My new project
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My new project
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
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
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Im just plying our lass with Malibu at the minute so pics should follow later!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
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My new project
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
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
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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
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
If it takes more than 2strokes then your just playing at it..
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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.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 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.
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My Kr1
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.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!
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When ive got room to start on the bike i will be having alot of parts aqua blasted.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.
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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