GSX-R750 K8 Re-Build

[RichieRotten]

Well as some of you know I had a bit of a prang at Portimao and did a bit of damage to the bike  and managed to brake my leg 

I am in a position now to start again with the bike from a clean sheet of paper. As the tank took a knock the bike could do with a respray and I have decided to paint her up in Relentless colours. Nice simple block black that would be easy to repair if {not when} I come of again.

This will be a long project I can feel that - but the first step - after a couple of weeks to think things out was to decide upon which direction I would go - a quick fix - with no regard for how it would look and just throw the bike together and get on track asap or do a god damn good job and have it looking good again. Decided I want the bike to look good.

I would like to get the bike looking close to Guy Martins TT bike.

I shall post some pics and keep peeps informed of my plans. As soon as the leg is fixed I shall get going on the project - found some black wheels and I am waiting for pay day to order them - so long as they hold on to them for a couple of days I shall order them on Friday.

[Shivan87]

sorry to hear bout ya leg mate haven't heard much about the trip to porta :-/ so didn't know someone had injured themselves lol.
  Agree with you on Guy Martin's bike as a target to aim for - you must post pics on yourt progress!

Hope your leg heals soon btw lol

[RichieRotten]

sorry to hear bout ya leg mate haven't heard much about the trip to porta :-/ so didn't know someone had injured themselves lol.
  Agree with you on Guy Martin's bike as a target to aim for - you must post pics on yourt progress!

Hope your leg heals soon btw lol

cheers 

[shooey]

Is your leg in plaster 

Or are you still looking for sympathy 

Oh and don't take the plaster off the tank, I dont think it will be healed yet 




Hope you feel better soon matey 

[RichieRotten]

Is your leg in plaster 

Or are you still looking for sympathy 

Oh and don't take the plaster off the tank, I don't think it will be healed yet 




Hope you feel better soon matey 

  You did make me laugh the answers are

This should now be called the Richie Hospital NOT the Superbike Hospital

Question 1 Is your leg in plaster?

No the brake is clean and being just below the knee the hospital said that it could freeze the knee joint if it was in plaster- so they felt it was better I should go home and rest {poor Helen  } and to leave it alone . I broke the Fibula which is the smaller of the two bones below the knee it is not a load carrying bone therefore I can hobble / wobble around with a pair of crutches.
Very good advice from the hospital - they told Helen that I need  lots of rest and sympathy and care and looking after and much mopping of my brow with breakfast in bed.
They also said let some one else do the shopping and cleaning and washing up - honest this is what the Doctor said       
He also told Helen that he needs lots of help in the bike shed.

Question 2 Or are you still looking for sympathy?

Off cause not I am being brave {ever ever so brave}and exhibiting a high degree of fortitude in time of crisis and anguish  I will struggle and keep smile about me while inside I am a broken man.  {poor poor me ever so poor me}

Can you see how brave I am in the picture?

Question 3 Oh and don't take the plaster off the tank, I dont think it will be healed yet?

The plaster had to come of the tank cause the tank is going to get a re-spray soon so I {helen} had to strip the tank down this weekend.

Any way I have posted a couple of pics to show the damage

Fairing buggered. If I tried to fix it it would not have any real strength left in it or half a ton of fibre glass to get the strength.
Clip on along with the brake resorvoir bottle
Rearset missing in action
Crash mushrooms forked
tank just scuffed with the top filed of
key bent and filed
Double bubble exploded
Seat unit may be fixable
Swingarm lost a bit {that bit you screw your bobbins into} one bobbin gone awol
Brace that supports the Clocks and the top of the fairing and the double bubble

I think that is it.

 

 

[rotax81]

that fairing looks fixable to me, i have done worse 

[Shivan87]

(see picture 1)

I didn't realise filming for last of the summer wine was now done in portamao :-s

[RichieRotten]

that fairing looks fixable to me, i have done worse 

When I took the fairing off the bike it just started to fall apart in my hands - only being attached to the bike did it have any rigidity, especially the top part - the same area that the bracing once existed before it snapped, that part of the fairing had really took some damage.

(see picture 1)
I didn't realise filming for last of the summer wine was now done in portamao :-s

 

[shooey]

(see picture 1)

I didn't realise filming for last of the summer wine was now done in portamao :-s

Baggsy not being cleggy 

[rotax81]

Baggsy not being cleggy 

that just leaves the Nora Batty cos it looks like all the other places are filled 

[Kermittheflyingbog]

(see picture 1)

I didn't realise filming for last of the summer wine was now done in portamao :-s

I like compo's new look (the grey cardi look)  Although he looks to be going a bit thin on top 
And finally we see that Foggy was a ginga 

[RichieRotten]

I like compo's new look (the grey cardi look)  Although he looks to be going a bit thin on top 
And finally we see that Foggy was a ginga 

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SUPERBIKE FORUM TRACK DAY
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Bugger does that make me Cleggy?
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And my Helen {She asking for a Divorce now  }

[RichieRotten]

Got some black wheels today  -
Shall use black wheels with my dry tyres ,
and the blue wheels for the wets

ummm coloured coded you see how bloody smart is that ? 

New Clip Ons and chain link {so I can change my swingarm} have arrived.
Swingarm has arrived.
Tank will be Black,
Most new Suzuki bits I needed have now arrived.
Feel like I have a Black Bike now the wheels are black and tank is being sprayed black.

I now have a lot of the parts to repair my bike.

But I feel I want to make some improvements to the bike so this project will be a while yet!
 

 

[RichieRotten]

Got the tank now - looks like new again - but BLACK this time so the rebuild is coming along just fine.
I have now got nearly all the second hand parts and Suzuki parts that I need, I kept finding little bits that were broke and had to keep ordering bits and bobs for example fairing fasteners.

I plan to start on the job over the Xmas hols    When the leg is better.

Back  to work tomorrow - 5th Dec - I have had 3 weeks off and 4 weeks since I broke the leg!

[Shivan87]

Got some black wheels today  -
Shall use black wheels with my dry tyres ,
and the blue wheels for the wets

ummm coloured coded you see how bloody smart is that ? 

New Clip Ons and chain link {so I can change my swingarm} have arrived.
Swingarm has arrived.
Tank will be Black,
Most new Suzuki bits I needed have now arrived.
Feel like I have a Black Bike now the wheels are black and tank is being sprayed black.

I now have a lot of the parts to repair my bike.

But I feel I want to make some improvements to the bike so this project will be a while yet!

fùck me you are getting on mate if you need different coloured wheels to see the difference between wets and normal tyres :-D

Take some pics when you can sounds like youre making good progress!