Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Cleaned,actually (@Sarin chettan, [MENTION=19778]Bibhu[/MENTION] and [MENTION=65331]Mr.Boss[/MENTION]).With thinner!.The outcome is pretty decent.Couldn't take a pic as i didn't have a cam.Will surely post the pic by the time i come back from the workshop.The work is going to start by 3.00 PM today.Will be starting the bike today.The petrol tank decals and clear coat still to be done.Its far from "picture worthy".Thats why didn't post any pics.Will surely post the report and pics by night.This may be the last day of assembling.Can't wait to hear the sound.Sure its just been a month,but seems its been ages.

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Are you going for the 'twin golden lines' decal? If so, have you got the OE stickers?
Curious whether the sticker come in 2 pieces (LH + RH) or 4 pieces (LH/RH-TOP, LH/RH-Bottom)

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Any updates dude?

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Have you contacted naveen ravi
He is an expert on rx 100
He have rebuilt one by himself

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Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

My internet connection went kaput,guys!.Really really sorry,there was nothing i could do(Thanks to the periodic maintenance).Phew!!

Things have been on hold for 2 days now.Started the bike on Wednesday evening.There was work on Tuesday and Wednesday(25th and 26th) and things have been on hold for 2 days now(Due to Shivrathri and the mechanics never ending personal commitments,or so they say!).Was really excited about the prospective that i would be getting the bike all ready by Saturday(Thats today!).Couldn't do it because of the absence of work on the last 2 days.

Let the pics speak

Posting pics of DAY 3 AND DAY 4
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1.Surprise visitor to the rebuild,A stock(Except for a pulsar-disk setup and some minor cosmetic bits) RX-Z.Owned by the mech.He had restored it a while back with an engine rebuild.Was just really blown away by the bike.RX-Zs are amazing bikes!(You can notice the cleaned engine in the pic)


2.Before the engine was mounted


3.Mounted!


4.Here is a pic that i promised,the cleaned engine(Not the internals).You can notice dust on the fins,will be cleaning it and painting the area in black color


5. Dissasembling the carburetor for cleaning


6.Checking the electricals



7.This is the state of the bike now



8.Before starting(Thats my Father on the right,he is the very reason i get to do all this)


8.No prizes for guessing!(Just after we started the bike,you can notice the smoke)


Things left to do:-
Decals and clear coat(@Mr.Boss-Not OE stickers bro,Will get it done from a normal stickering shop.I have never seen OE stickers for the golden lines decal,does it exist?)
and
Final touch up

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

I suggest you remove the block and.paint it. Yes. Golden line stickers exist.

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Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Yes,will do it for sure.About the stickers its a new info.Do you have a pic so that i can see how it looks like?.Have seen RX-Z sticker pics on our forum but i've never seen the other decals.

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

I cant put up pics as i dont have them. I get my decals made. Try posting a querry on fb rx pages. Here in cuttack every type of rx decal is available, even the special edition 100 decals, apart from the 100 twin lines.

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Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Is this the special edition RX100 decals?.I recently talked to a fellow-biker who recently got his RX restored in a Y.A.S.S. They did all the work from sourcing the parts to the final touch up.He had changed the fuel tank,and the after a month's wait he got this type of tank.

He says its imported,shed some light on the topic:-

Here is the pic(taken from internet)
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Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

[QUOTE=dmkmonk;1044795]@Mr.Boss-Not OE stickers bro,Will get it done from a normal stickering shop.I have never seen OE stickers for the golden lines decal,does it exist?)
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Gold line stickers do exist. I got them for my other RX (from NV brand) refer the below snap.

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Amazing.That looks perfect!.Will definitely hunt for those.Thanks for the pic,factory finish i would say!

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Few rx which was sold in overseas market had this type of decals in tank even the last batch of RX 100s had the tanks similar to this....

But this tank is not imported may be some dealer would had this in stock

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Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

Thanks for the info Dinesh sir,i was really impressed by these decals.Hence the query!.

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ON THE ROAD-FINALLY!
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The day started early.Spent some quality time on the forum.Called up my mech and he told me he'll be taking taking the tank for the decals to be done.Told me he'll be arriving by 12.00 o clock.Today was probably the first time,he kept his word.Came by 12.10.The tank was half done(Decals and clear coat pending) and i was impressed by the shade.Not the previous shade i had,a bit more "Not in your face" kind of blue!.I had decided to do the golden twin line decals on the tank(White twin lines were a bit more flashy than golden,i prefer more mellowed kind of shades).Till today morning i had no idea that the golden twin line stickers were available off the shelf in the market.Thanks to @Mr.Boss and @Bhibu for making me aware of the existence of the decal.Initially i thought i'll get it done at some local stickering shop,but for the sake of their advice(Mr.Boss and Bhibu) i decided to enquire about the same at the shop near my home,where i got all the spares i was looking for(The old stock wala).

And BANG,There it was.RX100,135,RXG,RXZ and God knows what not.Everything under one roof.Because of the advice of @Mr.Boss,I decided to go for NV brand ones:-


Then had to get it stuck on to the tank(Not posting the pic of the tank,,Surprise!)

Long story short,almost did close to 15 km to and fro on the scooter trying to find a stickerwala,one who was not "Not now,got lots of work to do" and "Staff who does the decals on leave".Finally found a guy who was willing to do if i came back after 1 and a half hours.Decided to go back to workshop and sort the minor stuff,Like fixing the rear footpegs,final wiring,horns etc.And by 4.30 went to sticker guy and got it done by 5.30(Again had to wait for his work to be over,WAIT-The word is no longer negative,so its okay!).

By best friend joined me and we were together while doing the stickers and on the way back got petrol for Rs.100/- and it was almost 6 o' clock.Today there was a annual religious festival in the nearby church and the procession was underway.It would pass by the workshop so we had to take a detour and travel 2 kms and then take left to get to the workshop.I just wanted to finish the work then and there!(Phew,i couldn't wait anymore!) so rushed to the workshop,fixed the petcock,the tank and the seat.

Finally the two mechs did a short test drive and decided to take it to the paint shop today for the final touchup and the clear coat to be done.I have to wait now,as they told me its better to ride it after everything is completed(For Good luck).The bike is pretty much done now.The final touchup remaining.

Here is a teaser:-(You can see the procession underway in the background.Was the best time,festive atmosphere,firecrackers and my baby on the road!,Finally!)




Just came back from the workshop,"I'm tired boss,dead tired"(Like its said in the movie "The Green Mile").But couldn't wait to share the news with you guys.So got down to work as soon as i got home!

Hooo..waiting waiting!

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

mexican RX decals that is

Re: Restoration of a 1989 Yamaha RX100,by an 18 year old.

One of the set of grafix available for rx. Others are rxg decals, tiger decals etc.

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