I hear ya, but I use rubber gloves, 6 minutes and its a done deal. Acid is back in the bottle with a funnel and no problemo. With mild rust I...
Update on tank cleaning. with the 4 bikes came 4 tanks. 2 of the tanks were pretty badly rusted inside, I decided on 2 different treatments to...
OK yea, understood. After i looked at the 2 ive taken off so far, certainly the cable adjuster that is attached to them is seized for starters....
Thanks, I think shipping a 200lb engine from Dallas to Canada would cost me a kings ransom. Thanks for the offer
OK, thanks. Any direct bolt in replacement at a reasonable cost ? I have a bike addiction (yes I admit it), I have so many bikes , I wont be...
good advice, I appreciate that. I will see if I can find something at the right price and go from there. Agree with your direction on one mod...
Hi Guys, creating a separate thread to answer this question. While I have my "Clean" VF1000R and my Euro Project VF1000R, both with factory...
Bike 2 is now disassembled, and will be dropped off at powder-coat when i pick up the frame of Bike 1. Bike 3 (black bike) will be on deck next,...
beautiful job, you should be proud of that, im sure you are.
Tear Down is underway, 1st bike is stripped, all parts are boxed and catalogued. Onto Bike #2 now. I will be calling the powder-coat folks this...
i picked up 4 of them this week. i wanted 1 originally, a nice one, and happened upon 3 parts bikes, so naturally, a new build is in order :)
here's what the project bike will look like [ATTACH]
My wife keeps threatening to bring a sleeping bag to the shop, i spend so much time there. :)
Now the rothmans VF500R is done I needed another project so I Just bought 4 of these bad boys. One is mint, the other 3 will be used to build 1...
Once I get it out this year, ill see if i can remember to record a clip and put it on youtube. Ill do one of the Rothmans VF500R too, maybe...
Thanks Guys.
All Done....[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I had to/have to get a bit creative with the decals. They are from an NS400 Rothmans kit. so they dont fit the VFR perfectly without some creativity
Thanks ! The bodywork is all done and waiting for pickup. Ill get it on Friday and hopefully get the decals on it and installed over the...
the VF500R was in the paint booth yesterday. Here are a few pictures. Laying out the paint lines and waiting for clear-coat [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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