I'm getting my ABANDONED 80s Superbike back on the road

[@TheBucksBiker-lh2nm]

Thanks for the super shout out mate… Really made my night oh guru of electrical and mechanical wizardry! I’m good at rusty petrol tanks though 🤪

[@AshRowland]

Always welcome buddy... In that case I'll send you the original one from this bike!

[@markdavies5508]

Wasn't surprised you spilled brake fluid everywhere using the aerosol lid to pour it into the reservoir. Never mind, try this: When you open a new bottle of brake fluid make a hole in the foil seal with a screwdriver or similar near the rim of the bottle. Then make another hole in the foil seal on the opposite side. Now when you pour the brake fluid from the bottle, the small diameter hole in the foil seal makes it easy to regulate the flow of fluid and avoid spills. The second hole in the foil seal is just to allow air into the bottle as you pour. Hope this helps 👍

[@AshRowland]

Just like my Grandma used to do with the milk 🤣

[@MrSkid1970]

Good to see you twirling the spanners again ash!

[@AshRowland]

Haha, always 😉

[@ianhorabin9763]

Always good practice to slacken all the nuts& bolts 1st before putting the paddock stands on .bit safer that way..Ian👍

[@AshRowland]

Ah, good shout, thanks mate 👍

[@peterconnor4193]

Found your channel by accident, looking forward to bingeing your videos 👌👍

[@AshRowland]

Thanks Peter 😊

[@Abogado-Del-Diablo]

Hi Ash, rule of thumb for bleeding brakes, is bleed the line furthest from the master cylinder 1st.

[@AshRowland]

Yep, someone else mentioned this, will do that next time 👍

[@tonymontana897]

It doesn't apply to motorcycles though because the front calipers are already close to its master. More advice for cars.

[@Abogado-Del-Diablo]

@ completely incorrect. If you bleed the longest line first the short line is much easier. You will bleed the brakes first time every time. I was taught this and been doing it since 1977. I have never had a problem bleeding brakes, even the so called impossible four pots on a zzr1100.

[@KensWorldRestorations]

I love your videos mate! It's like I'm right there with you. The more progress you make on yours, the more motivation I have to finish mine. Awesome video and I can't wait to see you riding this thing.

[@AshRowland]

Ordering new tyres this evening 😃

[@KensWorldRestorations]

@@AshRowland Still can't believe they passed the tyres but questioned the Blinky-blinky...

[@AshRowland]

@@KensWorldRestorations Mad!

[@superbike_steve]

Really enjoying your content Ash, keep up the entertaining work! What happened to the Hayabusa? Cheers.

[@AshRowland]

It's waiting for me to find some time to ride it 🤣

[@superbike_steve]

@ Oh great, I’m glad you’ve still got it.

[@garryburns6659]

Good job Ash👍🏍

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate 👍

[@laz1go286]

TheBucksBiker's Fireblade was such a sweet deal for 400 quid. compared to that, this Yami was overpriced for the condition..IMO I hope that you restore it anyway. A Red.White.Blue livery is certainly a must for this bike.

[@AshRowland]

Completely agree on the colour scheme mate, we'll see what the budget has to say

[@DeadHeadmusic69]

They are a great bike, stable as, perfect Resto bike

[@AshRowland]

I'm excited to ride it now, can't wait

[@DeadHeadmusic69]

@@AshRowland enjoy brother

[@uhtred7860]

@@DeadHeadmusic69 Some parts for these are VERY hard to find, as they only made this model for 2 years before a total revamp for the 89 EXUP, from 89 onwards the engine stayed pretty much the same, luckily Ash’s engine is fine. It’s taken me 3 years to source enough NOS parts to rebuild my engine.

[@BenHunter-qg6fw]

Hey first time commenting even thou I’ve been watching since u started your gpz love your videos mate I have a 93 cbr and a 99 sv650 love your gpz ! Good job !!

[@AshRowland]

Hey Ben, thanks mate! Kate's got an SV650, I love riding that thing, feels like a bicycle compared to any of mine, its so nimble! I've never owned a Honda, I need to put something on the shopping list... probably a Fireblade or Super Blackbird

[@BenHunter-qg6fw]

@ aye I love my Hondas my sv is getting a engine rebuild lol that I’m doing I’m rebuilding everything it’s a absolute state if there was a way to send u pictures you’d think the way your gpz was looks amazing comparison to this sv I’ve built allot off bikes in my 17 years off life but this takes the biscuit lol

[@ZavierLabs]

Loved the noise that the needle supposedly does! 😂

[@AshRowland]

🤣 funny thing is that's the wrong needle 🤣

[@leon0]

Thanks for keeping up the entertainment value. Duck 🦆 Ati 😅 Another could of tips for doing brakes. If you sandwich a piece of polythene bag under the master cylinder cap, it reduces the rate at which the fluid runs out when you split the lines. That's because there's a breather hole on the cap to prevent air lock in normal operation. I use an old jam jar with a hole in the lid to catch the brake fluid. I put my clear tube well through the hole so the old fluid goes direct into it. I think you were very tired when you did this one. Take care of yourself Ash.

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, that's a pretty good idea! Might try that one next time 👍

[@ianreid5789]

Hi Ash luv ur videos just a wee pointer when bleeding front bike brakes always start with the caliper furthest away from the reservoir

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, I think on this the hose goes into a junction that splits equally, but you are right, I'll do that next time 👍

[@ianCameron-b7q]

Hi Ash love your videos, when taking brake hoses off clamp hose with a pair of self grips, that's what I use. 😂

[@AshRowland]

I thought about that, but they're are bit too old and thought they might split 🤣 I'm going to get new ones at some point

[@Cheekymonkey1]

Good evening Ash and Kate i love watching your you tube videos on your you tube channel I hope both of you are well and Ash is enjoying his building of this yaamaha motorbike howa is Kate and please keep safe and and warm and please keep up your good work on your you tube channel Cheers

[@AshRowland]

Hi mate! I hope you are well, thanks for the message 👍

[@andrewashman3333]

Well, I love the duck ati joke even if others don't appreciate. Thanks !

[@AshRowland]

🤣

[@gh05ty75]

Be aware bud those old rubber brake lines swell internally cutting off the return flow causing binding this could be the problem.

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, they are definitely rubbish, I'll get some braided ones ordered 👍

[@alanashley1]

To take the front Brake claiper off Without removing the brake line just undo the calipers and tie the up higher with a cable tie. That will save you a lot of work.

[@AshRowland]

Good idea 👍 I had to remove them to replace the seals in the end though lol

[@alanashley1]

@@AshRowland fair enough but just for future refence mate. My Fz6 is sick atm £70 for a spark plug cap ouch

[@AshRowland]

@@alanashley1 ouch!

[@katywalker8322]

M8 bolts have a 13mm head on normal standards, but 12mm for Japanese standards. Hence 13mm is very rare on Japanese bikes, except those bolts which someone has already replaced.

[@AshRowland]

Yea, I reckon if you find a 13mm then it's not original lol

[@katywalker8322]

@@AshRowland , like finding a 12mm on an Italian bike (or 14, except for some carbs)

[@Qassu78]

Someone has done some horrible things to that FZR, poor little thing, I hope it's not in a lot of pain... And I'm really happy for it as someone other is doing nice things to it, she really deserves it.

[@AshRowland]

Don't worry, it's in safe hands

[@Qassu78]

@@AshRowland I believe you, you can restore her to a beautyfull beast she once was.

[@danijelcar5184]

Great it looks great that oem forks😎

[@AshRowland]

I agree, why anyone would paint them white is beyond me 🤣

[@tonymontana897]

I would also reverse the the rubbish rattle can white spray paint all over the frame and every other bits and piece the numpty painted. I cannot imagine the mind of a man who thinks painting the frame, forks, calipers, disc rotors, cables etc with an ugly white paint. It looks horrid. I hope you can make a video cleaning it all up and bringing it back to stock. The replacement forks are a stroke of genius. Exactly what I would've done Ash. Forks look fantastic.

[@AshRowland]

Annoyingly, the white paint doesn't come off easily with Acetone like the black paint on the Ducati ST2 did 😒

[@uhtred7860]

@@tonymontana897 My 87 FZR that I’m restoring at the moment had forks in a similar state (and a horrible home paint job😆) but my only real option was getting them re-chromed. Being in NZ meant postage for some replacement forks off fleabay was horrendous, on the positive side, the new hard chrome is far better quality than the original factory effort.

[@tonymontana897]

@@AshRowland Ash, I reckon you may need some paint stripper mate. Maybe get new disc rotors and repaint the frame to the original spec.

[@AshRowland]

@tonymontana897 100% all in good time 😊

[@markgrovenor389]

That front tyre appears to be on backwards based on the tread.

[@AshRowland]

Thanks mate, maybe I put it on the wrong way but its been off since and I definitely put it with the arrow pointing the right way this time 👍

[@chubbychubs4636]

What about the leaky tank?

[@AshRowland]

The tank on the bike isn't the leaky one, I managed to find another one, I think i showed it at the end of the "how not to line a fuel tank video" 😊

[@aus-reviews8462]

The tires look fine to me, ive ridden 1300kms on seriously cracked and dry rotted tires with no issues, even cruising at 150kmh for most of that distance. unless theyre seriously dry rotted I would try get as many kms out of them before replacing

[@aus-reviews8462]

also I should mention a third of that distance was in the wet, motorcycle tires are not cheap

[@uhtred7860]

I lost a good mate who took a bike he had bought, that hadn’t been on the road for 17 years, out for a spin, the tyres were old and cracked, the front blew out after hitting a bump in the road at 140kph. Don’t take chances on old shitty tyres.

[@aus-reviews8462]

​@@uhtred7860 that sucks man, its definitely a possibility that will happen especially if the tires were that old, I replaced the tires after that trip as i just bought the bike and had to get it home asap, I was riding on the highway so I had smooth surface to work with not like riding on old back roads i was defintely cautious and prepared for a blow out if it were to happen

[@AshRowland]

If it was the summer it wouldn't be so bad but the roads are soooo slippery at the minute

[@raytaskas9461]

I am learning from your mistakes ash.🤭. I shouldn't laugh but I couldn't help myself 😂. It's a fender🤷‍♂️

[@AshRowland]

That's what I'm here for 😊

[@BettaGettaBretta]

Is that a Ducati ST4 in the background?

[@AshRowland]

ST2, it's the one from my channel, currently for sale

[@billhambelton7698]

Main MOT failure ought to be the criminal paint job!

[@AshRowland]

🤣 the fact that it's faded, or the fact that it's yellow?

[@roadbull74]

Followed by advisories for having carbon look indicators

[@AshRowland]

@@roadbull74 haha, they came with a load of other stuff I bought so I stuck them on for the MOT 👍

[@laz1go286]

Soo true :)) and the ugly stickers haha

[@uhtred7860]

Those stickers…🤮🤮🤮😆😆

[@antbailey2648]

wont be long before its on the road mate

[@AshRowland]

Very true 👍

[@chr11sf]

👍

[@AshRowland]

👍👍

[@raymorris952]

Would it not have been better to get a basic Abba stand ? That way the paddock stands aren't in the way.

[@AshRowland]

They're pretty good but they're a lot more money than what I paid for my stand 👍

[@jonesy4468]

Same age as me 😮

[@AshRowland]

The best age 👌

[@jonesy4468]

@@AshRowland Oh definitely mate 👌

[@steveneastland4128]

You`ve put that rear paddock stand together wrong, where your fingers go should be clear of the ground, the rear hoop is on upside down, if you want the best stand available have a look at abba stands

[@AshRowland]

🤣 oh yea!

[@TheBucksBiker-lh2nm]

@@AshRowlandalthough what with you have about a thousand bikes a year universal stands ain’t a bad choice.. it as premium as an abba stand but do the job.

[@stephenwalsh8184]

🏍👍👍👍

[@AshRowland]

🏍🏍🏍👍👍👍🖖

[@nealmacfarlane8592]

why take for mot first like that

[@AshRowland]

So I can ride it around whilst working on other projects 😊

[@normanburns8952]

🤣🤣

[@AshRowland]

Are you laughing at my Duckati joke? 🤣