Hypermotard Restoration EP04 | Now We're Getting Serious!!

[@JorgeAsapche]

I have no idea how you are going to remember were everything goes when putting it all back together. I wouldn't have the guts to go down this level, so well done mate. It's going to be fantastic when you put it back together

[@SkuStyle]

Most people video the whole process & take photos then just rewind the footage for reassembly... boring reply but true!

[@gamekeeper687]

Doing it for a job I just leave stuff in a way that I’d remember or cue myself to easily figure out how it came part, different length bolts on engine cases can be a bit tedious but you get there

[@HalfdeadRider]

@@gamekeeper687 Put them through a diagram drawn on cardboard or paper. Keep them in place on any casing or anything you take off. Line them up in order on the side table or toolbox. Many ways if you have not got a really good memory. Bag and tag, photos video as our friend said above.

[@jamiebriggs7469]

13:09 Quarantine is kicking in and Chops is truly losing his mind

[@SkuStyle]

Let's hope he's cracked up enough after he reassembles the beast & Chops wheelies into Westminster and rides over all the Government traitors heads for being complicit in this fake fraud-demic!

[@steveyork8069]

2:57 A.M. in Indiana and I get to watch chops tear down his bike more!When it comes to buffing the compound will do most of what you want done with the soft whee on the right,to corse pad will leave scratches brown cutting rouge is what I use to cut then change wheels and colors for level of brightness. Don’t forget the anti-seize on the exhaust when you mate it back together,will come apart easier next time in my experience.Very entertaining watching another build with you.Cheers🍻.

[@davidk5937]

I’m absolutely loving the Hypermotard Restoration series. The channel is certainly helping me to keep my sanity during lockdown over here in the USA. Keep up the great work Chops!

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks David appreciated buddy 👍

[@nigelren3719]

Men in sheds drinking tea made the modern world. I've got serious stand envy. Extra long hex bits FTW.

[@LambChopRides]

Yes ordered 👍👍

[@timmo3351]

Fair play for getting stuck in. Big admiration for those with mechanical aptitude, very satisfying I’d imagine!

[@jamest5149]

Please take the seals out, you can probably reuse them but the groves get dirt and corrosion in them and this is what binds the pistons and you loose feel and capacity, use a 90 degree pick to full clean out the seal grooves of dirt and corrosion then pack with red rubber grease and rebuild.... you will be sorry if you cut this corner... promise 👍 I do this every 2 years on my bikes and you would be surprised how much crud comes out and how much better the brakes feel and how easily the pistons move afterwards 😍

[@Englishbikerdan]

A few bits?! I've never stripped a bike in my life that far! Great work chops, loving this series!

[@gestoandlane]

I hear that ....we're enjoying this too...mainly watching thinking "oh god, i'm not sure i'd go to all that trouble" lol

[@jamest5149]

Pleas don’t cut corners, you have the time... totally strip, clean, paint and coat everything... we are wanting the full enchilada 🙏

[@phil6747]

I think the main reason all the nuts and bolts came out with no breakages is because they were all still set to the original factory torque settings. I re-framed a little yzf r125 last year, as I put it back together I used the online manual to torque ever nut bolt and screw. I was really surprised on how low a lot of the setting should be. The manual also specified the bolts that need thread lock.

[@glenwhyte2555]

Got to love a project like this, 30ish years ago i stripped down my vespa 50 special in a day. It took 2 years to get it back together. 🤞

[@LambChopRides]

Lets hope I can do it quicker! 👍

[@bakedbeanzontoast9078]

We all like to fiddle with our bits and pieces in the garage !!!!, only been doing that with my 1290 SDR SE this afternoon, great vid really enjoying this new series on the Ducati.👍👍🇬🇧

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks matey 👍

[@GixxerL]

Good job chopsy love watching your restoration vids blade was unrecognisable and can’t wait till this beast is finished as I know you got the bike ocd like myself 👍🏼👍🏼

[@tracer1127]

Great series’s, Always a heart stopping moment when you drop the wrench, waiting for it to bounce off something expensive.

[@lateapex9420]

Comfy Sofa from Ducati forum? What a guy!

[@LambChopRides]

Yes top bloke 👍

[@layaboutlout]

I'm properly loving this series, great edits on the go too. Cheers Chops!

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Christian 👍

[@TheRtHonJimStiffOG]

You're keeping me sane chops. Keep em coming, we're loving it

[@Shinysideup]

Loving this series chops, love anything Ducati. Awesome progress. Can’t wait for the next episode

[@kevinireland837]

Loving the 80s getting stronger movie music Chops. 😏👌👊

[@jackjones8552]

Why not mince the chain off with the grinder if you are not reusing the chain? I don't get the stubbornness that you must use a chain splitter which is 1) slower, 2) more tricky 3) likely to break the pin.

[@AoP893]

Agreed....grinder is way to go for getting old chains off

[@HalfdeadRider]

You don't 'need' to, but he might want to reuse it, he didn't say I don't think, plus it's his choice. Also it takes just as long if you use the right pin that will not break lol. I personally have to, I don't have a grinder and a Dremel would take much longer than using a chain tool.

[@appymarley]

I have chain splitter but have never used it because I also have an angle grinder.. even using a grinder carefully you can reuse the chain

[@HalfdeadRider]

@@appymarley how can you reuse it after cutting the link in half? It'll be to short, not really advised to add an extra link either.

[@ThePgunner]

@@HalfdeadRider just grind off the crushed part of the master link pins so you can just slide out the master link and put a new one on

[@HalfdeadRider]

Heat gun is the key with stubborn exhaust nuts and to separate them Chops, just have a fire extinguisher close at hand just in case. I used to work in a tyre pros garage, we used acetylene torches and have someone on fire duty with an extinguisher.

[@timmo3351]

I feel you need the A-Team music from when they go into a garage to make their creation 😂

[@LambChopRides]

Yes great idea but not YT friendly unfortunately 👎

[@timmo3351]

Lamb Chop Rides we won’t tell anyone 😂. Keep up the good work, I’m not mechanically minded but you do make very watchable stuff 👍🏻

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Tim 👍👍

[@BN1960]

Nice video squire - good work and very interesting to see someone finding out as they go along, just like the rest of us. Awesome cheesy music too!

[@WiltshireSportingShooter]

Another mid-week upload?! Yes Chopsy! 🙌 you’ve got us covered, cheers fella 👍

[@Rust_valley_adventures]

You be needing some fine -medium-course scotchbrite wheels and polishing clays.. autosol on a small 5 inch polishing wheel for exhaust to brighten up and get some 5" pads that will fit on a high speed drill as it's easy then to give them a quick clean when they still on the bike and anything that is polished like your triple clamps if not getting coated you want to wipe them over regular with gt85/wd40.... i started doing my own polishing a few years ago restoring my old enduro bikes... that swing arm would look quite nice with a brushed ali look and a clear coat over top of it ? Very easy with scotch brite wheels going horizontal passes over it one paint is off it ...👍

[@mrsuperduke6684]

Nice going chopsy!!! Inuendo bike stripping bingo....lmfao..brilliant but still very interesting. Cant wait for the next episode....come on chop chop!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙈🙈👍....oh great pod cast vid with Tpo!!!👍👍👍👍

[@LambChopRides]

Haha thanks Mark, yeah cant help the innuendo doing this haha, that's what happens with too much time on your hands! 👍👍

[@mrsuperduke6684]

@@LambChopRides must be hard...im still working full time so im out and about most days👍👍👍🤣

[@davidbadham3712]

Loved watching this. Note to self, don’t even think about it!😬

[@garethevans4557]

Great vids , keep em coming , Harpic power 10 limescale remover on the exhaust and rusty bits works amazing for cleaning of yellowing without scratching 👍🏼

[@LambChopRides]

Great tip!

[@LambChopRides]

Great tip!

[@simonrobinson7536]

Another interesting garage video, don’t know how you managed not to curse though well done.Keep them coming👍

[@richardpearson4248]

Great video looking forward to next one stay safe 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks 👍

[@kostaskoun4612]

I'm watching the progress very good job keep going, hope to overhaul also the rear wheell system.!!

[@thesled]

Just turn your grinder the other way and cut the chain completely off. 20 second job and without the stress of bending your chain tool

[@MUNRO13]

Thesled I was thinking the same

[@DoRC]

I don't think anything you put on that polisher short of a grinding wheel is going to do much to those casting lines. You'll need to start out with files and or a dremel, grind the casting down then work up to polishing. The issue you'll run into is you'll never really be able to match that fine textured surface so you're going to be looking at polishing the entire part to get a uniform finish. This is going to entail sanding it all with progressively finer grits until you can actually polish them. It's going to be a pretty big job and I'm not sure the polished look is what you're interested in or not.

[@richjax2405]

Loving the bike and the project looking forward to more 👍🏻

[@bunnydaduk]

Excellent. Next episode tomorrow please lasting a minimum of 1 Hour. I've watched all the Teapot blogs and nobody else is posting anything of interest so my life is in your hands :)

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks matey appreciated, so pleased I have this project to keep me sane! 👍

[@j.t.7189]

41mm socket is what you need for the chain side of the rear axle. Your getting there what comfy sofa was telling you is the swing arm is hollow many Hypers are out there with objects stuck in them bolts sockets etc.

[@PremierNZ-qb5zd]

Hey Chops, you had an electric chain breaker in your hand it’s called a disc grinder with a cutoff disc.

[@63Mrduke]

Good luck with the swingarm removal. There was at one time i classic thread of a guy trying to remove one from his 748 with huge difficulty. In the end he took to using a bottle jack with the frame between two wall pillars. It knocked the wall down and didn't shift the swingarm pivot.. :-)

[@LambChopRides]

Haha dont tell me that!! 😂

[@toinevandenbiggelaar6083]

It's so easy to get swingarm out, but engine must come out first so the bushes that stick trough the bearing can be moved inwards so the move out of the recess in the frame wich is what prevents the swingarm to remove it with engine in .

[@andyfairchild2383]

I’m enjoying this, thanks Chops 😀 I used to happily do this sort of thing on GS 750s, Z1000s etc. But all the modern bikes give me the fear. So my Versys thou gets everything done at the dealers. Living in a flat with no garage doesn’t help either! 😂

[@LambChopRides]

Yeah agreed, modern stuff is a bit to complex for me! This is about perfect

[@redlinethin]

Chops, you might want to have a look at Motion Pro chain breaker PBR. Best chain breaker I used. Might as well look at some of Motion Pro other tools too, I believe they are American firm and their tools are proper professional grade tools built to last a life time.

[@ninjanelly3506]

Bit of heat on the exhaust might do the trick on the exhaust next time mate.Always try and use a single hex socket on nuts and bolts,get yourself an electric impact socket gun from machine mart cheep and that will get the spindle nut off.Good luck with the swinging arm Chops 😁😁😁👍🏻😎

[@TheScortUK]

Loving this series, it's really fanning the flames to get another air cooler 'motard, 1100 this time though :-D Thanks for keeping us entertained Chops!

[@neonalon]

Nice! Really like what you are doing, awesome bike too! Just some random things, going to watch this episode now; ceracote is a super nice coating, but I would not coat the cylinders/cooling fins with it as it isolates the heat quite nicely! You could coat the exhaust with it inside and out, to keep the bike a bit cooler (my experience with bikes with exhaust close to frame like Ducati, Husaberg 70 degree etc). If you want to keep the uncoated look, only have them coat the inside of the pipes.

[@LambChopRides]

Good tip! 👍

[@JapsDmz]

I feel your pain with the swing arm and caliper.....I put a chip in my tank recently fitting a damper......soooooo frigging annoying....was tiny but still.....choked lol....handy dyno tuner sticker fixed it tho....👌🤣

[@MikeBeeman]

Holy crap. that is a lot of work. my 2008 1100s is peeling paint all over the engine as well. i need to restore it at some point.

[@10secondsrule]

What a nightmare of bike to work on... great video!

[@ADVBrett]

Oh hell yes, that's some serious progress!!! Nice going indeed!! Maybe I need to do this to the GS and timelapse it!!

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Those casting joins probably make up part of the fork clamps integrity, not sure grinding them off is a good idea is it? Great perseverance and a really interesting watch.

[@roberthall1437]

Another great video Chops. I would have changed the seals in the brake callipers, you had them stripped down. Down to the nitty gritty now mate. Can't wait for the next one.l

[@LambChopRides]

Yeah I know Robbert but that's another £80 quid in to the project. Desperately trying to keep spending under control 😂

[@paulphillips1447]

Looks like you need a stronger spring on the rear shock, there's a lot of pre-load someone's wound on there. Also, there should be studs not bolts holding the exhausts on, looks like someone's had them off before and just used allen head bolts when putting it back, get some studs and copper (or better still brass) nuts when reassembling it.

[@jasonscott5639]

The intro is ace!!!

[@Racecarlegends]

If you are serious about polishing the fork clamps a couple of things. Remember the upkeep of them polishing etc and I would get the blasted to get the powder coating of first if poss

[@Dp3.16]

Fuming for you ,I get pissed of if I spot a fine scratch anywhere. Should look mint when done 👍

[@tonyhobson9677]

You made made that look harder than it needed to be😜

[@CantEatRS]

Chops the quality is always on point, i love it.

[@ownyourworld]

When I have done chain and sprocket in the past I just cut the chain in half with the grinder and then fit the new one simple. Live and learn eh lol

[@Flip01]

Good work Mr Chops. Your one funny bugger 👍🇦🇺🍺

[@LambChopRides]

Haha thanks Flip 👍

[@chris55953]

good luck with that swing arm chops 👍

[@ragerider6283]

Another great & entertaining episode. Really looking forward to the end result. I'm sure you can sort the swingarm & caliper out pretty easily too. Also who'd've thought I would see a vid of a beardy man stripping, fiddling with his bits & fingering today lol?!? Also interesting to ponder 007 & Yoda having a garage chat! Great stuff Chops, cheers.

[@cecilwilson5442]

Yes chops locked down in Belfast and essential supplies new samco hoses for triumph speed triple he he,, but gardening to get browny points 😢😢😢😢🍀🍀 good to see protection whilst fingerings the motorcycle 😩😩👍👍

[@LambChopRides]

Sounds like what I'm up too! Also done loads of jobs on the house to keep Mrs Chops happy 😂

[@davesharratt]

Hey Chops can you tell me how the bike stays horizontal while its on the sky lift , just cant figure out why iy doesnt just go nose first as you lift it .. Keep up the excellent work.

[@jamest5149]

The exhaust is loose because as the mounting plates get very hot and soft so then bend relaxing the tension on the bolts.... basically the plates are to thin. Larger washers may help keep tension on them by spreading the load over a bigger area.

[@jamest5149]

Do a KZbin search on using the ultrasonic bath, there is various recommendations on what to use in them from petrol and other readily available chemicals 👍

[@RookieRider]

I work with Sealey and they never do owt for free so good catch that chops!

[@terrybrooks7140]

Ah the dreaded pink stool you did well sat on that all that time during your vlog with tp one definitely lacking in the padding department.oh good vid by the way stay safe.

[@LambChopRides]

Haha my arse was going whilst I was doing that with him! 😂

[@SeanagnewA7X]

Being there with the pain of getting a exhaust of my yamaha fz6. Had to drill 6 out of the 8 header studs.Nightmare. When a seen you going to take the all key bolts out a was not expecting them to come out that easy

[@stephenmcqueen4029]

You should watch Dave Henson racing series, should I buy a cheap Ducati. There’s a lot of similar jobs been done. He mentioned the ride height adjuster is used to set the height after you’ve tensioned the chain correctly so you might want to have a watch. Oh and those adjusters can often be seized up.

[@LambChopRides]

Makes perfect sense regards height adjustment. Thanks for letting me know 👍

[@suppersready4you]

Great job so far Chops, but I have to be honest, it makes me very nervous when comes the time to put it togheter, if it is me I'll will be freaking out a little bit But I know you got it👍

[@missydee6085]

Hurrah for exhaust spring hook tools! 😁 Sorry to see the rear caliper got a tad mullered there Chops. I've had similar - and got the damage TIG welded: then shaped & repainted the bugger. In the end you'd never have known the difference (and it saved a small fortune in forking out for a replacement unit). #thrifty

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Missy Dee! Yeah I think it will have to stay like that.. dont think it will show tbh as it's a under thr disk caliper anyway..

[@missydee6085]

@@LambChopRides Thank god for that. It's horrible (and somewhat inevitable) that some shit will happen on a strip & rebuild. The thing is, if I know any minor scrape(s) has been done by a previous owner - then I don't have that 'gutted' feeling that I always do when it's down to me! Bloody motorbikes... 😄

[@AirwolfBMG]

Nice bit of hammer n Jonny work going on there. 🙈🙊😱👍

[@Northernlanes]

hope you cleaned the electric toothbrush before you gave it back to the missus 🤣

[@neemvanderreest]

That 'strange' height adjustment bar is to compensate for the change in ride height that occurs when you adjust the chain. Because the adjuster is eccentric it not only pulls the wheel further back, but it will also move the axle up or down every time you adjust the chain. To keep the geometry constant, they added the height adjustment.

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks for letting me know, makes perfect sense 👍

[@marknshazza]

May I suggest some Basil Faulty impressions when removing the swing arm and give the Duke a dam good thrashing with long branch with some greenery on it on the next episode

[@LambChopRides]

Haha love it 👍👍

[@HippoDrones]

Awesome progress, especially with filming it too! :-)

[@LambChopRides]

Yes does make everything take twice as long as you know! Cheers Pete 👍

[@enduroa.k.o]

Keep up the good work chops 👍 🔧🏍

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks 👍

[@anthonytempongko1291]

Another happy costumer!!!

[@DesertDirtbikes]

WD40 on the exhaust slip joints before you start trying to separate it would help, if they still dont come apart then use some heat. Mini gas torch or a heat gun. You could make your life so much easier ✌

[@sonamoto6246]

Must say I'm enjoying this revamp 👊🏼 probs coz it's a Ducati

[@krp6147]

Keep up the good work chop's 🤣👍👍👍

[@highlandriders9696]

The pink stool was used lol. Getting there now, just the big bugger to go lol

[@samtooth7375]

If you’re going to remove the chain, grind both pin ends on a link. You can then pry the link endplate off and voila the chain is off.

[@badbertie69]

Are those triple clamps anodised? If so you don't want to be scuffing those up, Chops! looks like you're having fun tho

[@alexandresousa199554]

well since the exhaust is off and with the lockdown extended you could polish it I guess, would look way better!

[@iamtherealzombie]

In the future, a blowtorch often works well when you need to get pieces of metal to separate :)

[@LambChopRides]

Yes bloody lost it didn't I! Found it again now mind so will try the exhaust again with it 👍

[@wilswood8137]

Great video and hurry up with the next one 😄 loving it Oh and nice watch chops, what make model is it ? I'm in the market for a watch 👍🏻

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks matey, the watch is a Samsung Galaxy watch, it's very good 👍

[@michaeldolan9812]

Brilliant 🤣😂🤣 Wife thought I was watching a dirty vid with all that growning 🤣😂 Look forward to the next vid all the best chops

[@talkingrock7011]

Slow and steady , do you have a factory service manual on the bike ?

[@LambChopRides]

Yes indeed 👍

[@motorcyclegarage2307]

It was worth watching for the electric tooth brush alone!

[@deanSidlow]

good video dude!

[@thedriverofallthings]

Nout like a good refurb chops Loving the vids

[@Warner1981]

I need to google and find a hat to match my beard 😂😂. Keep up the good work buddy

[@LambChopRides]

Haha took me ages!

[@lynsmith1096]

Glad it's you that doing this not me I would be lost by now.

[@fretwell2k7]

Good vid. Love these kind of vids keep it up!

[@bobz1736]

Great job. Ps. Them yokes is forgings not castings. 🤪

[@michaelhayward7572]

Listen hobbyists, those casting marks on the yokes, take them out by hand, the old fashioned way a hand file, and lots of different grits of emery, or al/ox paper, finishing off with a 1000G. You wanna see how its done properly outside of a pro polishing shop, have a look at some of Allen Millyards work, and even then he finishes off with a floor standing 2hp polishing spindle. You have been warned/advised...

[@anthonytempongko1291]

Awesome.

[@iainian]

There are many You Tubers that can ride bikes BUT not many can take them apart and put them them back together again, well done LCR! Waiting for EP05............PS. Did you sell your Suzuki at Wheels Motorcycles?

[@LambChopRides]

Thanks Iain, no didn't sell still at Wheels ATM. It was sold but of course buyer pulled out with the C word ☹

[@iainian]

@@LambChopRides Thanks for the reply and update........keep safe LCR!

[@LambChopRides]

Same to you buddy 👍

[@tonyedwards892]

It dont matter how long mr chops im buying it anyway when my ship comes in :)

[@ozjohnno]

onya sealey

[@joeybarton2764]

What year is the hypermotard?