My new project

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:32 pm

Hello everyone,
My name is Ian, and i have just bought a 1989 KR1 which i intend to restore and keep forever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CTKXYiy ... re=mh_lolz

My other toy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_z2NxywNwg

Post by **500bernie** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:46 pm

Hi Ian,
Welcome to the forum.
A nice looking KR1 you have picked up.
Cheers,
Bernie

375 · Post by **375** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:48 pm

Hello Ian welcome to the forum. Theres a few on here from your neck of the woods (and a dodgey bloke from Essex

up there).
We like plenty of pictures on here on your rebuild and girlfriend

375

Howie · Post by **Howie** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:51 pm

Hi Ian, welcome to the forum fella,

Got to ask though, what is to restore? That looks fantastic

It's nice to hear it running, mine hasn't been started for about 3 weeks

But it's only because the tank & fairings are off for a respray $\:D/$

Finally

Howie · Post by **Howie** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:54 pm

(and a dodgey bloke from Essex up there).

That'll be me then

Where abouts in the fine county of East Yorkshire are you from Ian?

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:55 pm

375 wrote:Hello Ian welcome to the forum. Theres a few on here from your neck of the woods (and a dodgey bloke from Essex up there).
We like plenty of pictures on here on your rebuild and girlfriend

375

Im just plying our lass with Malibu at the minute so pics should follow later!

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:02 pm

The bike isnt as nice as it looks, im estimating £4k for the restoration.
After i had it delivered i notice the two mountings on the frame for the fairing bracket have been broken and welded on badly and i will need a top fairing as it looks like Stevie Wonder has repaired it.

I will be at least summer until i start the restoration due to buying a new house with no garage, so i will have to put one up.

Here is a video of my other bike i rebuilt hope you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_z2NxywNwg

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:51 pm

Hi Ian welcome to the forum your KR1 looks like a cracker.

It appears that the east riding is cornering the market in KR's

Top-shaggy · Post by **Top-shaggy** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:02 pm

Hi and welcome to one of the best bike forums on the net!
I think your Red KR1 looks sweet - are you really expecting to spend £4000 on the refurb? Seems a lot of cash (or does this include the cost of buying the bike?). Surely more like £400?

Liking the other green meanie too

garye345 · Post by **garye345** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:04 pm

Nice bikes fella.
Wish i had done it your way round,and got the trusty 4 stroke first.
Enjoy giving it some rough love.
Welcome a nall

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:13 am

Top-shaggy wrote:Hi and welcome to one of the best bike forums on the net!
I think your Red KR1 looks sweet - are you really expecting to spend £4000 on the refurb? Seems a lot of cash (or does this include the cost of buying the bike?). Surely more like £400?

Liking the other green meanie too

Im going to have to get a top fairing and a total respray, then everything needs a refurb, i rang Stan Stevens for an estimate for the motor rebuilding and vapor blasting & polishing and i wont get change out of £1500.

Im going to take my time with it as i want a show piece.

I may do the motor myself as ive been a mechanic 26yr just never had alot to do with 2 strokes.

Brian Waters · Post by **Brian Waters** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:39 pm

Certainly looks like a good starting point for a superb restoration that KR.
If it comes out anything like your big Z it should be a stunner!
Welcome

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:43 pm

Brian Waters wrote:Certainly looks like a good starting point for a superb restoration that KR.
If it comes out anything like your big Z it should be a stunner!
Welcome

Thats the intention, its going to take time but it will be worth it, ive had alook at some ground up rebuilds on here and im impressed.

martin · Post by **martin** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:06 pm

you will get all the help and advise you need here,
if you are going to get the engine aqua blasted, [see nos exup]
on this forum. nick is a good bloke and his quality is unlike other peoples,
it is the best quality, thats why i took my cases there.

teerex · Post by **teerex** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:17 pm

martin wrote:you will get all the help and advise you need here,
if you are going to get the engine aqua blasted, [see nos exup]
on this forum. nick is a good bloke and his quality is unlike other peoples,
it is the best quality, thats why i took my cases there.

When ive got room to start on the bike i will be having alot of parts aqua blasted.

Just on with moving into my other house and it only has a small shed and a brick outbuilding just big enough for the bike to be stored in,
Our lass had to do alot of convincing for me to rent out the other house as it has a very large garage and i could have started the bike straight away.

So for the next 6mths i will be collecting new and used parts i will need for the rebuild.

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