2006 GSXR-750 Strip and Rebuild (now piccys)

[NiteW4tcher]

i have just taken my bike to a m8s garage where it will be stripped down ...all powder coated frame wheels etc etc.

after nearly 30k of english roads she looks worse for wear.

lots of new shinys

forks having rebuild..brake overhaul..new rear shock. im hoping to have her on the road again beginging of march :)

im warn you now ill be bugging you lot for help along the way ;D

so thank you for your patience and advice in advance :)

i will start a thread for pics along the way

where is the best place to start stipping? or does it make no difference.

any tips? secrets that will make life easier??

cheers

Dan.

[jonnydangerous]

where is the best place to start stipping? or does it make no difference.


...well, id suggest a strip bar, but im afraid i wont be paying on that night....... ;D

[Blackandchrome]

where is the best place to start stipping? or does it make no difference.


...well, id suggest a strip bar, but im afraid i wont be paying on that night....... ;D

Or you can try in public? :o
Might get carted off though! :)

[Blackandchrome]

Or....as the missus says.....
"Start at the top and work your way down" ;D ;D

[NiteW4tcher]

Or....as the missus says.....
"Start at the top and work your way down" ;D ;D

;D tails off rear brake assemly off screen off...front mud guard off. then i had a coffee...and now im being roped into work for afternoon lol

[470four]

All plastics off, tank & seat (store somewhere safe, indoors in boxes or hung from on top of the garage rafters to stop you treading on them/kicking them across the floor/swearing) carbs and exhaust, wiring unplugged (take photos, you may remember where everything goes now but 3 months later it will all be a mass of strange parts & bolts ;)), engine out, all other widgets, clocks (take photos), fairing frame(take photos), hang the bike frame from the garage rafters via a ratchet strap & remove the wheels, forks and swingarm.

ANYTHING that looks even slightly strange of complicated - (take photos) ;) Lots of them.

[NiteW4tcher]

yup photos are being taken of everything the garage has no rafters so gotta create something

[NiteW4tcher]

pics of what im dealing with

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/317590_10150320583687087_569462086_8234451_4562134 58_n.jpg

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[NoYou]

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319231_10150322783352087_569462086_8245743_1002578 296_n.jpg

I lol'd xD

[NiteW4tcher]

;D that wasnt ment to be that 1.....oh well lol

[NoYou]

hehe xD nice dog though ^^

[Rabb]

I wouldnt crate the dog - he might get a little unhappy
- he's a big boy ( I wouldn't want to upset him )
:) :) :)

[NiteW4tcher]

all body work off.........both brakes off .....gear shift assembly off. gotta drain coolant ...new rad me thinks its proper beaten up.

then gotta rig sommmat up to get her off floor for swingarm removal

[470four]

Swingarm out last methinks! Lay the frame etc on its side on your lawn - be prepared for a fight with the swingarm bolt... ;)

Use a suitable soft drift (Thor hammer, copper, plastic, wood etc) to avoid battering the bolt end threads. :)

[NiteW4tcher]

Swingarm out last methinks! Lay the frame etc on its side on your lawn - be prepared for a fight with the swingarm bolt... ;)

Use a suitable soft drift (Thor hammer, copper, plastic, wood etc) to avoid battering the bolt end threads. :)

cheers :)

[470four]

Try to presoak all nuts/bolts that look a bit manky with wd40, will put up less of a fight then...

Sounds like its going good anyways! :)

[NiteW4tcher]

only had 2 bolts play up so far .....bit of heat n penertrating oil and bingo.
everything i take off .....goes into a little tub marked with what it came from

IE gear assembly......rear brake etc

[NiteW4tcher]

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150320583277087.346729.569462086&type=1&l =8273267a61
pic album will update as going along :)

[NiteW4tcher]

my strip came to a hault due to work commitments.

today i finally dropped the engine out removed front forks tomorrow i will remove rear shock split frame and swing arm.

then its off to powder coating.

had a VERY stubborn engine mount bolt.....rounded allen key head off...screwed a pair of footprints shifting it.....it fonally gave up 45mins later with a pair of stilsons on it.

engine is going off to mates to have valves checked. from what i can see i have 1 very black looking valve :-/

gotta purchase some new bolts etc etc new bearings etc etc then i can start re-building.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150320583277087.346729.569462086&type=1&l =8273267a61

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/321275_10150340840842087_569462086_8344264_1054246 283_n.jpg

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[Jon_W]

Nice one!!

Keep up the good work. :)

[NiteW4tcher]

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/419151_10150538659642087_569462086_9081303_5541327 71_n.jpg

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swing arm s back p-coated new bearings new chaing adjuster bolts new chaing rubber guard bolts....rubber gaurd all cleaned up like new

frame is next :)

[spudgun]

Nice and shiny :D

[Jon_W]

8-) 8-) 8-)

[NiteW4tcher]

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/423887_10150602092412087_569462086_9280699_1033479 873_n.jpg

one nice shiny frame :)

i have a problem though :( when trying to refit the swing arm pivot bolt it refuses to catch the thread.

i cant force it as it is starting to strip the thread .....real scared it will knacker the thread and leave my frame useless

[NiteW4tcher]

swingarm reunited with frame and rear shock installed.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/428226_10150622753832087_569462086_9348404_1176447 489_n.jpg

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hopefully have my engine back next week and can get that back in


lack of funds mean no new shock but that will be replaced at a later date.

i under estimated the build cost majorly so new shinys have taken a back seat for now.

my aim is just to get it back on road and then i can replace things when i have ££ ;D

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[goz1960]

Doing a great job mate, wish I had the confidence to take on a project like the one you are undertaking. :) :)

[Jon_W]

Coming along nicely!!!!! :)

[NiteW4tcher]

after another break from my rebuild due to financial stress a update

engine back from mechanics ......valve clearances were shot to sh!t. 13 shims were needed....he said on paper my engine shouldn't have been running.

finances will not allow a new rear shock or front forks at the moment so the originals are back in.

engine is back in wiring loom all back in (that took some figuring out).

exhaust headers de-rusted and heat painted. with new gaskets fitted and stainless header bolts.


next is to source a new reg rec and refit charging system (after the reg rec blew for the 2nd time last year)

some small wiring connections to be done.

then refit cooling system.

here are some pics

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[Dan505]

getting there bud 8-)

[voodoo]

looking good. wish I had your patience :D

[Dan505]

looking good. wish I had your patience :D
wish i had his bike ;D

[voodoo]

looking good. wish I had your patience :D
wish i had his bike ;D
ain't that the truth ;)

[NiteW4tcher]

ok long time since update.

engine back in

all associated cables and wiring all back in

all fresh fluids

i have fired her over on starter motor only ( i was told to do so with no ignition as where the engine had been sat dry for a long time the force of the ignition could jump the cam chain because there would be no oil pressure on the 1st crank over.)

so she turned over nicley.

now time to put exhaust on some new spark plugs.

and a new reg rec and then i will fire her up :)


still LOADS to rebuild entire braking system then the smaller stuff such as rebuilding foot rests ect.

wheels still need p-coating

i have a price for the bike to be carbon wrapped. but need tank to be airbrushed

few more months ahead of me yet ;D

ill get some more pics up :)


Dan

[NiteW4tcher]

got wheels from sprayers and have fitted rear wheel but have lost a spacer so need to order that up oops

few pics

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[NiteW4tcher]

this build is really slow going :( mainly because of financial crap ;D

anyway here's a little pic of new rear brake line (yes i know there is a line clip missing)

will be re-fitting chain next week and then exhaust is going back on then that's the rear end done (apart from a new rear hugger)

then its onto front end ...new brake lines

then sort out the ignition and charging system

need 4 new plugs and a reg/rec

then i can fire her up. its taken me a year to get to this point so far :o :(

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