The restoration has begun... Now the questions!

Salvo, thanks for putting another V4 veteran back on the road and back to its former glory.
keep the pics coming!

 

Ya how do you like the side cover ? Well I think it was a oil jug the previous owner painted silver and tie wrapped it on that is basically the way the bike was treated . Also I like black with maybe a little red flecks in it but I don't know yet I have a while to go I should have the frame ready for blasting by end of next week . The good thing is I will be able to offset alot of cost by using my friends blaster and shop.
Thanks for the impute.

 

Thanks for the kind words guys! I'll do my best to keep the thread updated with pics and info... Richard, was that the stock/factory paintjob on that VF in your link? I liked that scheme! That is another thing that I am stumbling on... whether or not to take it back to exact factory color scheme specs or to maybe update the scheme a little bit? If I can find ALL the CORRECT pieces to restore the bike I will probably go factory, if not then I was thinking about maybe changing the colors around a little bit???!!! I won't paint it like I did my SuperHawk that you see in my avatar window but maybe something that looks like it could have come from the factory that way... What do you guys think? I don't mind the factory scheme, just maybe wanted something other than the R/W/B's........ Ideas?

 

Check out this French site for some colors on both bikes. V4 Honda 80

I like:


Salvo, you could go with the Rothmans scheme:


or the European colors:


This one looks pretty cool:


link: V4 Honda 80

 

Thanks Capn,
Any idea what kind of pipes those are in the last pic? I'll check the link out after dinner...

 

No idea, I'd bet they're custom based on all the other work on that bike.

 

I think you should do something like this.....lol.....no not really.

 

Love the seat where do you get one?

 

WOW.... I'm speechless! :crazy:

Here's a couple of fresh pics, some from the garage and one of the rear brake rotor, this is a shot from the backside of the rotor. I still get amazed at the lack of care I am running into during the teardown... I promise never to treat this bike like it has been treated!

 

I like the grey vf1000f the color works well for me but time will tell . Love the seat on the custom.
Slippers1000:thumbsup:

 

Captain

vfrcapn is giving me a chub........my wife wants to punch him.

 

I don't visit here very often since I bought a Ducati but I did keep my VF1000RE - that I dreamt of riding last night and a mate asked if it was for sale today.

A few years ago (lets call it the time before Ducati) I finally got around to doing the engine as it used far too much oil from the day I bought it. Then I saw an advert for the drags on telly one night - of a dude doing a burnout. When I bought it I was told that it was traded on a GSX1100 that was going to be a drag bike.

Anyway - it turned out that number 3 cylinder had probably leaned out and had badly scored the liner. Cost of parts were weird and most came to around $300 Australian. Pistons about A$300, gasket set $300, standard size plain bearins for my engine $300.

Only other thing I did a while back was to ask about a manual. This was before they became available via (and may have even been before) the internet. I had to buy the fische version of the manual then find a reader for the cards. At that time I bought that manual I was also offered the parts list. The original parts list quotes bearing type and numbers and seal sizes. Hell of a lot cheaper to be able to buy direct from a bearing supplier then only get those weird sizes that Honda insist on using in some areas. at the time of my rebuild, my cams were good but I wa a bit suspect of one cam rocker. Local Honda shop had one on the shelf - it didn't cost $300.

 

TMI!

This'll take care of that problem.


I believe this is Jamie Daugherty's bike, I snagged it off of Daugherty Motorsports - Motorcycle Suspension Performance and Modification. I really like the single side exhaust on the F bike, lightens it up a lot. Dual exhaust is fine for the R.


Just looking around and found this, maybe an option for painting on the R?
Custom Painted 1985 Honda vf1000r factory replica restoration

 

Hey Capn, The link for the factory colors looked nice... The red, white, and blue look alot better when freshly done. On mine those colors are so faded from sitting that I am just having a hard time seeing it back in those colors...We'll see. I'm playin' around with some colors in maybe the european style but changing out the r/w/b for something else... I'll see what I can come up with. Depending on the scheme, it might make a difference whether or not I leave the frame silver...

I got the frame completely stripped of any accessory items today, I was even able to get the vin tag nails out without mucking 'em up! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to remove them without damage...

 

Wow, I can't wait to start restoring my VF1000R now. That was sad how dirty and mistreated it was but at least it's in good hands now. Good luck with your restore.

 

Hey Joseph, I just noticed your in AZ, Wherebouts? I'm in Mesa.

Also, I was cleaning stuff in the parts tank today using ZEP, That stuff works awesome for being waterbased!

Any of you guys know how to get the yellowish look/stains that appear on the plastic coolant and breather tanks off? I was thinking about trying bleach??? Any hint's?

I've been sketching on a pad lately and think that I might lean towards one of the old Kawi Z1R Schemes, Black base with maybe candy yellow, orange, red stripes with Pagan Gold pinstripes separating the stripes... Maybe wrap up and over the rear cowl, come down and work towards the front while slightly fanning out a couple inche's.... Maybe go semi-gloss on the frame and lot's of stainless fastners to give a little detail to the look....

Trying to figure out what to do with the swingarm, black with the ribs left aluminum or aluminum all over??? We'll see.....

 

The body colors sound like they'd work nicely. No idea on the plastic but let me know if bleach works. I suspect once it's gone yellow there's no going back.

I polished out the swingarm ribs and painted it trying to match the RC forks I've since replaced with stock forks, but this gives you an idea. I've thought of pulling it back off and repainting it black, I think that flows better than all aluminum with a black frame.



Frame and swingarm.

 

looking good your garage is the shiznits!!!!

 

I like the swingarm treatment! I agree that it is probably better than an all aluminum swingarm.... Is your frame semi or gloss?

 

Gloss, 3 coats sprayed a couple days apart. It held up well in the rebuild, no dings or scratches.