R1 5PW Rebuild

Did a bit more work when I got a chance last night! First thing is the front forks were too low in the yokes, so I jacked the bike up, slackened off the triples and dropped the forks level: Then I thought it was time to fit a fairing and Continue Reading

Another post, another lot completed! Firstly I went on the hunt for the missing 3 way coolant hose. I searched high and low in the garage at home, and then I found it wedged behind the lathe. Only took me 45 minutes of searching! Anyway, here it is: As you Continue Reading

I was planning to spend this whole bank holiday weekend working on the bike, however when I got up to the workshop on Friday I just couldn’t deal with the mess anymore, so I decided to tidy up a bit. My father kindly agreed to help, and so we pulled Continue Reading

So this is where the 3 inlet rubbers were sitting, still on the old head!: and this is the radiator bottom mount bracket that I couldn’t find (and is labeled as an air pump bracket on the parts diagram): I went up to the workshop tonight and installed the inlet Continue Reading

So, it’s been 3 years, 9 months, 4 days since the last update. What can I say, I’ve been busy! Mostly rescuing old computers from Europe (https://ibms360.co.uk/) amongst other things… Nothing has really happened with the bike. I moved it up to my workshop in late 2019 and thats mostly Continue Reading

Okay! So a little update due. To be honest I haven’t made a whole lot of progress because I’ve been galavanting around, most recently at the TT: Did a full service on it and had the chain/sprockets changed before I went as well: But I digress, back to the 5PW! Continue Reading

Bit more! Found the engine water pump fitting that I’d misplaced and cleaned it up: Fitted a new O-Ring: Installed it in the bike: Found the cylinder head coolant pipes and thermostat: Perished O-Ring: Fitted the silicon hoses to the front of the engine: Cleaned up the engine pipes and Continue Reading

Got a new top yoke on eBay as I think the stock one is fairly boring on these: Test fit: Bars on: Brakes on: Master cylinder on: Rear set test fit: Next job, make/buy a new rear set brake lever: Thought I’d better check that the lock set fits the Continue Reading

A visit to the TT this year motivated me to get a move on with this so I’m back working on it! I had a little (really little) off last weekend which kept me out of action for a few days with some whiplash and a (still) buggered knee, but Continue Reading

Got the stuff back from the powder coaters: Made a very dodgy tool to do up the swing arm tensioning collet: Cleaned up all the swing arm fixings and gave the end caps a lick of paint: Started assembling. Got the new swing arm bearings in, bushing back in, caps Continue Reading