First Ride - Abandoned and forgotten 80s Yamaha Superbike

[@kbarnbrook4993]

Well done, getting the clutch, rear brakes sorted, and getting it started and taking it for it's first run.

[@AshRowland]

Yep, I've done the front brakes since filming this and not it stops better than my Thundercat 🤣

[@notamotorbikemechanic]

Great job getting the bike rideable. When restoring my ZX10, I found reverse bleeding the clutch worked better. So pushing brake fluid into the slave cylinder using a syringe. 👍

[@AshRowland]

Makes sense to be honest... I didn't have a syringe though, so sucking it through using a pipe worked well for me

[@Drobium77]

this channel is so much bloody fun! never stop this matey..and well done!

[@AshRowland]

Thank you so much, don't worry, I'm not going anyway 👍

[@Cheekymonkey1]

good evening Ash and Kate I love watching your videos on your KZbin channel when is Kate appearing with you on your motorbike builds I miss her she makes me laugh and smile and so do you I hope that you are all well please keep up the good work you do for everyone to watch on your youtube channel please keep safe and warm I cant thank you enough again

[@AshRowland]

Hi 👋 thank you very much for your kind words and your support. Don't worry, Kate will be back soon, she's just not where the FZR is 😊

[@shaunhardie6077]

The small seal in the slave cylinder seal kit is for the clutch push rod, its located in the side of the crankcase.

[@AshRowland]

Ah, thanks, I'll have a look for it 😊

[@wullie3xv923]

IT'S A RUNNER ! Well done that man. PMSL when the clutch slave piston shot out like a bullet. Seconds before it did it was aimed right at your camera ! That would not have been funny..... for you. 🤣 Looking forward to more episodes with the Genesis.

[@AshRowland]

I'm working on it... my camera is my phone so yes, I would have been very upset with myself 🤣

[@matthewfreeman6917]

Just found your videos, this is the first series I have seen but will watch the others. I'm considering getting a bike project myself, never done anything like it but it looks fun. Great work Ash.

[@AshRowland]

Thank you Matthew 😊 I done it before this channel, and it definitely is fun, but also taxing at times when bolts break 🤣

[@ZavierLabs]

Amazing as usual, am so glad to see the progress on that machine and the compromise that you set on every single stage of the reconstruction, thank you a lot for sharing it!

[@AshRowland]

Thank you very much, this is why it's taking such a long time 🤣

[@ZavierLabs]

@AshRowland actually the above comment was for your today's video! But saw this one again and commented it here, my bad! 😆

[@AshRowland]

@@ZavierLabs No worries, all my projects take a long time anyway because I work full time

[@georgeday5901]

Reason it says dot 3 is because dot 4 did not exist back then when yam was made,I like how you take things apart without knowing what's inside/underneath,I have had a good laugh watching this vid ,keep on rolling along.

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate! I enjoy exploring components, sometimes it's sensible to check the drawing, sometimes thats boring 🤣

[@Tomthumb222]

Nice job Ash.

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate 👍

[@DB-hv3fn]

Well done Ash,great results🇮🇪

[@AshRowland]

Thank you 😊

[@KensWorldRestorations]

4:05 "...rrrreeadddyyy....yeah, I didn't think there'd be anything in there." Hahaha...neither did I. And don't think you're the only one who's sent a brake calliper piston across the garage either!! Hahahaha!! Love it!

[@AshRowland]

🤣 I've actually purchased a brand new battery since making this video and now it starts on the button!

[@MrSkid1970]

Dedication, that's what you need!effort Ash,looking forward to the next video!

[@AshRowland]

Thank you bud! 👍

[@ZavierLabs]

Love your projects and videos, I used make similar projects couple years ago, now we just moved to a different country and all that it's behind... I see your joyful and happiness by reviving old engines and can understand you perfectly, keep doing it, at least you have one more follower also living through your channel, Kudos.

[@AshRowland]

Thank you very much! I'm sorry you can't continue working on projects at the moment, gotta love revving an engine

[@lenpalmer3725]

Great content - at 36.02 - sorry had to laugh at spilling the brake fluid after bleeding the MC - keep up the great work

[@AshRowland]

🤣 I got it everywhere 🤣

[@lenpalmer3725]

@@AshRowlandat least you spill it on the bench and not the bike , from bitter personal experience it’s a very effective paint stripper , great channel by the way

[@AshRowland]

@lenpalmer3725 I definitely got some on the bike... I think I'd be a lot more careful if the paintwork wasn't already bad 🤣

[@true-moto-resto]

Bike sounds great Ash !! congrats ! they do make a nifty tool for removing pistons from callipers. they grip the inside of the piston not the outside.

[@AshRowland]

Yeah someone else suggested that, I'll get a pair ordered 👍 it sounds even better now that I've managed to balance the carbs 😀

[@alanblack9540]

And the bonus content of close-up of the bruise under your thumbnail. Ouch! Great video as always Ash. Nice to see it running (and stopping!) so well after so much figuring out and troubleshooting.

[@AshRowland]

Haha, I can't even remember how I did that, it was about 2 months ago! I was working on the GPZ I think! It stops even better now, I've done the front brakes since recording this!

[@slewisedwards]

Love it mate. Quality entertainment 👍😎

[@AshRowland]

Thank you mate, I hope no one uses these videos for tutorials 🤣

[@Busaboy1300]

Lol..well done mate..I'm loving the crazy humour...God I love watching your videos.

[@AshRowland]

Thank you mate! More to come soon, let's just say I managed to get brake fluid everywhere, again 🤣

[@ianrussell2816]

Nice one ash getting it sorted ' that was funny with that caliper piston went flying across the room 😂 ' I kept thinking put a rag over over it ' but to late it was off . Enjoyed the video mate 🤟👍😊

[@AshRowland]

🤣 scared the live out of me, I had to cut a naughty word out on the final edit 🤣

[@camperp195]

I just took my gsxr 600 k5 out of. 10 year storage,stored dry and winterised,new fork and headstock seals and bearings,swingarm bearings,and caliper refurbs,started straight up after spinning her for a few secs without fuel to get the oil flowing!

[@AshRowland]

Lovely mate! I wish this was stored properly 🤣

[@blackbirdmark495]

Great style of video presentation & content. Keep up the good work 👍

[@AshRowland]

Thank you very much, don't worry, plenty more to come

[@c-31100]

Love your films 😊😊

[@AshRowland]

Thank you 👍

[@BillyCross-d5v]

Great job getting all that sorted , your hilarious too 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@AshRowland]

Haha, thanks mate 🤣

[@andrewashman3333]

Top stuff - sounds great !

[@AshRowland]

Yea, I'm impressed to be honest!

[@FastTubeYou]

I believe the other seal is the clutch pushrod oil seal and fits into the crankcase.

[@AshRowland]

Awesome, thank you

[@peterbee88]

More progress in the right direction 👌 Good stuff 👍

[@AshRowland]

Thanks Peter

[@darrenstreettriple3827]

We'll done ash

[@AshRowland]

Thanks Darren 👍

[@MikMech]

Stoked you got it to go. 👍🏍

[@AshRowland]

You and me both! I've done the front brakes now so it stops pretty good!

[@johntracy2861]

Ash, nice job getting the Genesis rolling!

[@AshRowland]

Thanks John! Next up, MOT 🤣

[@johntracy2861]

@@AshRowland Thankfully here in Pensacola, Florida, we do not need a vehicle inspection! Other US Cities, yes though!

[@AshRowland]

@@johntracy2861 That's cool, not sure its safe though, any old thing could be on the road 🤣

[@johntracy2861]

@@AshRowland Welcome to America! You buy it, pay your taxes and license plate fees, go for a ride! No brakes, headlight, old tires? No problem! Ride on...

[@AshRowland]

@@johntracy2861 🤣

[@chrisjeffries8167]

Hi ash at last the trusted jag came to the rescue 😊

[@AshRowland]

It did indeed, I only jumped it once from there though, didn't want to upset the computers 🤣

[@katywalker8322]

Yamaha brakes from when they would seize as soon as they looked at winter. Good to see you using a Gu cheesecake pot. Worth buying a load of copper washers to keep in stock. Buying a pack of 100 is often not expensive. To get the pistons out when they are relatively free like those - block the banjo bolt hole and use the air line through the small hole between the 2 caliper halves. Or sometimes you can bolt one half upside down to the other with the halves blocking each others small transfer holes - then blow out with compress air in the banjo hole / bleed nipple hole. The reservoir lid is a common feature on Yamahas from around then Point brake / clutch pistons at something you don't care about when blowing them out! The extra seal is probably for the clutch pushrod into the engine.

[@AshRowland]

Awesome tips there, thanks Katy... the reservoir lid astonished me 🤣

[@chr11sf]

👍

[@DVul]

There's this stuff called brake cleaner mate to break down that gunk... works wonders! keep going mate interesting project but that poor bikes had a lot of neglect.. and in pretty poor shape

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, not sure how far I'll go with this one. Definitely get it on the road though

[@matmiller5256]

Nice one AR. yes, clutch pushrod oil seal

[@AshRowland]

Thank you Mr Miller 👍

[@robertmaitland09]

Great stuff Ash!

[@AshRowland]

Thanks Robert, glad you're enjoying it 😀

[@antbailey2648]

well done mate well deserved

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate! See you on the 30th!

[@SuperGlowbug]

Bring on the next video whooooop

[@AshRowland]

Working on it 👍

[@chriswablington7118]

The location of the new seal in question (39:10) likely goes in the engine block to accept the clutch rod. They’re notorious for leaks

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, I'll have a look tomorrow 👍

[@leon0]

Very enjoyable again Ash. Thanks. But please, put a clean bit of paper on your bench when you are putting hydraulic components together. The tolerances have to be fine so any little bits of grit are going to get you. I was cringing when you were batting your clutch master piston around in all that dirt. Live and learn, eh? Thanks for posting.

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, funnily enough I do try and put blue paper down to prevent mess and contamination, but I've usually made the mistake by the time I remember 🤣 sorry, I will try harder 👍

[@richardlongmore9301]

Great job 👍

[@AshRowland]

Thanks Richard 👌

[@raytaskas9461]

Trying to voice activate the camera😂😅. Brilliant 👍

[@AshRowland]

🤣 it works for photos 🤣

[@Lee-mn748]

Sounds good👍

[@AshRowland]

I'm quite surprised actually 🤣

[@jonevans270]

I had yzf 750 6pots on my last gen 1000, and a full yzf back end for a better rubber choice.

[@AshRowland]

That's not a bad shout... eventually this will replace my Thundercat so I could use the bits from that 👌

[@colinculverwell325]

For future get yourself some internal caliper piston pliers. Not expensive and grip the inside not the out. The clutch slave cylinder can be a pain to bleed. I did mine by reverse bleeding. (Syringe pumping fluid in from the bottom rather than trying to pump it down from the top.)

[@AshRowland]

Great idea, I'll order a pair... yea, I thought about that but didn't have a decent syringe to do it with. It works perfectly now though 👌

[@andreasdjr33]

Hi Ash, have you completely forgotten about the GPZ? Great videos!

[@AshRowland]

No of course not, I'm waiting for the stanctions to come back so I can put the front forks back together. Once I've done that I'll have a rolling chassis 😊 the FZR is where I work mon-fri, the GPZ is at home and I'm not there much at the minute

[@andreasdjr33]

@@AshRowland makes sense! Great content either way - I was just curious😆

[@AshRowland]

@@andreasdjr33 I'm sure you're not the only one 🤣

[@SuperGlowbug]

Awsome

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate 👍

[@BillGernert]

I laughed too when you “drained”the brake fluid!! None😅

[@AshRowland]

🤣

[@TringmotionCoUk]

Stick to DOT4 or 5.1 (NOT 5), they have higher temperature ranges than DOT3. What they don't want is mineral oil in there , which will destroy the seals

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, noted

[@AReynolds-c1e]

Come on Ash, whats happened to the 900r?

[@AshRowland]

Waiting for parts, mainly fork stanctions

[@AReynolds-c1e]

@@AshRowland From Philpotts I hope.

[@AshRowland]

@@AReynolds-c1e All Bike Engineering

[@chubbychubs4636]

Is the tank any good?

[@AshRowland]

Yes and no, you'll see in the next video

[@chubbychubs4636]

@@AshRowland Thanks, will look forward to that

[@andymoorhouse8820]

How much did you pay cheaky

[@AshRowland]

£500 plus £30 delivery

[@eugenepatton3584]

You could seriously hurt yourself with pistons flying out like that, why didn't you face it to the bench!

[@AshRowland]

You know what, I didn't even think of that, what a great idea! Thanks, I'll do that next time 👍

[@garryburns6659]

Mate You desperately need an ultrasonic cleaner lol👍🙂

[@AshRowland]

I'll get one when I hit 10k subscribers 🤣

[@JimHurst-o1x]

110.00 quid??? Sorry, but can I come and live on your planet? ....

[@AshRowland]

Remind me, what was £110?

[@danieljordannicol9937]

Please wear gloves when working with brake fluid. Put your stuff insids of Tuppaware also then you lower the chance of getting shit from the table or cardboard insids your brake system

[@AshRowland]

Yea, I did a really bad job of being clean an tidy in this episode, sorry, I'll try and be better with gloves 😅

[@neilrd350]

Maybe you and bikes of rye channel should chat and maybe help each other. Just an idea. Either way love your videos 👍🏻👍🏻

[@AshRowland]

What would a 50+k subscribers channel want to hang out with lil ol' me for? 🤣🤣🤣 having said that, if you're watching mate, give me a shout 😉

[@neilrd350]

@AshRowland always worth a try lol