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    Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

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    • Powder coated alloys; new wheel bearings, spacers, oil seals. Lubricated all moving parts with lithium based greasebefore assembling it. New rear wheel damper.


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    • Replaced front brake calliper (broke a bleed screw which was impossible to remove); cleaned rear calliper, sanded the rear pads and cleaned piston. Replaced new DOT4 fluid in both.
    • Sanded the front disk (only the painted black part) to get rid of the chipping paint. The rest of the disk(s) were polished with Brasso metal polish.

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    • Lubricated and thoroughly cleaned the swingarm. Cleaned the front sprocket and tons of grime surrounding it. Cleaned rear sprocket. Replaced chain with the earlier released model (2.5k).

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    • New air filter. Replaced engine oil with Mobil1 racing 10w40; new oil filter and O seal. Replaced coolant fluid. Replaced with stock NGK sparkplug. Replaced throttle cable and adjusted free play.
    • Replaced several body parts including right/ left handle switch panels. Painted fuel tank and engine covers, Replaced dampers on top of speedo and surrounding the headlight assembly. Touch painted several parts.


    And the final product with pictures taken earlier this afternoon:

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    To do:
    Replace fork oil. Valve clearance adjustment. Do something about the discolouration of exhaust kit. If time permits, re-sand and powder coat the alloys again as I didn't quite like the finish of the alloys that I'd received.

    Feel free to input any thoughts, and whether I missed out on anything important.
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    Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

    Restoration approved!
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      Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

      Thanks for approving this.

      PS: First 50 km test drive after restoration. Feels smooth as butter. I wouldn't say it's better than new; but it's pretty darn close. I couldn't test top speeds; yet to find a decent 'uninhabited' road, and am too lazy to ride it to a race track. Perhaps soon. But I'm sure it'd perform better than the condition it was in a few months back.

      And yes, it's quite an attention magnet. I guess people were more surprised because it's an old vehicle (num plate). Towards the end, just feels good getting back the bike I remember; and was worth the four months of work (mostly waiting!).

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      • #4
        Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

        I too had a black R15v1, right from the first lot of bikes. Had to cry and beg a lot for the bike back then. My first personal bike it was. Unfortunately had to part way due to unavoidable circumstances. Good to see you restoring the bike and it performing above expectations.
        Ride safe
        Ride safe and have fun.
        Regards
        Nadeem

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        • #5
          Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

          Originally posted by nadz11.ns View Post
          I too had a black R15v1, right from the first lot of bikes.
          Ah the first lot, those were the golden days. Just three models- This one, the black one with the golden R15 sticker on the fairing, and the blue one. I can't seem to remember what fairing the blue one had back then..

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            Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

            Originally posted by spit_fire View Post
            Ah the first lot, those were the golden days. Just three models- This one, the black one with the golden R15 sticker on the fairing, and the blue one. I can't seem to remember what fairing the blue one had back then..
            Yea, clean fairings they had. Blue one had R15 written in white and it was truly blue, now like today's which is almost white.
            Back then, this bike was a head turner. I used to feel like a superstar
            Now I ride a FZ-16, but still remember the days when i used to ride this beauty. First bike always has a special place in your heart.
            Ride safe and have fun.
            Regards
            Nadeem

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            • #7
              Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

              Originally posted by nadz11.ns View Post
              First bike always has a special place in your heart.
              Well said! Kinda sums up the secondary reason for this restoration! People ask me why I don't replace it with one of the better bikes available today. Those people are dead.

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              • #8
                Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                Good job there mate! I understand the special place. No other will feel the same.
                My 2008 bike also had a similar unused phase and needed cosmetic and minor mechanical restoration.
                Both brakes gone, loose tappets, over heating engine, swingarm creaky, chain set, tyres, alloys, all worn out.

                This is how the bike looks now and I ride it daily!
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                P.S. I was not happy with the alloys color too. Got it done to a lighter gold to look more like the R1.

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                  Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                  Mine used to look like that, I liked it but much prefer now with the custom paint.
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                    Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                    Originally posted by spit_fire View Post
                    Ah the first lot, those were the golden days. Just three models- This one, the black one with the golden R15 sticker on the fairing, and the blue one. I can't seem to remember what fairing the blue one had back then..

                    Like the saying, Too many cooks spoils the broth, and that 's what happening today in the bike market new models entering every now and then just disappearing, good to see that you restored it and gave the bike new life.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                      Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post
                      This is how the bike looks now and I ride it daily!
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                      That looks pretty darn good! The light gold alloys definitely go well with the black v1. And the titanium grabrails- holy s**t! Those look stunning. Is that powder coated? Where did you get that done from?

                      Originally posted by stefanm View Post
                      Mine used to look like that, I liked it but much prefer now with the custom paint.
                      I think I remember seeing your maroon one in one of the design threads. You had your daughter's name stickered in Japanese, sorry if I'm wrong. Would love to see what the new paintjob looks like.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                        Originally posted by spit_fire View Post
                        That looks pretty darn good! The light gold alloys definitely go well with the black v1. And the titanium grabrails- holy s**t! Those look stunning. Is that powder coated? Where did you get that done from?
                        Glad you liked it. The pic was taken before the alloys were painted light gold. It was gaudy before that as you might notice in the pic.
                        The grabrails are regular paint, but the shade was my painter's idea. He thought black was too boring!
                        He even painted the billet aluminium accessories in the same color.
                        Powder coating was tried on the silencer pipe, but it flaked off.
                        Finally covered with A150&RTR silencer covers.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                          Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post
                          The grabrails are regular paint, but the shade was my painter's idea.

                          Powder coating was tried on the silencer pipe, but it flaked off.
                          Those look unbelievable for regular paint. Hat's off to the paintjob! That was about three years back wasn't it? Has the paint flaked off at the rails?

                          Thanks for letting me know about powder coating the silencer pipe. Was almost considering getting that done. There really isn't any alternative to that, is there?

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                          • #14
                            Re: Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                            This is how mine is looking these days, planning on painting the tail and the lower side fairings a pearl black, just need to find the right shade!
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                            Beware of Bread, don't say I didn't warn you!
                            More than 98 percent of convicted criminals are bread eaters !
                            Statistics show that more than 75 % of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread !
                            Bread is known to be extremely addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water, actually begged for bread after just two days !
                            Bread has been proven to kill. Scientists have now uncovered alarming evidence that 100% of the people who eat bread will eventually die !

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                            • #15
                              Restoration of a Yamaha R15 v1 (2008)!

                              Originally posted by stefanm View Post
                              This is how mine is looking these days, planning on painting the tail and the lower side fairings a pearl black, just need to find the right shade!
                              Looking nice.you are not using the stock swigarm if i am right..?


                              Ride or die
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