Stop Not Stopping | 1986 GPZ1000RX Revival - Part 5
2021 ж. 29 Қаз.
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If you want to ride a motorcycle without dying, you need to have functioning brakes. But I guess if you do want to die while riding a motorcycle, you probably still need functioning brakes to maneuver out of your house/neighborhood and make your way down to the highway to gain the necessary speed to do so. I guess either way, make sure you have good brakes.
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Thanks for watching, guys! Sorry this one took so long to come out. Huh? what was I doing in all that time? Haha, yeah. Anyway, you can follow me on instagram @fingerprintsworkshop if you want to see more regular progress updates :)
In episode 2 you said: If you want to take off the clutch cover in the future. Think youre going to have to do that. I don't know why, but the haynes workshop manual says ( pg.2-38 pic 40,3a) that the last clutch friction plate has to be installed with its tang in the smaller slots in the clutch drum
Hey man, I have some stainless steel brake lines I will never use (goodridge) and willing to sell em to you for 50 bucks since I will never use them. They were for my old ZR7 I dont have anymore. You might not want to use the old lines on the bike after all the years of deterioration
@@TastyGnocchi give them to the man. Smh $50....
@@TastyGnocchi You do realize there are literally thousands of supporters for Ron and they are willing to give him anything just to see his content and you want to sell him something he isn't even talking about replacing. Have you ever gotten that irritating SPAM message that says "we have a special deal for your"? You'r e better off actually trying to sell it on a platform meant for that type of transaction. Good Luck!
That's unlike you to leave us with a cliffhanger. Now I'm going to have to for sure watch the next one. (As if I wasn't going to already :). I'm hooked!! Thanks again for the content Mr. Finger
"Let's do a quick for re-seal" 23:59
I did the same thing! Thought to myself “oh no”
Famous last words…”a quick in and out while I’m here”. Almost always inevitably followed by “Oh no!!! I can’t believe I did that!!!”
To"Does anyone have a diaper I can borrow?"
”a quick in and out while I’m here” is code for, I'm going to be here all month...
That's why my bike is basically write off
Oh man. Yeah every job is just one little mistake from becoming an absolute bloody ordeal. Good luck with the forks man 👊
Isn't there a saying somewhere along the lines of every 20 minute job is one fuck up away from being a weekend ordeal
@@AmokCanuck I did not know about this saying but it makes me think that im a massive fuck up because everything is always a huge problem and 3 times longer than i initially expect lol.
@@WarriorPaxo I think that may just be the nature of working on vehicles lol
What happened to them exactly? I didnt see it
Props for the "Finger Compression Test"
I just now got that.
I wish i needed i restoration 😏
LOL! I only thought the thought; but only when written down, it actually bounces off and amplifies the cheekiness of the pun.... Damn, it almost feels like I pinch his cheek saying this... Am I that old?! Thanks for the laugh though! :D
Petition to replace the word "finger" with "Ronald" every time for the future of this channel.
That shout out at 23:06 took me by surprise.... Loved it! Keep up the good work buddy :)
Thanks man! I’ll do my best :)
@@RonaldFinger sheesh get a room you two 😉
Legendary you two! ❤
I hate it when people do one more notch dishonestly later, really bugs me Another terrific video btw
your comment just confused the heck out of me untill I reached the part of the video
IKR! Like, what's wrong with people? What possesses them to do such things?
Before you add brake fluid, consider replacing the hydraulic brake & clutch lines. Replacing 40-year-old front brake hoses is the minimum. Then the clutch line as a lower priority and lastly the rear brake lines.
Yup brake hoses are supposed to be replaced. They internally collapse and cause all kinds of safety issues.
I came to the comments to comment this
Mr F seems serious about 'not dying', so I'm sure he'll replace the hoses. Hopefully with braided steel ones.
Braided steel hoses.. have some shop make those locally. Or if you can find those online..
I was waiting for the "and we replaced the 40 year old rubber oem brake lines with some new steel braided ones" but then we moved onto the forks and I screamed "nooooooo!"
This guy's sense of humor is just as good as his mechanical knowledge. I really enjoy this series as much as the Fiero series.
Dang, the fork montage was just long enough that I really thought: “No way, he’s really gonna do a 1 minute reseal job”. Then bang. Cliff hanger. Seeya next month (hopefully) Ronnie! Good luck!
What do you think happened with the fork? Stripped out the inner thread?
@@Stoneheadification Thats what i was thinking, but he was disassembling them, you can't really fuck it up just taking it apart. Maybe there was damage by another owner, (shocking with this bike i know:-) that he discovered......Unless, he thought a left hand thread was just tight, and stripped it.
I suspect R has stripped the thread or broke the top yoke stanchion clamp easy done... especially on an older bike...
@@uhtred7860 he did say that he committed the horror
@@Stoneheadification you can see him try to turn it left on the right side fork, if these threads are definitely left hand then for sure that's what happened, he stripped out the one and doesn't have a left hand tap. if so you think tapping with right hand threads could "fix" it?
Honestly love how you're not fully restoring the bike, just fixing what it needs. Such an awesome series I love your videos
4:00 "...so that's why I'll start working on the breaks" I see you're a Project Binky fan ;)
He references it all the time. That said, I'm not sure this one was intentional. The joke is entirely different. With Binky they start working on a seemingly unrelated part and then explain why it actually is related, but here the joke is just "I don't feel like doing it."
Yep, Been following Binky for a long time, as everyone else. I had a 1988 Mini for years and thought about a VTEC swap but the 1310cc engine I had was fast enough and kept it original. I bought it for 2,700 and sold it for 10,500. Not bad!
*brakes
@@paulgiardino6274 good point well made!
bro u did it again, when testing compression on the rear master cylinder u need to hold the throttle open duh
The cliff I was just thrown over is so high... After falling for 25 minutes and 17 seconds, I still can't see the ground beneath me
I just had to pause the video halfway because the video is so well put together it's amazing cherishing everyone millisecond off of it!!
Lol, that intro
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The best most enjoyable video of its type on KZhead!
A new Kawasaki video on my birthday?!? Best birthday gift ever.
Happy birthday!
It's my birthday too @ecco :)
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4:29 I dont know why but I busted out laughing at that part!
mid-roll skit was my favorite part!
That’s a cool piece of Kawasaki history. You’re doing that old girl some justice. Once she is all done you’re going to love the pull from 7000-10,000.
Hmm, I was just able to get a clear look at the DOD sticker. Whoever owned it was stationed in Cherry Point NC, Marine Corps Air Station. And since it's red, they were an enlisted Marine.
Just about to comment on the location. Not knowing the US military very much, I had no idea that the red had significance. I get the feeling that owner who was with the Marines got the bike for some of the those Top Gun vibes. I really hope they were a fighter pilot, only because it'd just complete that Top gun picture (other than Top Gun being focussed around USN pilots).
@@arokh72 Fighter pilots are all officers, so no. It would be blue for an officer.
@@majcrash And technically, it is supposed to be removed when it's sold. But no one enforces that particular policy. I say he should keep it, the sticker tells a story.
Dude, 23 part restoration series...no problems, 50 minute videos...bring it on, just don't make me wait 3 years to complete the project!
Seems kinda unrealistic to ask a guy who is going to school, starting his adult life and mostly funding all of this outta pocket to speed it up cuz you're inpatient. You're kinda a dick friend.
Saturday morning releases are the best!
5:31 hmm... you give it the Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 treatment... You sir are a man of culture!
As someone who's restored an old Kawasaki I'd just like I say I really love these videos. Older bikes can be so simple but also such a pain. Well done video that captures so much.
Does anyone else think the royalty free music in Ronald's videos with 1980's vehicle projects just make it feel like any old 1980's video production anyway and that just makes it all the better?
Carbon buildup can raise the compression. Once you start riding it, a few "Italian Tune-Ups" and maybe some Top Tier fuel (look it up) or a Techron additive, will gradually decarbonize them, , plus the rings and the intake valves. My advice, ride it a lot for a few months... with plenty of the aforementioned Italian Tune-Ups, and check again.
Yeah man, After about a year of using Chevron gas my truck gained 3 MPG.
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I was sure that No 1 cylinder was fucked. The way the piston grinded its way past the rust spot in the first episode was pretty bad. I was sure he'd pop the head off for a look. But nope. :-)
Add a can of Berrymans to the first couple’a gas tanks full, it’ll do wonders.
Stick some high grade racing fuel through it that will fix any carbon build up👍🙂
Only 14 seconds into the video and I’m already smiling. Her delivery was absolutely perfect.
I bought a 86 GSX-R1100 back in 99 (when they were cheap as chips) and it had a tooth knocked off the starter clutch gear, I replaced the gear and went looking for the tooth. I took the sump off looking for it and nothing. Told myself "the previous owner must of got it out" 10 years later i had the engine out for some new O rings in the oil return pipes and took the sump off again, and found the tooth sitting on a little "shelf" made by the casting of the cases. It had been hanging out it there the whole time, if it had got in the gear box it would have lunched the engine. :-)
i want to thank you for finding a company that sells parts for older bikes. i cant tell you how long i have been looking for parts for my bike. and that site has everything i need and want to replace on mine ( way cheaper than the dealers as well ). again thank you. love your content by the way
I still love that a Marine owned this also, those registration stickers in the front fork will crumble when removed
"This is the second funnest way to lubricate your rubber tip" There you go :)
Looks like my Saturday morning just improved! Another video released!
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Fortnine and ronald finger uploads at the same time. Just have to see the gpz first man
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High praise indeed - Fortnine will be viewed as soon as I finish reporting all the porn spam in the comments - gotta do my part!
@@Hubris2 good luck with that. If youtube doesn't do anything these bots will continue to thrive
Great one, looking forward to more! Great to hear a shoutout to RRC Restoration as it's one of my favorite channels too.
Holy shit . Shout out to CMS. These guys are awesome.
I see a Fingerprints video, I watch, I like. I'm a simple guy.
Oh no a cliff hanger with the “horror you just committed”
Ill say left hand threads and he stripped them out. Ronald how dare you leave us hanging!
@@stevemadak6255 My guess as well ;)
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@@stevemadak6255 Is the fork cap left hand threaded on Kawasakis? they are not on similar vintage Suzukis, but if they are, and he stripped it.....its Ebay time. :-)
@@uhtred7860 on the bikes I've played with in the past the fork caps have been normal right hand thread. What's possibly happened is R has stripped the thread or broken the top yoke stanchion clamp...
Seeing the work you put into cleaning, priming sanding and painting the brake components, I'm thinking to myself, "There's no way he's not gonna put the same effort into the components that sit on top of the handlebars, in plain view, that he'll touch every time he rides. Isn't he?"
So much work goes into restoring old bikes let alone trying to record it all making it double the work. However you make it look easy lol. Great video and thanks for posting these. Hope you seek the manual’s helpful hints!
I just can't believe how much work it is sorting out this old bike. Its almost hard work watching. Seems like so much has been done so far. And still loads to go. It's in no way worth doing financially. But it makes very interesting viewing. If you're doing what your doing I guess it's OK nothing really has any purpose but in hours and spares it must be adding up. I've done restorations myself. And probably covered my costs.
"..so I gave it some orange persuasion.." x'D
Am I the only one who liked the sound effect during the sight glass reveal? Nice touch. Also intro skits…
J.I.S screwdrivers are a must for older Japanese bikes. (Japanese Industrial Standard).
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Put a couple tablespoons of engine oil in your engine cylinders and re-do the compression test on the low cylinders. If the compression goes up with oil in the cylinders, then you have worn piston rings. If it doesn't go up, then you have worn valves/valve seats.
Bruh with this test in what case is something not wrong??
@@blacklangster1141 It depends on what is considered normal for that engine. More important than the actual value is that the values across all the cylinders are as close to one another as possible, so that the engine is balanced when running.
and if it smokes while running but has good compression, and youve ruled out valve stem seals, etc, your oil rings are shot.
This bike looks like it has seen some serious racetrack time… the ground down parts on the left side, the exhaust moved to the right side.. body parts missing.. looks like someone laid it down while racing and decided to park it “for awhile”… My brother did the same thing to his after skidding it out on the track back in the mid 90’s.
Regarding the screws that secure the front brake master cylinder cover, if you squint and stare really close you can see a dimple between two of the slots. That signifies that these are not Phillips screws but Japan Industrial Standard, or JIS. Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, but it's a goose. That's why so many of these are mangled. Great video. It's really good to see the project coming along.
This is awesome. Not just the restoration but the actual quality of these five videos so far that I absolutely have been following since day one and definitely didn't just binge in the last few hours. Also, forgive me if someone has already said this before, but I'd like to imagine that this restoration series is the sequel to Top Gun in an alternate universe where Maverick dies and Goose (Ron) lives on. Years later Goose buys a beat up '86 GPZ1000RX (because it's close enough) and restores it to remember and honor Maverick. I'll go back in my hole now. Thanks for making this.
Amazing how many parts this thing shares with a 2005 sportster haha. I just rebuilt my rear brake caliber and master cylinder. Pretty much the same; as with the carburetor.
yes the kings back
Gosh i just love these videos
Somthing about these videos are too addictive watched these series a couple times each
I don't give a hoot about bike repair, but these videos are always entertaining. Great Job Mr. Finger!
had 2 of these been all over Europe there are great bike and so cheap to buy now
”a quick in and out while I’m here” Is literally the mechanics version of "Watch this!" Followed by tears and self recriminations
Or, “Hold my beer!”
@@ubersham indeed
I wasn't aware "grody" had come back into the lexicon for 2021. But here we are.
You can rescue pitted brake caliper pistons, critical when old pistons are no longer available. Smear with JB-Weld, wait to cure, then sand smooth. Good as new!
LOL, the ole JB weld to the rescue. But you would be hard pressed to come up with a piston size that is unavailable now, the diameters are pretty easy, its the height and maybe dust seal/boot groove that can be difficult, but the lathe is your friend here.
@@uhtred7860 Actually I speak from personal experience! There are quite a few "unique" brake caliper pistons from the early 1980's GL1100 Goldwings that were single-model-year-specific parts, and haven't been available, OEM or aftermarket, in many, many years!
Oh neat CMS came in clutch...and brakes...and suspension.
I think the thing I like the best about these videos is that every single tiny obscure part has a name. And you say their names.
I literally just yelled 'YESSS!!' loudly and involuntarily upon seeing the notification for the new video.
Perfect Saturday morning!
"....so that's why ...... I'm gonna start working on the brakes!" I totally understand that logic.
I absolutely love CMS.
i had 2 of these about around 1993 & 1998 , ace bikes. even use to grind the footpegs on some corners
I ran into the EXACT SAME ISSUE you had with your rear brake with the front brake on my 2007 Z1000 I picked up as a project a few weeks ago. I bought a rebuild kit and a new reservoir (the old one had broken and allowed water to get in). Turns out, the piston seized in the bore and no amount of Kroil would free it up. Kawasaki sells all parts for the master cylinder individually EXCEPT the fucking body, so I bought a used unit. It’s sitting on my workbench as we speak and will be rebuilt as soon as I’m done with your video and my cup of coffee :)
I got told by a parts guy at my local Kawasaki shop that Kawasaki have a 10 year rolling obsolescence, after a model is 10 yrs old they stop making parts for it. Doesn't mean parts aren't available because of NOS and pattern parts, but it makes it difficult when you need to buy something like what you were after new. Or in my case, parts for a 85 KR250 tandem twin 2 stroke. :-)
Of course there's always the option of screwing a grease nipple in the bleed nipples bore and pumping the piston out with grease instead of air.. good old trick that literally ALWAYS works.
I hear that Lupus Nocte Howling at 20:36 Nice song choice
I love that no matter what, you clean your parts before putting them back on the bike. It makes me crazy when other you-tubers put stuff back together all crusty. LOVE the series, love the channel!
Loving the new fast turnaround on videos! Keep focusing on rideability over paint perfection. The new Top Gun got pushed to May 2022. Would love to see you ride this bike to a local premiere.
I'm so happy that "grody" is still a thing.
Your videos make me happy. I know the suffering and joy that comes from this hobby. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job showcasing it for the world.
0:06 she breaks character while turning. cracked me up.
"Orange Persuasion" (@10:40) was the alternative rock band I was in back in the 90's.
The redone master cylinder bits reminded me of the inner Fiero door bits.
relax a little your doing a great job on that bike, great video to
Great video! I do appreciate you taking the time to show us your work. Thanks for sharing!
Cylinder 1 is amazing 👌 Good old fashioned kwikasfuki 💪
I completely rebuilt an American Yamaha 650 maxim, I'm in the UK. That sat for 18 year, I know your pain on the anti dive system, I didn't snap the top nut or break anything else mind you. The rod that goes from top to bottom is very fragile. If you want any pictures I'll send over. Great work.
Those aluminum caps in the forks are a "beach". Loosing up the upper clamping bolts helps them come out easier.
Had a similar experience with "rare" parts on my Cherokee XJ. Broke a rear shock mount weldnut, and I thought I was hooped, but a search on the interweb revealed that, not only did a solution exist, but it was so common, there were already Chinese knock-offs available.
My God i bought a brand new GPZ1000RX after seeing it at the UK NEC Motorcycles show in1985 bought it from Southport SuperBikes i rode the beast from the UK to the Bold’Or 24 Hour Endurance Race and after all the way to Spain I recall the machine had a misfire at 130mph it was a well known carburetor issue your Video has bought back so many memories & emotions I was 25 when I bought my GPZ know I’m 61 & still riding both sports and dirt machines time goes far to quickly so get out and ride…!!!
This is another absolutely great build series, and you are a wonderful story teller. A real gem on KZhead. Thank you for the stories!
Great vid Ronald, can see myself in every little “error “ thx for your candor and positive thoughts and effort! Cheers Murray
I love this channel. Thanks for the quality uploads 👍
Oh! It’s Great video. Brake caliper overhaul is the best!
Incredible stuff! Thanks for sharing!
This is one of the only bits of content I genuinely look forward to on KZhead. Keep it up!
You have almost hyped up your series so much I constantly feel a pressure to come watch your masterful editing everytime I get on KZhead. Keep up the great work so I can watch them over again and again at 3 am.
NO! The cliffhanger!!!!!! NO!!! Loving the progress!
Thank you for the wonderful video every time. I use it as a reference for my 1000RX restore. I'm really looking forward to the next time.
Best KZhead channel period. Can’t miss content every time
Another phenomenal episode! This is one of the very few channels I could watch for literally hours without noticing it.
Great videos to watch, funny as well as informative, well done. Also CMS are awesome, used them a lot for parts when overhauling an old 1980 GS1000 a few years ago
Just discovered your channel, i was having insognia and couldn't calm dawn, watching this series had made me laugh a lot and i love motorcycles too, keep on the good work, cheers from Brazil :)
Gold. Lick of paint. Roger that Basil!
No upload gets me as excited as a new episode of this GPZ build! Awesome work on those brakes dude!
Loving the extra production you always add! Keep it up!
Hey Ron! I had an absolute blast watching this latest and greatest from you. You bring a ton of inspiration to a lot of people, including myself. You are very smart to walk away sometimes, get a breather and a fresh start after a set back. It can be so frustrating sometimes. Please, please, pleeease don't let the comment section get you down (not saying it is or anything). I've had a few channels end because of it, and that was such a tragedy. No matter what anyone else says, you are a hero to many. Thank you for all the hard work you do.
Love your sense of humor. Thanks for sharing your journey with this bike. Makes me think about buying an older bike and doing it myself. Again, makes me think about it...
Pressed like before i watched this video because I knew it would be great, and back after to say I wasn't disappointed. So good
Awesome video once again. You inspire me to work on my own projects. Keep your head up.