Resurrection Workshop: Episode 4 The Sports Tourer

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@steveadams8799 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@leofabbro456 11 ай бұрын

@@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 ;-).

@kevscranes Ай бұрын

Hey lad can you come to Perth Western Australia and get my 1988 girl running that sweet. Cheers Kev.

@qtocarrose5992 2 ай бұрын

Watched and enjoyed, thanks lad !

@bobclark9969 6 күн бұрын

I would have changed fork oil as well?

@rbmcstore2497 6 күн бұрын

I certainly would and it's something I did suggest, you do have to stick by what the customers want and their budget too so you can't always do that unfortunately. We are working on the next episode currently and we have advised a LOT of things that they won't be doing, we were unsure wether to have it as the next episode however I'd rather put the video up and show the realistic side of running the business too. You have to work around customers needs/requests 👍

@peter7624 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@cbrider726 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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.

@stevegray5709 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

@@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!!

@geoffmcwiggan2814 Жыл бұрын

Great touring bike 👍🥃🇦🇺

@rbmcstore2497 Жыл бұрын

They are 👍

@falconrks99 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Very nice job.

@rbmcstore2497 Жыл бұрын

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

@savinggracechurch4112 11 ай бұрын

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

@jamesdewer 5 ай бұрын

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.

@Butterfly07949 8 ай бұрын

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.

@criticalmass181 9 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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!

@dionipedales9248 7 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 4 ай бұрын

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

@PMSCOTT68 9 ай бұрын

Awesome

@omoab Жыл бұрын

Another great restoration projet, great content,

@rbmcstore2497 Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy 👍

@markalan1two 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

They were Great bikes, do you still have it?

@markalan1two 6 ай бұрын

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

@j.f.aristaran214 6 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 6 ай бұрын

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

@jonathanstyles5033 Жыл бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, thanks!

@rbmcstore2497 Жыл бұрын

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 👍

@timrains5011 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@GeoffWalden 11 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 11 ай бұрын

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.

@josemanuelmartin942 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 👍

@cbrider726 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 11 ай бұрын

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

@86FJRider 4 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 4 ай бұрын

What parts are you after?

@86FJRider 4 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Blondrider 8 ай бұрын

Buen trabajo

@cbrider726 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 👍

@stephenfrost201 11 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@ExFetteressowanderer 7 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 7 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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

@rbmcstore2497 7 ай бұрын

@@ExFetteressowanderer Thanks 👍

@JohnConning-f5r 11 ай бұрын

Didn’t check the valve clearances or balance the carbs

@rbmcstore2497 11 ай бұрын

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 👍

@chrisvonahnen3578 Ай бұрын

Don't start an engine with oil older than 1 year. Engine oil will degrade just sitting on the shelf in the container. Several years oil engine oil is almost certainly completely dead & will damage your engine; it´s like skipping several oil changes. Cold engine start always cause wear on the engine, with old dead oil it's really bad wear on the engine.