomplishment that you enjoy. It's really fun
Awesome video. It totally sucks when the drill bits snap. The old drill made made before the 90s never snap. Its all the new ones. Your video made me chuckle because my kitchen looks like a garage when am on bike build mode. Looking forward to part 9 Its looking awesome so far and starting to get the proper Thunder Race look. Great job!
Good work. As I’m doing a resto on a Thunderace, I love watching your vids. As you are not a mechanic, I am impressed with your work and attention to detail. Keep up the great work.
Give yourself an easier time when cleaning components in future by getting a Wurth (or similar) pump action brake cleaner bottle. Much more economical than aerosols and with an adjustable nozzle.
@@BikesofRye i hope so, i paid £2.5 K for mine about 2 yrs cago, I'd be lucky to get £1.5K now, don't know what has happened to prices. There's a few non urgent things I'd like to do but the disappointing value stays my hand, it would almost be more sensible to save for another lol. shame as they are a nice bike with next to no vices.
I'm a former industrial sandblaster. I can attest to the durability of a good proper powdercoat. We dropped some heavy steel frames once and I almost went to go put on my suit, when my colleague said not to worry, there was not even a small scratch.
That gives me some memories of when I rebuilt a Honda 400/4 in my living room, I remember my best mate saying to his mum one day that he'd like to put ones of his bikes in the house, she went mad & said no & said I bet I wouldn't do anything like that. To which I replied the carpet I gave you which you have in your living room had my 400/4 built on it, there were silence afterwards lol. As for all the black hmmm maybe a bit OTT for me if the Thunderace has an alloy frame I'd probably had it polished to break it up a bit but then I guess we'll see what colour you've chosen for this one.
As you say that workshop will be a game-changer. Please listen to all the good advice in comments r.e. brakes,better to strip them down again than have something fail. One random thing, have you checked that the finished bike will got through your front door? I had a mate years ago who took a very long time rebuilding a bike in his front room just like you,then had to dismantle much of it again for that exact reason,it went in ok as it was in pieces, ended up having to take off the fairing and other parts then taking his front door off completely . Not such a big deal but if you're chuffed with yourself for completing your project then something silly like that spoils the big moment it's a bit of a bummer.
I'm watching with my coffee before going into work for last day before Christmas. Signing your name on your very own workshop..... what a fantastic way to end the year for you Ry. Congratulations!
Looking good! Personally I like the black finish although heel plates will scuff in no time. Easy to rebuild Master cylinders and probably worth it on an old bike like that. Wemoto are good for parts. Those rear callipers were put on TRX850’s as well and they’re awful for seizing. Have an FZS1000 blue spot rear you can have for nothing if that one still gives you grief
Frame etc looks great in satin black as does the wheels in gloss. I think your going for the ghost rider look !! Lol impressed at how quick your picking this up nice work new seals in the calipers. May have been gd
Glad to see another ace being saved, I'm doing a similar rebuild on mine at the moment, just with less powder coating lol, it's looking good, keep up the good work
Beautiful job, the workshop will open a whole new world to you. Trying to just get x2 USA1983 magna 750s up and running for rego in a Australian back yard is a nightmare during summer 😅
Yes rye! Love the process, great seeing you progress and learning. And with the new workshop in process things will get a lot easier. Look forward to more footage cheers
A tip for putting axles in I use when I've taken the wheels off to put new tyres on is to place the wheel in the swing arm or front forks then put a couple of bricks, one a little in front off the wheell a on a bit behind, then move them closer together until they raise the wheel to the right height and they chock the wheel steady to let you put the axle in.
I have no mechanical Experience so I am loving watching somebody else do what I would like to do myself one day. You listen to constructive comments from experienced people in the comments and learn from them. You’re having a go at what lots of us would never do. Congrats on the new workshop. Thank you for the content, don’t listen to the haters and have a good Christmas 👍🏻
I bought a brand new Thunderace in '95, to this day its my favourite bike ever although my Superduke R is probably more fun, the Thunderace was more versatile, the wife also loved the bike. Such traction at low revs is now unheard of from a 4 pot
You need to redo that rear brake calliper. When you washed it in the basin, water will have got inside through the fluid holes. You need to take the pistons out and clear it all out otherwise when the calliper gets hot the water will evaporate and you’ll have no brakes. Also the pistons will rust inside the calliper. Great video - very inspiring.
Love your vids Rye,as a former car mechanic turned salesman if do most of the work on my bikes,but i love the fact that you just have no fear and just dive into the job. Great to see your progress and learning. Keep them coming and merry christmas from Norway 👏
Good to see you put on the proper grease bud. Really coming together. I like the hack with the bolt clean, wish I'd done that lol 😂 Making me want to do another project now.. 😮
Want some even worse news? Those tyres are going to have to come off the wheel now. Dunlop just 2 hours ago issued a recall on your Sportmax Roadsmart 3. Tread separation issue!
If you change the seals which is a good idea dont be tempted to remove the blue plugs to get the pistons out. Yamaha factory manual specifically states not to do this.
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You have a great Christmas and New year as well mate.your doing a great job on the motorbike.keep up the fantastic work mate.from Dan.m
Well done on the unit to work in, you've come such a long way in a relatively short time, the Ace is looking great but I hope that it's not all black like the bird, just one thing, those brake seals are way too old to be reliable and safe, I'd give the brake reservoirs a service, many congratulations on your new place 😊
should have painted your rear caliper black while you were at it
Awesome man, well deserved!
Great update but unfotunately you need to undo all you have done. First thing you need to do is bin that tin of copper grease! Strip down a new bike and you will not find a single gram of the stuff. It is anti seize, great if you want everything to come undone, not so when you dont.
Now your brakes. The reason they bind is the seals go hard, moisture gets behind them and causes corrosion, they then bind on the piston causing them to stick and not release the pressure. Strip them completely. Get them cleaned inside properly, seal grooves meticulously, new seals and pistons if they are pitted. Red rubber grease to reassemble. A binding caliper will cook a new disc in minutes and glaze the pads. Now the master cylinder. The piston inside is a helix, you washed them in water. It will be trapped in there. Also new seal kits are a few quid, overhaul them properly, this is your life on a 150 mph weapon, is it really worth a few quid? Great news on the workshop and keep going, what you are acheiving is superb, looking forward to the next update.
😮 he has to undo it all? Wow. I wondered why that grease wasn’t red or black.
So you went to the trouble of splitting the calipers, but didn't inspect the seals? The reason they were binding was probably a gathering of crap behind the seals. Split them again, gey the pistons out, inspect them for potting and get those ancient seals out that probably now no longer rubbery. Do love the fact you're cleaning things as you go but at least inspect things properly as you go. You'll get the bike together only to find out you've now gotta get everything back off as the problem hadn't been solved. The rear could also have been vapour blasted and powder coated.
When you split a calliper you need a new seal kit, there’s O rings to seal the passages linking the 2 half’s of calliper. Plus as it’s a 2 piston calliper you didn’t mark the pads to show which side they go on, so will have to bed into disk again if you get it the wrong way round.
Well said. Plus all the coatings have now been removed from the bolts so will rust out in no time.
Well said. Plus all the coatings have now been removed from the bolts so will rust out in no time.
Well said. Plus all the coatings have now been removed from the bolts so will rust out in no time.
@@RobAKempWorth getting a Zinc plating kit from Gateros and redoing them.
It’s a fairly simple process to learn.
I know it may not be important at this stage of your project, but you do know that registration is not for that frame anymore?
Also copper grease is anti-seize it prevents threads from seizing, and on items that are subject to vibration and heat cycles those fasteners that have been coated with it will work loose! Bare this in mind when using it on braking components.
Ah no worries I do have the registration and logbook for the replacement frame
Hi mate. Being a biker for years. To service a brake caliper you have to remove the pistons because of the old brake fluid behind them. And check the brake seals 😊.
Thanks! I know for the future now 😁👍🏼
@@BikesofRyePlease address the seals and pistons in your callipers otherwise there may not be a future. I would not trust those seals having sat so long. Follow your manual and I’m sure all will be good.
Also if you have submerged them as it looked like, you will have water inside rusting the inside now and mixing with your new fluid. Otherwise, you are cracking on!
No new seals in the rear calliper if it was sticking?
Took the 2 Half's apart but didn't take the piston's out either? I know those half joint seals can need replacing.
Agree, brake caliper mandatory for me is clean pistons, seals and their seats👍 On axles that stick, check the spacers before getting a hammer. Enjoying the vids....
And you thought this was a video on how to do things ? 🤔
@@pggp273 He had the caliper apart to the point that all he had left was the piston's and seal's, Go back and listen to what he said... But hey who cares... It's just his brakes after all.
@@JayVtec-GAMING I was agreeing with you. I was being cynical. It's my oddball sence of humour 😂
Great job Rye! Im so impressed with the time and effort you are putting into this rebuild. Great news on the workshop..and what a workshop with its own kitchen. You'll end up spending morentime there than your house lol.
Don't let my girlfriend read this 🥸
Aaaargh! Put the copaslip down and move away slowly!
That rear brake caliper wanted a full stripdown from the start, and it definitely needs one now you've managed to wash all sorts of crap down its fluid passageways. Blow the pistons out. Clean *everything*, blow out *all* the passageways with brake cleaner and compressed air, new seals and o-rings, new crush washers and bleed nipples, etc. Same also goes for the front calipers.
The YZF might not be a "monster bike" by today's standards, but it's got far more power than it needs to kill you. We're talking about your brakes. That's all that's stopping you from ploughing into the car in front of you, and the slightest bit of dirt in the absolutely miniscule passageways inside a caliper can stop it from working properly.
Order service kits for all 3 calipers. Take the calipers off. Take them apart completely. Clean them. That doesn't mean "shove 'em in some hot soapy water and use a toothbrush to push dirt in all the holes" - There's nothing wrong with using hot soapy water, but you need to be certain that *everything* inside is clean, spotlessly clean, absolutely clean, y'know, "clean". When you put them back together, follow the Yamaha service manual's instructions, and I can pretty much guarantee the manual *DOES NOT INCLUDE COPASLIP*.
Don't listen to "my granny use copaslip", don't listen to bell ends like Del. Get a service manual, a proper Yamaha service manual not the Haynes book of fairy tales (they're online, you can find one for free if you're feeling cheap, but the actual book of words is not that expensive), and follow its instructions to the letter. This is your brakes. This is your brakes on your supersport motorcycle. This is your life on the line.
Listen bro, I’m a trained mechanic from back yonder (now a builder). With a good attitude you can do anything. I’ve pretty much been there and done it. Sometimes I read comments and it’s like a lightbulb moment. After all my experience, there is always something to learn. You are just doing the same as me, just crack on, and if there is something new to learn, take it on board and get better.
Loving your channel. It’s quite exciting, actually. Don’t forget to show the F ups, that’s what makes it interesting.
Well done mate, I’m properly proud of you (without sounding condescending) 👍🏼👏🏻.
Comments like these are my favourite - it's an honor to have a subscriber like you supporting this channel. Thank you mate 👍🏼
Congratulations on new work shop. Happy Christmas from Ireland
Thanks mate 👍🏼
keep them coming. cheers
Always 😎
personally would recommend changing the sprockets if you change the chain, could cause more wear in a new chain
Id love to but I have already spent a million pounds on this bike 😅
So, you cleaned the caliper but didn't bother taking out and cleaning the caliper pistons.. Oh dear. 😕
Sorry!
When you reassembled the rear caliper did you put O rings in between the two halves? I did mine and found Yamaha don't sell an O ring as apparently the caliper is not meant to be split. In the end I sourced some O rings from a specialist company. Without them brake fluid is likely to leak once you apply pressure to the brake.
1st again
Great to have you boss 👑
you are making good progress, hopefully the rest of the build will be trouble free, congratulations on your work unit!
I won't hold my breath 😅
My ZX9R C1 mysteriously introduced it's self to my Kitchen on day of purchase!!
Probably been said but old pads are well known to seperate from the backing plate. They need changing.
Watched you from the beginning, what a great guy!, all the best mate you’re smashing it!, can’t wait to see you in the unit!, merry Christmas to you and your lady! 🕺🏼✨ x
Appreciate your support my friend, thank you for sticking around 🙌🏼😎
@@BikesofRye no worries mate!, all the best! 🕺🏼
Regarding the rusty bolts in the brake caliper (or anywhere else for that matter): just cleaning them with scotchbrite will only make them look better for a short period of time. They have gone rusty because the plating has failed. To solve this you either need to re-plate them (see home zinc plating tutorials on RUclips) or replace them.
Hmm I see OK will check this out!! Thanks for sharing
I am really looking forward to seeing the new workshop up and running. You certainly have a very understanding girl friend lol. Merry Christmas to you and your good lady...
Thanks! Merry Christmas - hopefully produce an upload of me moving in to the workshop
Doing a good job mr rye, get some Acf50 great for cleaning and protecting 👍🏼
Nice shout will check it out
‼️ just incredible progress ‼️
Thx
🙏❤️ Love from Scotland ❤️🙏
please don't use grease (or copper paste) on the thread! It will massively decrease the function of the connection. So it may get loose!. Threads must be free of grease nearly always!. And one additional point. At the rear caliper there are the same securing clips for the bolts as you used at the front caliper. It was not to be seen in the video, that you attached these! Please double check, cause I lost one bolt couple of years before, cause I forgot the secure clip!
I will double check yes thanks!!
Good luck with the new workshop , don’t change your content as that has got you where you are 👍
Roll on 2024. With Your vastly increasing knowledge & the new workshop next year is your Oyster. Have a Wonderful Christmas to You & Your Good Lady 🎉😊.
Motivated! Thanks mate 👍🏼 hope to see you pass through on future content 😎
ya doing a job mate
Fantastic . looking great just like the blackbird did so far congratulations on ur work shop it a game changer i no to well and MERRY CHRISTMAS
Thanks mate!! 😁
Great video, bike looks amazing. And I love it that your doing it from your driveway and living room. Awesome job well done 👍
Trying to inspire others 😎
Rye you’re absolutely killing it!👏 The Shop of Rye is most definitely the next level for your channel’s growth. Keep up the great work.
Now there's an idea!!
Fair few aftermarket kits for the brake caliper seals and pistons. You WILL have issues with them pretty much immediately if you dont rebuild them. Be wary of old brake pads as well as the material can become lose from the backing. No doubt you'll be torn apart by a certain keyboard warrior on another channel but keep it up.
Will check out the parts and look to address this thanks for sharing 👍🏼
Yesssssssssssssssss nice one mate
Can’t wait man, she’s lookin mint!
Well done tip for putting rear wheel its difficult lining up all the spacers use a long screwdriver or something smaller than the spindle first then push the spindle though as you do this line up each spacer as you go
Great tip and makes sense! Thanks
Great content & channel but please ditch the background music It's irritating 😑
Risky business
Good to see you cleaning stuff. Word of warning though, you won't want to be introducing water to bearings when cleaning the old grease out, especially when they are behind a seal. You run the risk of trapping water in the bearing and causing corrosion. In future, use a solvent such as paraffin or brake cleaner.
Thanks appreciate the advice for future! Are you in a good mood because it's almost Christmas?
@BikesofRye I'm always in a good mood. Just because you don't want to hear my advice all the time, doesn't mean I'm the one that's got the hump.
You're doing an amazing job re building the motor bike it will be quality when it's finished .I am loving your channel and content .congrats with it all.keep up the amazing work it's so interesting watching you re build these motor bikes..have a really great Christmas and New year Rye.from Dan.m👍👍👍👍👍👍🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
Thank you very much! Always love to see a comment from you Dan. Cheers 😎 🍻
Thanks for the like Rye.have a great Christmas and New year.
@@BikesofRye that's my pleasure mate .I really love watching your videos and content..and I really love motor bikes .I would really like to meet you one in the future .have a great Christmas. And congrats on your new workshop as well mate.
Awesome video !! I remember a long time ago i wanted a Thunderace so bad , what a beautiful bike
It's going to look incredible once it's finished
First purchase for your new unit a kettle second purchase a bike lift 👍
I like it
Good job, I wouldn’t put copper grease on a sliding pin personally
Yeah I suppose as I think of it, pointless really
The video passed like seconds
That is quite the compliment thank you 😊
@@BikesofRye I would like to mention some stuff.
Usually wrecked bike rebuild channels, get or are professional mechanics and add all the details together that I find it to a degree disturbing or hard to capture the idea.
But what I like in your channel, that you don't have a workshop experience, so I guess we are at the same page and you enjoy the small accomplishment that you enjoy.
It's really fun
Nicely coming along. Great to see you got a workshop for the up and coming projects 👍🏼
Thanks 👍
crazy to see how far you have come from rebuilding Honda blackbird on your driveway to where you are now well done
Climbing the levels 😁
Awesome video. It totally sucks when the drill bits snap. The old drill made made before the 90s never snap. Its all the new ones. Your video made me chuckle because my kitchen looks like a garage when am on bike build mode. Looking forward to part 9 Its looking awesome so far and starting to get the proper Thunder Race look. Great job!
Seriously Brilliant......Single cylinder pushrod next 😂
Good work. As I’m doing a resto on a Thunderace, I love watching your vids. As you are not a mechanic, I am impressed with your work and attention to detail. Keep up the great work.
Give yourself an easier time when cleaning components in future by getting a Wurth (or similar) pump action brake cleaner bottle. Much more economical than aerosols and with an adjustable nozzle.
Magic! Well done!
great series on the thunderace - be very interested in the cost total when complete if that's possible please?
I may share this at the end
@@BikesofRye i hope so, i paid £2.5 K for mine about 2 yrs cago, I'd be lucky to get £1.5K now, don't know what has happened to prices. There's a few non urgent things I'd like to do but the disappointing value stays my hand, it would almost be more sensible to save for another lol. shame as they are a nice bike with next to no vices.
I like the black much better the the stock silver and I'm glad you are using the proper grease for bearings and spindles
The frame should compliment the fairing once it's complete 🤞🏼
I'm a former industrial sandblaster. I can attest to the durability of a good proper powdercoat. We dropped some heavy steel frames once and I almost went to go put on my suit, when my colleague said not to worry, there was not even a small scratch.
For the sake of a few quid change the pads! If the bikes been off the road 20 years then aren't the pads 20 years old? It's only your life at stake
New to bikes and super green when it comes to learning how to work on vehicles. I really enjoy your content brother.
Nice one, really coming along, kudos on removing all the copper grease and putting in proper grease.
Satin black looks wicked!!!
Great job dude! Did you also remember to redo the headstock grease? Look forward to the finished bike...
That gives me some memories of when I rebuilt a Honda 400/4 in my living room, I remember my best mate saying to his mum one day that he'd like to put ones of his bikes in the house, she went mad & said no & said I bet I wouldn't do anything like that. To which I replied the carpet I gave you which you have in your living room had my 400/4 built on it, there were silence afterwards lol.
As for all the black hmmm maybe a bit OTT for me if the Thunderace has an alloy frame I'd probably had it polished to break it up a bit but then I guess we'll see what colour you've chosen for this one.
Careful using copper grease on nuts and bolts that are being torqued to spec, you’ll over torque them.
Really exciting to hear about your new workshop. 👍
Thanks 😁
Keep going Ryan, you are doing ok mate :-)
No quitting my mate 👍🏼 😎
Looks real great in satin black just like the rest of the rebuild, and the new workshop will be a great +
It doesn't make sense to reuse the brake pad, they have unknown history and are a low cost item!
Looking good!! Just hope that you can get that bike out of the lounge.....
The black frame and parts look great. Nice job!
Way too much use of copper grease. Get it off the bleeder nipples asap..
more more come on curry up
Workshop will help speed up content 😇
Do a 1998 r1 next rye ! 😎
Absolutely got to be done if I find one in a sorry state
As you say that workshop will be a game-changer.
Please listen to all the good advice in comments r.e. brakes,better to strip them down again than have something fail.
One random thing, have you checked that the finished bike will got through your front door? I had a mate years ago who took a very long time rebuilding a bike in his front room just like you,then had to dismantle much of it again for that exact reason,it went in ok as it was in pieces, ended up having to take off the fairing and other parts then taking his front door off completely . Not such a big deal but if you're chuffed with yourself for completing your project then something silly like that spoils the big moment it's a bit of a bummer.
It will be a squeeze but will be installing the engine and fairing at the workshop so should be fine
I'm watching with my coffee before going into work for last day before Christmas.
Signing your name on your very own workshop..... what a fantastic way to end the year for you Ry. Congratulations!
Well I hope your last day has been a positive one mate - your comment has certainly made my day a positive one. Cheers 😎
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Come to Türkiye, let's ride together my friend 😊
Looking good!
Personally I like the black finish although heel plates will scuff in no time.
Easy to rebuild Master cylinders and probably worth it on an old bike like that. Wemoto are good for parts.
Those rear callipers were put on TRX850’s as well and they’re awful for seizing. Have an FZS1000 blue spot rear you can have for nothing if that one still gives you grief
I want to get hold of a TRX850 someday! That is a rare bike
Frame etc looks great in satin black as does the wheels in gloss. I think your going for the ghost rider look !! Lol impressed at how quick your picking this up nice work new seals in the calipers. May have been gd
Motivated to learn 😁
Glad to see another ace being saved, I'm doing a similar rebuild on mine at the moment, just with less powder coating lol, it's looking good, keep up the good work
Nice! Good Luck 👍🏼
Beautiful job, the workshop will open a whole new world to you.
Trying to just get x2 USA1983 magna 750s up and running for rego in a Australian back yard is a nightmare during summer 😅
I am going to admit I had to Google what that bike was 😅
Yes rye! Love the process, great seeing you progress and learning. And with the new workshop in process things will get a lot easier. Look forward to more footage cheers
Hope so! Thanks 😁
A tip for putting axles in I use when I've taken the wheels off to put new tyres on is to place the wheel in the swing arm or front forks then put a couple of bricks, one a little in front off the wheell a on a bit behind, then move them closer together until they raise the wheel to the right height and they chock the wheel steady to let you put the axle in.
Now that makes total sense I like that idea
I have no mechanical Experience so I am loving watching somebody else do what I would like to do myself one day. You listen to constructive comments from experienced people in the comments and learn from them. You’re having a go at what lots of us would never do. Congrats on the new workshop. Thank you for the content, don’t listen to the haters and have a good Christmas 👍🏻
Well said! I'm getting my hands dirty and learning. And haters motivate me and need me, let's leave them alone 😁 thanks mate!
I bought a brand new Thunderace in '95, to this day its my favourite bike ever although my Superduke R is probably more fun, the Thunderace was more versatile, the wife also loved the bike. Such traction at low revs is now unheard of from a 4 pot
Can't wait to ride it
WooWhooooo!!!! Things are looking up, Rye! Congrats on the new shop! This is great stuff.
Yes! Thank you!
Feeling inspired to buy a project bike and restore it myself thanks to BoR. Any recommendations for where to start?
Facebook market place 👍🏼
Man you are really cracking your adventures of rebuilding bikes man. Awesome!
Doing my best my friend 😁
You need to redo that rear brake calliper. When you washed it in the basin, water will have got inside through the fluid holes. You need to take the pistons out and clear it all out otherwise when the calliper gets hot the water will evaporate and you’ll have no brakes. Also the pistons will rust inside the calliper. Great video - very inspiring.
Oh, and the front ones too (just got that far). Oh, and the front master cylinder and clutch master cylinder too. Sorry.
Dish Washers are great for cleaning up bike parts!🤶
And old looms tied in a pillow case come out spotless in a washing machine.
Do you know how much I am pushing my luck already 😂
Surely there is now soapy water behind the pistons of them breaks. Goodluck fella
Thanks! Yep I will look into pulling them apart again
I would have fully stripped the calipers and cleaned out the seal grooves and fitted new seals ,apart from that your doing a top job
Thanks! Yes considering doing this now
Massively enjoying this build. Awesome work Rye
Glad you enjoy it!
A great watch. Good luck
Youve inspired me to do a rebuild
What would you like to rebuild? 😎
@@BikesofRye I dunno yet as it's Chrismas in a few days.
I think I'm gonna do a write off repair
Great video. What did the powder coaters do about the bikes vin tag pal ? Was it removed?
It was shot blasted, then covered up before being painted
Love your vids Rye,as a former car mechanic turned salesman if do most of the work on my bikes,but i love the fact that you just have no fear and just dive into the job. Great to see your progress and learning. Keep them coming and merry christmas from Norway 👏
I'm trying my best just learning as I go 😁 thanks for your support, it blows my mind I have people like yourself watching from Norway 🙏🏼 😎
RUclips is a great thing m8 👏🤣
Invest in a compressor and some brake cleaner, and defo put new seals in the calipers
Will look into it cheers
Good to see you put on the proper grease bud. Really coming together. I like the hack with the bolt clean, wish I'd done that lol 😂 Making me want to do another project now.. 😮
Nice one! What bike have you rebuilt?
@BikesofRye I rebuilt a 1997 Zzr 600. Had less than 10k on the clock, was in a poor state. Looks great now, really quick too for an old bike.
Love your rebuild videos keep them coming.
More to come!
Great job for a bike always in the shadows of more famous ones
Yamaha's sport bike no one talks about
Looks good. Looking forward to seeing the finished bike.
You and me both!
Black frame looks the doggies danglers 👍
Here is hoping it compliments the painted fairing 😁
You can get this bike out of the house when your finished ?
The engine and fairing will be installed at the workshop so should be fine
Want some even worse news? Those tyres are going to have to come off the wheel now. Dunlop just 2 hours ago issued a recall on your Sportmax Roadsmart 3. Tread separation issue!
I'm wondering what the bad news was prior to the even worse news?
@@BikesofRye ahh the bad news prior was everything else that has went wrong with the bike 😂
It depends on the date code and where they were made
If you change the seals which is a good idea dont be tempted to remove the blue plugs to get the pistons out. Yamaha factory manual specifically states not to do this.