Love this update Ken, appreciate you sharing it. I could happily watch this for a while, those gauges came out great! I always find gauge clusters really satisfying to restore and they’re such a “looked at” part of the bike when riding. Keep it up!
Thanks Tom!! Sorry it wasn’t more stuff. Just seems like I’ve been toiling away at nothing but little bits in preparation for something bigger. The panels are a train wreck. They look ok from a distance but they’re all broken and the left side was repaired, repainted and cleared. Awful job and hard to get all that off. I was lucky with the gauges - the headlight took three separate assemblies to get one good one, the instruments just two. Thanks for the nice comment and I hope you’re doing well. Cheers!
I had heard of different brands of plastic paint and this one was available on Amazon for about $20CAD. I bought 2 cans and that’s enough to do all of the plastic parts with lots left over. I tried scratching it and bending the most flexible parts and it’s extremely resilient to marking and doesn’t crack at all. I’m going to repaint the plastic backing on the gauges with it so that all the plastic matches. Really happy with the results!!
Hey Doug!! Busy busy with work - job change - I’m no longer going out to NL anymore. Travelling was killing me. Working in AB now and will have some free time this summer finally and looking forward to getting some miles on the Virago! Thanks for reaching out and I’ll shoot you an email when I get home in a couple weeks. Cheers!
Thanks!!! I'm pretty stoked that I had a part in making it!! Moto-sticker.com in Bulgaria if you want to check out all of his stuff. Now he's got this entire set listed on this website and at a pretty good price too!
Great progress! The instruments, plastic parts look like new. Nice job on repairing the upper fairing. Don’t have any experience with that myself, good to see it’s possible to bring them back. I really like how this is going. A question about the stickers, no one actually reproduces these?
Thanks! Someone recommended the fabric paint because it's flexible and won't chip or flake off. The fairings are ABS plastic so they're acetone based. I used a combination of ABS cement and my own concoction of ABS filings and acetone. Yes, RD Decals sells reproduction decals but with the Canadian dollar exchange, duties, shipping & taxes, I'm probably looking at over $500 CAD. I was just shopping around and came across Moto-Sticker in Bulgaria and the selection was amazing...they had hundreds of bikes - except mine. I emailed him and he said that he needed some specific details and that he'd be able to create a full 1987 Genesis set of graphics if I helped him out. I agreed to do all the work to outline and scan the files for him and he sent me a prototype set free of charge. I'm his guinea pig so to speak. The full set are now available on his website for about $150 USD.
Theres also classicmotorcycledecals in the UK, who makes a set for this bike in the red/white/blue and the white/blue colours, they also make all the warning stickers and tyre pressure stickers that have usually peeled off by now.
@@uhtred7860 I searched through Google and didn't find them. Thanks for the info - I'll go check them out now. I've done most of my decal work myself with a local vinyl graphics guy. But these ones ended up being free so I'm pretty happy with what I got.
@@KensWorldRestorations Yeah I’m very interested to see how your decals turn out, it would be nice to get a set for a good price. Classicmotorcycledecals sells on eBay, I’ve bought off him before, he does odd little decals like the on/off/lock on the ignition that always wears off, and sticker on the windscreen telling you how to clean it, switchgear lettering, etc, as well as full sets.
Hello Ken I have been following your restoration of the FZR1000. Love the videos I have the exact same bike ( in blue ). It only has 10,970 miles on it. I am also in the beginning stages of restoration. I stopped riding it when the clutch went out about 10yrs ago. After seeing your YT videos, it inspired me to drag it out of the garage and get going on it. I'm rebuilding the carbs right now. What service manual are you using ( i also sent you an email )
Hey Brian!!! That’s soooo cool! Small world and I’m glad you found my videos. I’ve got the Haynes manual (bought a used paper one) but I also use the IMPEX Japan website for more accurate drawings and assembly views. I’ve noted a number of errors in the shop manual when it comes to drawings and references. I’ve got a couple carb videos but also search for JH-Tech - he’s got some really good videos rebuilding an FZ750 and the carbs are nearly identical and his videos are really good. I’ll be doing the engine work here pretty soon. It mostly needs some top-end work but I’ll also be rebuilding the clutch, water pump and alternator (if required). Glad to see you getting back into the bike!!! I’ll check my email in the next few days - I’m at work and work 3 week shifts.
Hello KensWorld,
Excellent video with updates to the front fairing and panel with stickers.
Thanks for sharing.
I can’t believe you are able to bring everything to like new condition!!
Thanks!! But it's not done yet! I've got a lot of work to do yet on the panels and I'll probably be painting them before I work on the engine.
Love this update Ken, appreciate you sharing it. I could happily watch this for a while, those gauges came out great! I always find gauge clusters really satisfying to restore and they’re such a “looked at” part of the bike when riding. Keep it up!
Thanks Tom!! Sorry it wasn’t more stuff. Just seems like I’ve been toiling away at nothing but little bits in preparation for something bigger. The panels are a train wreck. They look ok from a distance but they’re all broken and the left side was repaired, repainted and cleared. Awful job and hard to get all that off. I was lucky with the gauges - the headlight took three separate assemblies to get one good one, the instruments just two. Thanks for the nice comment and I hope you’re doing well. Cheers!
Nice work again. The repair on the fairing looks great. And the plastics like new. Thanks for that tip!
I had heard of different brands of plastic paint and this one was available on Amazon for about $20CAD. I bought 2 cans and that’s enough to do all of the plastic parts with lots left over. I tried scratching it and bending the most flexible parts and it’s extremely resilient to marking and doesn’t crack at all. I’m going to repaint the plastic backing on the gauges with it so that all the plastic matches. Really happy with the results!!
Great job on those gauges and black plastic pieces!
Thank you!!
I finished restoring my 1996 Virago last fall so now I need a new project, not sold on anything yet though.
I've got my eye on something Honda - either Magna or Interceptor...loved that V4.
Nice to see some progress on this bike Ken. I hope all is well.
Hey Doug!! Busy busy with work - job change - I’m no longer going out to NL anymore. Travelling was killing me. Working in AB now and will have some free time this summer finally and looking forward to getting some miles on the Virago! Thanks for reaching out and I’ll shoot you an email when I get home in a couple weeks. Cheers!
Man that’s a nice decal kit.
Thanks!!! I'm pretty stoked that I had a part in making it!! Moto-sticker.com in Bulgaria if you want to check out all of his stuff. Now he's got this entire set listed on this website and at a pretty good price too!
Great progress! The instruments, plastic parts look like new. Nice job on repairing the upper fairing. Don’t have any experience with that myself, good to see it’s possible to bring them back. I really like how this is going. A question about the stickers, no one actually reproduces these?
Thanks! Someone recommended the fabric paint because it's flexible and won't chip or flake off. The fairings are ABS plastic so they're acetone based. I used a combination of ABS cement and my own concoction of ABS filings and acetone. Yes, RD Decals sells reproduction decals but with the Canadian dollar exchange, duties, shipping & taxes, I'm probably looking at over $500 CAD. I was just shopping around and came across Moto-Sticker in Bulgaria and the selection was amazing...they had hundreds of bikes - except mine. I emailed him and he said that he needed some specific details and that he'd be able to create a full 1987 Genesis set of graphics if I helped him out. I agreed to do all the work to outline and scan the files for him and he sent me a prototype set free of charge. I'm his guinea pig so to speak. The full set are now available on his website for about $150 USD.
Theres also classicmotorcycledecals in the UK, who makes a set for this bike in the red/white/blue and the white/blue colours, they also make all the warning stickers and tyre pressure stickers that have usually peeled off by now.
@@uhtred7860 I searched through Google and didn't find them. Thanks for the info - I'll go check them out now. I've done most of my decal work myself with a local vinyl graphics guy. But these ones ended up being free so I'm pretty happy with what I got.
@@KensWorldRestorations Yeah I’m very interested to see how your decals turn out, it would be nice to get a set for a good price. Classicmotorcycledecals sells on eBay, I’ve bought off him before, he does odd little decals like the on/off/lock on the ignition that always wears off, and sticker on the windscreen telling you how to clean it, switchgear lettering, etc, as well as full sets.
Your fairing work looks good.
Thanks! It's been a lot of work.
Hello Ken
I have been following your restoration of the FZR1000. Love the videos
I have the exact same bike ( in blue ). It only has 10,970 miles on it. I am also in the beginning stages of restoration. I stopped riding it when the clutch went out about 10yrs ago. After seeing your YT videos, it inspired me to drag it out of the garage and get going on it. I'm rebuilding the carbs right now.
What service manual are you using ( i also sent you an email )
Hey Brian!!! That’s soooo cool! Small world and I’m glad you found my videos. I’ve got the Haynes manual (bought a used paper one) but I also use the IMPEX Japan website for more accurate drawings and assembly views. I’ve noted a number of errors in the shop manual when it comes to drawings and references. I’ve got a couple carb videos but also search for JH-Tech - he’s got some really good videos rebuilding an FZ750 and the carbs are nearly identical and his videos are really good. I’ll be doing the engine work here pretty soon. It mostly needs some top-end work but I’ll also be rebuilding the clutch, water pump and alternator (if required). Glad to see you getting back into the bike!!! I’ll check my email in the next few days - I’m at work and work 3 week shifts.
Hi in the site you linked i cant find the decals for the 1987 model can you help?
Should be "moto-sticker.com/FZR-1000". Give that a try. The '87 is right at the top. Also saw another vendor on eBay (also in the UK I believe).
@@KensWorldRestorations from this link it showed now thx