Resurrection Workshop: Episode 4 The Sports Tourer

In this series we re-commission bikes that have been sat a long time, these are customers bikes so we have a deadline and a budget to keep to.
Watch us get a bike that’s been sat for 3yrs and does not run, then get it road worthy again and back on the road with some nice shiny new parts. We battle fuelling issues, clutch issues and mechanical issues to get it road worthy!
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[@steveadams8799]

That old clutch fluid 😳 Great bikes was the FJ. About 8 years ago I rescued an FJ1100 that had sat in a garage for 20 years. It took me a year to get it roadworthy and I still have it today.

[@rbmcstore2497]

Aye 20yrs sat would require some work! We are working on one now that's been sat since 2005, wanted to make it ep5 resurrection workshop but we didn't have time to film it unfortunately. Would have made a good episode too. Keep hold of it, it'll make a cracking bike!

[@leofabbro456]

I had 2 FJ1200. The last one a 3XW was a very good bike for both touring (with complete luggage and tank bag + low line exhaust from XJR) and sport (no luggage and high end carbon exhaust). Good memories.

[@rbmcstore2497]

They were a great touring bike 👍 do you still ride?

[@leofabbro456]

@@rbmcstore2497 yes i still ride but no more with FJ1200 because i moved to other country (12 000 km far) and could not bring it with me (big regrets), and also because i'm getting old and being tall (6'5") my knees became incompatible with the riding position on FJ ;-).

[@jamesdewer]

I cannot help but think of the many maintenance advantages of air cooled engines, space is tighter for certain but not having to deal with a cooling system and the relief, every oil change of not finding coolant in the crankcase! I do all my own wrenching so small things like V-twin compared to I-4 are foremost when choosing a new to me machine. You're a great specialist and mechanically savvy as you point out the necessity of deadlines and having to work smart as well as working hard. No shortcuts, but in my area a good specialist is impossible to hire. It's fair to say even absolute novices that gun-deck every step as well as botch a customers repair are in demand. It's fair to say a man with a reputation and, to be candid, fortitude, to post their work is indeed worth a premium.

[@geoffmcwiggan2814]

Great touring bike 👍🥃🇦🇺

[@rbmcstore2497]

They are 👍

[@peter7624]

Nice FJ. Lovely grunty engine, comfy and reliable. A little thirsty but not as bad as some of the V twins. Great bikes. Had a 1TX replaced a noisy starter chain on mine which meant a full engine strip. Nice engines to work on with a great club which hires out the specialised tools needed here and there. Great video, thanks.

[@rbmcstore2497]

They are, not like today's bikes that are a nightmare to work on. Everything is so simple in comparison.

[@criticalmass181]

I have a great memory of this bike. Young and stupid, I recall high siding one. Hell of a lot of bike to hold onto, if it gets out of shape. Great bike, though!

[@Butterfly07949]

Yeah, me too, but it was a low slide with minimal damage. It's a rat/survival bike now. More than can be said of my shoulder. Ouch!

[@stevegray5709]

I've now watched all 4 of you Resurrection Workshops and been pretty much impressed by them all. Fair play to you. I have exactly that kind of requirement but was disappointed when I found you're more than 200 miles away. Never mind, I hope you do well.

[@rbmcstore2497]

Thats a shame, what area are you located? I can still have a word with my driver in regards to a price if you like however a courier probably would be cheaper. Or using a more local garage that has a great name, word of mouth is usually best bet for a good mechanic 👍

[@stevegray5709]

@@rbmcstore2497 Hello. Thanks for your reply and apologies for my late response. Well I'm in mid Hertfordshire (St. Albans) and it's a long way from Darwen ( I know because I used to travel regularly from here to Lostock and Chorley). So although I was tempted it's sort of too impractical at that distance. I am (was) quite competent mechanically/electrically but my knees just don't like it anymore! If you know someone like yourself who's local to me I may be interested. Failing that maybe I could get some replacement knees!!

[@Butterfly07949]

I found that getting the crankcase beather pipe to stay on the underside of the airbox was the hardest when I was trying to get the box onto the carbs. Great channel and subscribed. Best of all, you're only over the border in Lancashire.

[@falconrks99]

Excellent video. Very nice job.

[@rbmcstore2497]

Thanks! We have a few more videos on the way and in the process of filming another big one 👌

[@dionipedales9248]

Very good job !! I start this week to do the same with a fj 1200 . From Spain. 😁

[@rbmcstore2497]

Thanks and good luck, hope you got it done :)

[@markalan1two]

My brother and i restored a 3xw about 2 years ago and changed the colour from gold to the blue and pink scheme as this is, except we have white on the belly pan 😀

[@rbmcstore2497]

They were Great bikes, do you still have it?

[@markalan1two]

@@rbmcstore2497 Yes still have it, it now on historic plates for rego

[@omoab]

Another great restoration projet, great content,

[@rbmcstore2497]

Cheers buddy 👍

[@GeoffWalden]

Great bike, I had two, first one was nicked, but the second did a lot of Europe. Wish I still had it😢

[@rbmcstore2497]

They were great touring bikes, How many times I've heard customers say they still had their old bike is crazy, I'll never get rid of my main bike.

[@savinggracechurch4112]

Wow, brilliant new KZbin video on the fj12. Liked and subscribed. Everything about this video I liked and the jobs I wanted to do ages ago I can now do. I find the haynes is quite hard to follow. Whatever did we do before KZbin, eh I am on with ratting mine as I had a nasty crash on her last October low sided at 50mph fairing smashed. Luckily, the frame and forks are straight, so only a cat N so back on the road. Keep em videos coming

[@cbrider726]

BTW i used an Ultrasonic cleaner for carbs whats your thoughts . I find that it sometimes works and others no. E10 fuel is a major problem on the age of bikes that i work on and its causes so many problems. Could you do a stream related to this i am sure that theres lots of guys and girls that would love some info. So many classic bikes go to waste because of this issue .

[@fizzyridertoo]

It made a right mess of the carbs on my FZ1 (Fazer 1000) and I don't think I'd have got too far without an ultrasonic. Next up is a 1975 Yamaha DT250 that hasn't run for quite a while. The tank is just a block of rust internally so I've no doubt the ultrasonic will come in useful again.

[@jonathanstyles5033]

Excellent video, very helpful. I'm saving this for reference on my FJ. 👍👍👍

[@rbmcstore2497]

Glad it helped, thanks!

[@rbmcstore2497]

If your doing carbs it's only 91'+ that was 3 turns out on the mixture screw, if i remember rightly 90'- was 2.5 i highly recommend getting a haynes manual, we got one for this job 👍

[@josemanuelmartin942]

Muy buen trabajo. lo único que he echado de menos es el cambio de retenes y líquido de horquillas, pero supongo que lo habrás hecho off camera. Saludos desde España

[@rbmcstore2497]

Hi, no we didn't do this off camera, we had a limited budget to go off as it was a customers bike. We had to be careful how much we spent but I did explain to him to keep an eye on the fork seals as they will be a few years old now and rubber goes brittle over time. For now he wants to enjoy the bike, it's something we can do in the near future 👍

[@timrains5011]

Loved watching that but you didn't fire it up. I always fancied an fj1200 but you gotta love fettling. Fjr or blackbird it is

[@rbmcstore2497]

Blackbirds are fantastic bikes! You can't do wrong with them 👍

[@j.f.aristaran214]

Grest job! Where to buy good quality rebuild kits for hydraulics (clutch master&slave, brake pumps&caliper repair kits)?

[@rbmcstore2497]

Let us know exactly what you want, what it's for and we'll do out best to source them at a great price 👍

[@PMSCOTT68]

Awesome

[@cbrider726]

I love the way you work . I am the same . Detail is the key . Well done . Nice job . 👍👍👍👍Where are you based . I have mates in England looking for a place to get work done . After watching you i am sure that they would be delighted . Take outs and all . Nice people dont see that side of the workshop LOL . 👍👍

[@fizzyridertoo]

They're in Darwen, just south of Blackburn in Lancashire.

[@rbmcstore2497]

Hi, we are Based in Darwen, Lancashire. We usually cover around the north west however we do have customers that travel quite far 👍

[@user-rv1nu3jl1s]

Great video! I have one of these bikes sitting for 15 years where is best place to order parts and maintenance manual?

[@rbmcstore2497]

What parts are you after?

[@user-rv1nu3jl1s]

@@rbmcstore2497 I don’t NEED anything yet but as I get the bike running I might. I would be interested in a rear luggage rack if somebody had a reasonable one.

[@cbrider726]

I am just starting to work on an old FJ 1993 . Its runs but very rough .Theres a rattle from the left side of the engine ??? any ideas I thought maybe the alternator. Typical Yam carb removel a pure pain .Where did you get the carb kits? I also need a full kit for a Kawaski zephyer 550.The other bike that i am working on is a mint CBR1000F 1992 needs a timing chain tensioner.I believe you can fit this from the top. So here goes lol. Nice stream thanks .BTW i am a quali bike mech for over 40 years .

[@rbmcstore2497]

The left side could be a few things, alternator, rotor, idle gear for the starter motor or something related to that, crank bearing, something loose e.g. bolt on the stator. The carb kits I got from WEMOTO they have a trade section WMD Parts 👍

[@Blondrider]

Buen trabajo

[@ExFetteressowanderer]

A new chain should also have new sprockets front and back.

[@rbmcstore2497]

Something I do always recommend, they were however in great condition (almost new) and already spending a lot on other things so saving where we can for the customer ended up making a huge difference in cost and time. Its is something I always recommend however would make pretty much no difference with these sprockets.

[@ExFetteressowanderer]

Fair point. An awesome video on the maintenance of a great bike. 👍

[@rbmcstore2497]

@@ExFetteressowanderer Thanks 👍

[@stephenfrost201]

Did you clean the insides of the carbs in an ultrasonic cleaner?

[@rbmcstore2497]

I didn't, we did thoroughly clean it out though, we had to keep a lot off camera to keep the time to a watchable amount. Also we did some work off camera as it takes up a lot of time to record work, our ultrasonic cleaner packed up, I'm looking for another one, any recommendations?

[@stephenfrost201]

@@rbmcstore2497 there's an in depth review of that ultrasonic cleaner on KZbin somewhere just type in the model number.

[@JohnConning-f5r]

Didn’t check the valve clearances or balance the carbs

[@rbmcstore2497]

We did actually, after we fitted them we vacuum balanced them, we have actually left quite a lot off camera as the original footage was over 40mins long. We took LOTS of footage out, the carburettor was actually broken and we replaced carb #3 with a replacement, we also kept this out to keep it around half an hour 👍

[@birdy3934]

One of the ugliest bikes ever

[@rafarafalski586]

nowy łańcuch na stare zębatki?

[@rbmcstore2497]

Yes the old sprockets were practically new, with no wear on them. Usually I replace as a set but there was absolutely no need to 👍

[@rafarafalski586]

w takim razie oki pozdrawiam@@rbmcstore2497