I have a 2002 XJR that I’m doing similar thing to. I’ve owned it for 10 years and know it’s history luckily. I love their raw feeling, they’re a fun bike to ride. I’m loving watching your videos. I’m only on episode 2 but can’t wait to see how it all goes
It will be a long haul but worth it, you can tell that the bike was just thrown together and stored, the problem that you get with some of these big old bikes is that they were poorly maintained main issues being cheep oils and not changing oil filters when changing the oil. However on the bright side these engines are fairly brutish so can take a lot of abuse before giving up and I suspect the that the lower end of the engine will have had sufficient oil left in it to keep some parts rust free. If it were me I would drop the sump plate and have a look with your new gadget see whats up inside. When you do pull out the engine have a few strong mates around as they are a very heavy lump. Dragged enough of them about to know they are a great back breaker. Enjoying watching your journey :)
Looking forward to the next step, love the XJR1300, owned a couple, both in better condition and never had to dismantle one to this extent, hope you get it running without too much stress.
I would do a compression test and potentially see if it will run first, before i pulled the top end apart. If it runs some heat cycles and a couple of oil flushes might do wonders...
Oh man that poor valve stem was crusty :O That Borescope looks very very very handy, I'll have to pick one up I think!! Those crash bungs are the biggest chonks of things I've ever seen!! Turns over very smooth by the look of them tbh!! I'm now thinking the borescope is either brilliant or terrible :D Might have ran fine with all that goo inside and you'd have never known until it blew up, but you'd have been happy for a little bit :D If I'm ever buying a bike that's "done" I want to get it off you :D
I have a 2002 XJR that I’m doing similar thing to.
I’ve owned it for 10 years and know it’s history luckily.
I love their raw feeling, they’re a fun bike to ride.
I’m loving watching your videos. I’m only on episode 2 but can’t wait to see how it all goes
It will be a long haul but worth it, you can tell that the bike was just thrown together and stored, the problem that you get with some of these big old bikes is that they were poorly maintained main issues being cheep oils and not changing oil filters when changing the oil. However on the bright side these engines are fairly brutish so can take a lot of abuse before giving up and I suspect the that the lower end of the engine will have had sufficient oil left in it to keep some parts rust free. If it were me I would drop the sump plate and have a look with your new gadget see whats up inside. When you do pull out the engine have a few strong mates around as they are a very heavy lump. Dragged enough of them about to know they are a great back breaker. Enjoying watching your journey :)
Looking forward to the next step, love the XJR1300, owned a couple, both in better condition and never had to dismantle one to this extent, hope you get it running without too much stress.
I have a 2005 xjr, in blue. It’s one of the best bikes I’ve ever had.!
As a fellow XJR rider the bit that surprised me was that the exhaust headers came off with no broken bolts
Knowing this is your dream bike,I know the end result will be stunning.
I would do a compression test and potentially see if it will run first, before i pulled the top end apart. If it runs some heat cycles and a couple of oil flushes might do wonders...
That camera is handy isn't it?! Definitely unfortunate finding a Struan in the cylinders!
Looking forward to watching you get into this one. Glad you have a bike you have wanted. See you next time sir.
Not a disastrous investigation, so far. Onwards and upwards! 💪
Enjoying your vids m8. Keep it up. Good luck with the Yam.
Ah, some content for us xjr1300 owners! Thank you!
love these bikes, what would a top end rebuild cost if you went to a garage? mine has done 25000, and i plan on keeping it forever.
Parts alone would be close to £250, labour I guess depends on where you go!
That is a neat camera for diagnosis etc 🙂
This is great news for us viewers! More content!
That borescope is super nifty!! 💯💯🤘🤘
Nice tech! With this, no gynecologist needs to suffer wet nose.
Surprised that engine turns over, holy moly! You can't kill Japanese bikes lol
Well done, great job
Nifty device that camera. Makes pretty decent shots. To bad its not all good what it films 😬. Enough work ahead👍
Oh man that poor valve stem was crusty :O That Borescope looks very very very handy, I'll have to pick one up I think!! Those crash bungs are the biggest chonks of things I've ever seen!!
Turns over very smooth by the look of them tbh!!
I'm now thinking the borescope is either brilliant or terrible :D Might have ran fine with all that goo inside and you'd have never known until it blew up, but you'd have been happy for a little bit :D
If I'm ever buying a bike that's "done" I want to get it off you :D
Hahaha! Yeah fair point 😅
The things you find down the end of a bore scope Euan 😂
Great vid again pal 😊
Hahahaha the Struan bit at the end :hahaha
Hahaha, love the end clip! :D
Just do a leak down test
How many miles on the bike plse