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Finally going to try and get round to writing a restoration thread for my ER5.

This is my first attempt at a bike, previously worked as a mechanic (cars) and done a few spares and repairs flips in the past but apart from some service work on my little sinnis never really worked on a bike.

Was not on the look out for anything specific just keeping my eyes on ebay / facebook marketplace at spares and repairs bikes coming up, unfortunately things were always miles away, way too expensive or gone...

As some of you may be aware I have recently purchased an Ebay special Needs TLC motorcycle sight unseen (always going to be interesting :) )
I paid £225 and £140 delivery to my house, so if it was a real dog I have not lost to much money.
My knowledge of motorcycle mechanics you could write on the back of a postage stamp but I do have qualifications as a panel beater/spray painter (hopefully come in handy later on)

When the bike arrived I went through a detailed examination and came to the...

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I've just got a very rusty Yamaha SR 125 that I'm very excited about getting back on the road and using for casual commuting. It's my first geared bike, and I hope to be able to keep it for a year or so until I get a full licence, then maybe I could get something bigger but only if I decided bigger is a need.

The bike is full of rust, but upon closer inspection, it's all external and cosmetic and can be scrubbed and painted on the chassis or wiped off in other areas. The chromes...

I've wanted to turbo something for yonks and since I only managed one track day last year I thought I'd strap one in the ZXR.

Here's what I started with:
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The handling is great on this thing, the brakes are alright and I don't particularly like the fairings so I'll go naked and maybe do something about the brakes if needed.

I'd already spent a load of time tuning the engine - it's got a snazzy exhaust, the clean air system went in the bin and I've fiddled plenty with the...

The plan is to take a 1995 Honda CB750F2S and cafe racer it.......... 8-)
The donor bike has had a hard life and needs a good bit of attention. The wiring is shocking (did you see the pun there?).......but I'm not too bothered about that as I'll be modifying the wiring anyway.
The bike has a Predator 4-1 system on it.....but my plans are for a 4-2 system. I'm hoping that I can use the Predator downpipes and maybe get a collector made to split the 4 into 1 and then into 2. I have plans for the...

I've been asked by a friend of a friend to make his Hinckley Bonneville quicker and faster. It goes ok at higher revs, but very little at bottom end and midrange. Don't know the revs, as there is no tacho. Not sure what the top speed should be, but as there's not much accel at bottom end, I've just reduced the front sprocket from 17 to 16 teeth. It revs a lot easier and pulls like a train up to 100mph(on the track). Still don't know what the top speed is though. Gonna leave the gearing as is...