FZ1riderNY
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Okay, I guess I'll start this thread fresh and new. Just a recap: I picked up this 97' YZF1000 on Jan. 28th for a great price. Got her home and now it's time to make her my own! We'll start with the before pictures............
She was dirty and grimey with quite a few scratches on the body panels that didn't look too deep. She started and ran fine however as they all are, very cold blooded. A couple of missing screws, dry rotted Dunlops, and filthy chain, sprockets, and rims is what I will have to deal with. The exhaust was filthy as well and the mid-pipe had something spilled on it while hot and was totally tarnished.
BEFORE:
So that was then. Today I went down with Richie to start the "Big Clean". I started with rubbing compound and started one panel at a time. I was able to remove more than 80% of all the minor scratches and made the major ones less noticable. Richie removed the exhaust and sat with Noxon and steel wool and removed almost all the rust and corrosion from the mid-pipe and can. I was amazed at how nice it cames out. I then walked around and took notice of all missing screws. There weren't many so hopefully Tony has some spares. I polished the tinited windshield and that came out looking like new. Not one scratch on it! So here are today's progress pics and a video at the end as a bonus.
I'll call this the DURING pics:
Richie sat for almost two hours working on the exhaust and it shows. Nice job son!!
Okay....Missing Screws Pics: There are 5 in total missing
Here's the only crack on the entire bike. It's not all the way down the panel so I'll remove it and "weld" it up from the inside to keep it from traveling.
So after compounding for almost 3 hours straight, I gave her a quick coat of wax and buffed her out. The difference from yesterday and today is amazing. It's hard to see in my crappy pictures but she was sparkling!
Next step is to begin removing all the body panels and get the wheels off. Then I'll remove all the fluids, chain, sprockets, and really get down to business!! Stay tuned for the next installment. Oh, and here's the video I promised you guys. It's a quick one but covers everything...........
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrx8ulI3iEE&list=UUtIiPrXXOnkIUMfJ6mRxgkQ&index=1&feature=plcp]97' Yamaha YZF1000 - YouTube[/ame]
She was dirty and grimey with quite a few scratches on the body panels that didn't look too deep. She started and ran fine however as they all are, very cold blooded. A couple of missing screws, dry rotted Dunlops, and filthy chain, sprockets, and rims is what I will have to deal with. The exhaust was filthy as well and the mid-pipe had something spilled on it while hot and was totally tarnished.
BEFORE:
So that was then. Today I went down with Richie to start the "Big Clean". I started with rubbing compound and started one panel at a time. I was able to remove more than 80% of all the minor scratches and made the major ones less noticable. Richie removed the exhaust and sat with Noxon and steel wool and removed almost all the rust and corrosion from the mid-pipe and can. I was amazed at how nice it cames out. I then walked around and took notice of all missing screws. There weren't many so hopefully Tony has some spares. I polished the tinited windshield and that came out looking like new. Not one scratch on it! So here are today's progress pics and a video at the end as a bonus.
I'll call this the DURING pics:
Richie sat for almost two hours working on the exhaust and it shows. Nice job son!!
Okay....Missing Screws Pics: There are 5 in total missing
Here's the only crack on the entire bike. It's not all the way down the panel so I'll remove it and "weld" it up from the inside to keep it from traveling.
So after compounding for almost 3 hours straight, I gave her a quick coat of wax and buffed her out. The difference from yesterday and today is amazing. It's hard to see in my crappy pictures but she was sparkling!
Next step is to begin removing all the body panels and get the wheels off. Then I'll remove all the fluids, chain, sprockets, and really get down to business!! Stay tuned for the next installment. Oh, and here's the video I promised you guys. It's a quick one but covers everything...........
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrx8ulI3iEE&list=UUtIiPrXXOnkIUMfJ6mRxgkQ&index=1&feature=plcp]97' Yamaha YZF1000 - YouTube[/ame]