my 17 year old do it all.

so i bought this old thing to get back on a bike nothing like my cbr or zx6 but after 4 years off and a couple of spills i thought best to go back to basics. bought it off flee bay for £300.











since then ive done:
new set tyres
new front disc and pads
wheel bairings
powder coated wheels
polished forks
new front caliper
twin lights
indicators
new radiator
new seat cover
fuel exhaust can
k and n filter
iridum spark plugs
sub air filter
valve clearences
2xengine temp sensor
respray(half rattle can half powder coaters help lol)
new shocks
rear light cover
new battery
new gold chain and sprockets
reg/rec
alternator
horn
throttle cables
carb clean
master cylinder overall
vacuum pipes/overflow pipes
exhaust bolts (not by choice!)
new fan
radiator protector




i know its not everyones cup of tea but ive learnt a lot and it will help out for the next bike faster than i thought too ive had 120mph out of it and it does 0-60 in around 4 ish seconds I was thinking of selling her next year but i doubt ill get near enough back so might have to hang on to her and have 2 bikes when i can afford it fancy another cbr!

 

Thats one if the most impressive turn arounds i've ever seen! She looks stunning now, love the seat! :thumbsup:

 

i dreadd to think what ive spent ha

 

Nicely done indeed... I wish I had the confidence (and patience) to take one apart and rebuild it like that. I guess even if it's cost you a little more short term, it'll save you on bills if you ever need to repair anything, and it'll also mean a lot more to you than if you had just bought one from a shop

If you ever work out how much it's cost you it would be interesting to know just out of curiousity, but either way nicely done

 

Excellent bike those 500s. SOld my last one with 89,000 miles on it and it still hooned along.

If you are looking for another project tap up Rock Steady. Offer him a PX for his+£500. It will be cheap for him, his 600 will get the attention it deserves and he still won't be able to ride the 500 to it's full potential.

:woot:

 

Nice!

 

I would say costs including the bike would come to around £1,100 ish lol. The main reason was to learn how to do the basics on a bike I didn't do the chain due to not having a tool and the powder coating everything else I did. Biggist bitch is always threaded bolts or snapped ones! Typically you can pick up a cb for 500 for an average one to around £1300 for a low mileage good condition one. Mines got 48,000 on the clock so it's only mid life really.

 

That's a good mileage! There's a lad on a cb forum who's got 120 on his lol they seem to go forever just the bits round them that need doing!

 

Like the radiator.

 

I could get a good estimate if I go back through my purchases but I reckon 1,100 to 1,300 max I've spent which is more than its probably worth. But on a good side when I get something else I'll have a good idea on keeping it on the road. Maybe I should keep it another 10 years the really old cb's are going for a round 2,500 grand!!

 

Looks stunning, where did you get the cover from? Did you do it yourself?

 

Seat cover I got of some German company on ebay they do all bikes I think. Cover cost £45 I think. They do fit them but my works had a powered stapler so I had ago after numerous you tube vids lol. Took me about an hour.

 

Looks 10 times better , done a nice job there .

 

Cracking job that fella.

 

Thanks for the positive feedback I had to buy another radiator the other day due to a stone or something cracking it but I'm just glad to be back on the road. Far too hot to use a car lol ill keep that for the kids ha.

 

You inspired me with the seat, went and got one made for my cbf! Matching dolphin blue piping/stitching and embroidered Honda logo! Cheers for the kick up the arse! :thumbsup:

 

Are you fitting it? If so let me know ill borrow the stapler from work if you need it but could only lend it to you for the day because they use it daily. They look great my brothers get one for his zx9 you will have to get some pics up!

 

Yeah i'm fitting it myself, i've got a gun but its not the best, it could barely manage the yzf seat so i'll take you up on that! I'll let you know when it arrives and i'll shoot up! Should only take 10 mins to fit :thumbsup:

 

damn! thought this was going to be a sympathetic resto' but wow! Well done, colour looks gret, cracking bikes too, learnt y craft on one some years back- probably the most reliable bike i've ever ridden