PART 2 Road Bike To Race Bike: THE BUILD let’s turn this Honda CBR1000 RRR into a race bike

[@wayno23]

Great to see a top racer sharing his knowledge on how to build a race bike from a production bike 💯🙌

[@ashc_4889]

Honestly mate - this is GOLD when your riding the bike , get the microphone on when debriefing / talking bike set up etc… The hardcore fans like myself , LOVE this stuff

[@michaelbetts7765]

Totally agree with Nigel. No messing around for the camera just Josh seriously going about his business. It's a breath of fresh air to see this on KZbin. Seeing him do this has raised my appreciation of Josh's talents even more. Nice one Josh!

[@joshbrookes25]

@@michaelbetts7765 thank you

[@philanderson7611]

I really like your new series Josh. Keep the dry humour coming 👍👍

[@joshbrookes25]

Thanks! Will do!

[@MarkBates-k3g]

Great job Josh. Great to see the progress you are making. Good luck 🤞🏻

[@andrewoverton5170]

Having just spent several weeks of a miserable UK winter removing and rebuilding a set of carbs on my 1990 GSXR750L, alternatively struggling in a cold cramped wooden shed or stinking the house out with petrol fumes for days, I watched you comfortably beavering away in your lovely workshop in Oz with envy 😂. I think one of the other reasons for limiting the lockstops on race bikes is because of the limit of travel on steering dampers. You'll fail scrutineering if you hit the limit of travel on the damper before you hit the lockstop. Those Hel calipers were utter porn. Would love to see a bit of detail on those when you get it all on-track. Loving the content Josh, keep it coming.

[@nigelbaldwin752]

Your logical, methidical approach with attention to detail, added with an analytical driven way of thinking are great qualities to be gifted with for both a racer and bike builder. Brilliant to watch, thanks Josh

[@joshbrookes25]

Thanks

[@lices]

The fact that you're building that bike by yourself is incredible ❤🎉 proper knowledge from a top racer

[@Ajwright0811]

Fantastic series, fresh to see a rider straight to the point and no messing!! Attention to detail tops!

[@kevinwotherspoon4998]

Excellent Josh!! Can't imagine there would be a few expletives!!! 😂👌🏽👍🏻

[@EamonDorrian-lo1ne]

It's great seeing behind your build, best of luck for the racing 👍🇬🇧

[@01menyou]

Love these vids. You have a blunt deadpan delivery that's so refreshing. And you can ride a bike.

[@jfoz7602]

Really impressive enjoying this series and the blade is gonna be an absolute weapon 💨 it’s easy to understand why teams require dedicated professionals for each expertise like suspension, brakes, electronics tyres etc etc. Doing it all alone requires so much knowledge and experience.

[@jasperpearce8316]

Proper old school josh, wrenching on your own bike, is uncommon not like many diva in the paddock i love it. Got aimee stuck in too, great stuff. Good luck for next season.

[@donr62]

Those Honda overalls are the ticket 👍

[@jamesstewart7224]

Didn't realise you where mechanically minded josh 👍as well as being being a superbike champ best of both worlds, knowing how it all ticks.and hopefully there an abundance of tea bags in that garage whilst burning some midnight oil 🙂 enjoy the build. uk Liverpool ✌

[@jamsstar2010]

Really quite enjoying this Well done mate

[@tonyemmett7206]

Thanks for taking the time to share this with us all Josh, you have a great natural presentation style and I’m really enjoying the process. Wishing you the very best of luck in everything you do 🍻

[@NodbodRS]

The Hel calipers are a thing of beauty....

[@cathalmccarthy3578]

My word, those calipers are beautiful! Brilliant series, Josh. Thanks for sharing

[@Lewis-b5e]

Gutted when the video finished great work and thank you looking forward to seeing the next video. See you soon on the podium in BSB.

[@almcculloch8906]

Bikes looking great, keep up the good work mate 👍🏻

[@kevinmccreamotivationandwe3054]

Mate really impressive that your building your own bike,much respect to you,enjoying the watching the progress 👍🙏

[@jonathanmackie4884]

Really, really enjoying this series. What a great way to spend the off season in Europe. Keeping the skills sharp and getting used to a new bike while doing the mechanicing yourself too gives an intimate knowledge of the job to come. It is you guys doing it for real right!? And not just cameos for the camera and then a bunch of Honda technicians step in to takeover!! 😧😉 Keep 'em coming please.

[@JohnLee-by6ve]

Love it guys, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next instalment and going racing!👍

[@richardpage6522]

Grate blog looking forward too the next one 👍

[@joshbrookes25]

Coming Thursday

[@olithephoto]

Really enjoying these blogs Josh! Great to see.

[@TeamSimpsonRacing]

Great series 👏. Thanks Josh 👍

[@charlesnelsonhonnor2520]

Hey Josh, hi from the UK mate. Great series, really enjoyable, thanks. Hope all goes well and see you back for BSB in the spring 💪🏆

[@supergixxers]

Looking forward to next Episode 🤜

[@denisobrien6088]

Class Josh 👏👏👏

[@markjfox866]

Gd stuff mate. Nice to c a rider racer hands on too

[@curttabor2827]

So glad to see a lad that can ride the shit out of a bike and can tear one apart. love the work keep the vids coming , can't wait till race nite .

[@yubarecordingstudio7578]

Wiring harness made us lol !

[@therealpaddy4687]

That exhaust system is a beast,Let's freaking go

[@joshbrookes25]

Vandemon exhausts did a great job 👌🏼

[@derekcomer4858]

There can’t be many racers capable of doing this, really enjoying the build 🙏

[@peterfalconer-h3k]

There are. No matter what level you've got to there was a time when it was yourself, your mum and dad and your girlfriend and your mates helping you out with prepping your bike and everything else associated with going racing. You don't forget how to do it.

[@derekcomer4858]

@ yes agreed, what I meant to say is at the top level.

[@michaelmckenna2882]

That’s going to be the best Fireblade in Oz, very trick 👌

[@Biggles83]

I had no idea you were such a good mechanic! Class

[@readk6]

Mega watching this Josh 👏🏻 good luck in the night series and 2025 with DAO racing

[@davidebbs2797]

Glad to see you respected the sacred honda overalls and refrained from publishing any unnecessary adjectives Josh 😄. Really enjoying watching your SC82 build progress before race weekend 🙏

[@JasonSwadling-hw8cw]

Thank you Josh for uploading your progress on your new race bike Go well enjoy yourself have fun From the Sunshine Coast at Maroochydore Queensland

[@ducky237]

The overall comment & wiring harness language warning was funny as hell 😂😂, giving me courage on my much more basic build attempt 👍😁

[@svracing3]

Fair play mate doing all that work yourself 👍

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Great work Champ 👍. Look out fella’s Brooks’y back in town.

[@donaldflintoff8120]

brilliant footage Josh look forward to seeing it on track and looking forward to the next part.

[@STEVEBHPDEVON]

Another really interesting vid josh, really like your dry sense of humour 😂, the bike is coming along nicely, keep up the good work 👍

[@martynsladdin4976]

Cracking home workshop, bit small but enough.

[@Johns51]

Hel are just up the road from me great company . All you need now is Gaz Murdoch assisting, great content and cool workshop ✌️✌️

[@Geckatron]

Just catching up - good progress there 👍😁

[@Minitruckman]

This is awesome…equally want a tour of the CRF450 Supermoto behind it! 😍

[@joshbrookes25]

That one’s in the pipe line too

[@EnduroPow]

I've just finished putting a full arrow system on a 24 CBR 600 RR and definitely know the feeling of being overwhelmed! I had bolts clips and body panels everywhere! Good luck for the race 👍

[@danielflack7902]

There is nothing better than building things in your own shed.

[@richardkinnersley]

Love how it’s coming together, looking awesome and you haven’t even got your overalls dirty. All the best in getting sorted for race weekend

[@joshbrookes25]

Wait for part 3 😅

[@willfriar5163]

Nothing beats the satisfaction of doing it right yourself , will give you more confidence im sure 🍻🏁

[@thatboysims3k879]

Great video Josh! Thanks for sharing!

[@supaxr]

that wire harness gives me anxiety 😮...these are great videos really enjoying them

[@jamesburge4401]

Awesome mate, really enjoyable videos!

[@Alx.c98]

Loving the series Josh! If the weather persists I'll be at the track day at SMSP on the 7th as well... Goodluck!!

[@joshbrookes25]

Hopefully I’ll be there too

[@paulricketts5537]

Things started to come together once the white overalls were on 🤣👌👍

[@bobbyblueace]

A fair few video calls to DAO Racing I expect. 😉

[@pauly1605]

Holy Lab Coat!

[@CarbonSharky]

Good job Josh!

[@bear_moto6749]

Would love to see you do some laps around Morgan Park or Phillip Island on this thing. Comparing to say the ASBK boys.

[@samajier2566]

Great bike

[@simonhindley7930]

this is mega, im well jelous of all the new parts etc. Good luck with the new team etc Josh

[@MrAbw12345]

Love the dead pan delivery, Josh would never make it as an “influencer”! Where can we watch the race series? Anybody got a link?

[@peterfalconer-h3k]

I haven't done this since the eighties but nothing much appears to have changed, maybe less time on the lathe or the mill fabricating parts and making all the other stuff needed to turn a street bike into a race bike because a lot of parts look like they're available almost off the shelf nowadays. Anything from HRC was horrendously expensive back then too and that doesn't appear to have changed much.

[@alexbattistone5535]

It must be a great feeling building your own race bike

[@garytaylor1929]

Good on you josh,i bet there's not many racers can build a bike, i listed to chasing the Racin and you mentioned you worked for k tec when you were just starting out, it's payed divendants now thow

[@dazmos_65]

That wiring harness looked like a swine😅Really enjoyable watch 🍻

[@joshbrookes25]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@iainwhite3476]

Love these vids Josh 👍🏍️🏍️

[@Numberofbillion]

Genuine thanks for the video, Smiiick looking lab-coat, place wiring harness on bike & call it done, funny as Josh I know it's no tutorials but can you show the thumb rear brake a bit? Riding #25? Good Luck

[@blip98]

Overalls' are so underrated! 😅

[@pinthegaspodcast1527]

Love it mate

[@stephenwilliams926]

I bet you feel very warm down under after the lovely hot summer season in Blighty 😂

[@ninja2kernow]

Great effort.

[@jorjimaco5331]

Ktech rocks.

[@Roostabergers]

loving this series Josh. That harness would of been a pain.

[@joshbrookes25]

😅

[@james5327]

Love it Josh - looking forward to seeing you at the top this year 🎉 any road racing in the plans?

[@joshbrookes25]

That's the plan!

[@james5327]

@joshbrookes25 fucking love it... will be in the hedges cheering you on. ✌️

[@jeffo_511]

Make sure to do a video comparing to the bmw u raced. Also setup alittle. Enjoying the videos man. Ty.

[@STIPOWER97]

Actually dont like the way you!......only messing dude🤣 great content, watching from Ireland. 🍻

[@cliffordbell646]

You look like someone going to bake 20 loaves of bread 😂😂😂😂Josh the Baker Brooks

[@stephenwilliams926]

I think Simon Buckmaster was the one to lose his toes on the chain and sprocket first and that was the reason for the sprocket guard ?

[@matejkangyar]

Thank you for videos, very nice to watch. Quick question on emissions blanked plate. Is that crancase breathing valve back to the air intake? I seen this many times before but was always wondering how is then crankcase breathe? Now I seen you do it then Im more confident is ok to do so but if somebody reading this could shed more light on this would be awesome 😊 probably dumb question for you guys years in racing but Im genuinely interested. Cheers

[@HEKTIC458]

Great series!

[@joshbrookes25]

Thanks glad you like it

[@Marc-xm6xh]

Where did you get them honda overalls?? Thier class

[@90dfender]

Oh the exhaust

[@joshbrookes25]

😍

[@simonbelton7165]

Great videos Josh . Anyone else spot that immaculate Yamaha FZ750 1fn at Vandemon exhausts .

[@kawi704racing]

Cool

[@IanRickard-w7t]

Looks amazing and really enjoying this series. What happens to a bike like this when you come back to the UK in 2025? Do you actually ride on track during the BSB season, outside of racing weekends?

[@grahamsmith8122]

That is a thing of beauty! Whats her name? Do the overalls make you work faster, I wonder....

[@daveo9844]

😎🍻

[@StoatLoxley]

Not just any overalls. Honda overalls. Obviously you were flying a kite thinking you could manage without them.

[@josos8711]

Where can I a get a set of those overalls, I need direction in my life😂

[@joshbrookes25]

😂😂

[@MrTroy1098]

Front caliper swap permitted for St. George? I didn’t think we had any classes in oz that allowed caliper swaps. Not a dig mate. Just an observation.

[@joshbrookes25]

Hey It’s the unlimited class I race in so no restrictions, could race my BSB spec bike if it was here.

[@bendavies6775]

Do you mount the thumb brake on the fork or the clip-on? Any particular advantage for either or is more a matter of which doesn’t foul the fairings?

[@joshbrookes25]

I’ve explained a little more in part 3

[@bendavies6775]

@ great thanks very much, shall look forward to it

[@dacat8171]

Nice! Are you a full-time racer? Can you make a living out of that? What I would love to see is a redesigned fairing - something different to the street legal fairing i.e. MotoGP-Style.

[@cliffordbell646]

You look like someone going to bake 20 loaves of bread 😂😂😂😂

[@MichaelRoberts-t7m]

When is the next one 😂