S1000RR - The Rebirth!

Ok finally pulled my thumb out today and fitted up the new wheels and tyres after getting them balanced (with new C59 brake pads). Also fitted up the rear Ohlins while the wheel was out (made life a lot easier)!
Was also tinkering with the HM and Bazzaz loom, talk about mission with all the plugs...so I left it for another day! Might have a tinker tomorrow if I get a chance.

My phone cam makes the wheels look purple but they are actually candy blue.

 

i pigging hate you lovely job mate looking good.any news when your be back out on track ?

 

The title says Rebirth, is this an Elephant pregnancy?
looking good Chris
you won't want to put it on the track as it might get a bit of dust on it

 

only if he follows us

 

Well I'd like to get back on track this summer with the 600, to see how it goes....haven't got full movement in my neck, but no need to look behind you on track! Lol

 

So cracked on with the wiring in of the HM quickshifter and also the Bazzaz ZFi unit, nightmare with all the plugs and having to piggyback each one twice! Made fitting the tank back on a little tight but it went on in the end (cue split wire somewhere). However once it was done it didn't start so I took it all apart again and traced it to the Bazzaz unit and a bad earth, interesting as the diagnostics checked out on the 911 unit and the Bazzaz software loaded up and values were coming back. Once I redid the earth it was perfect, bit odd though.

Quick piccy of the HM loom fitment in progress and the Bazzaz loom laid over the airbox etc.


Then after lots of faffing about I finally got it all connected up and tie-wrapped in place, not as neat as I'd have liked, but there were so many wires and plugs you just couldn't hide them anywhere!



Still need to find where is best to mount the small HM shifter LCD, so may leave that until I have some bodywork on it....and still have to make a plate up to mount the Bazzaz unit in the rear subframe. Fitted the renthal grips too while I was in the garage, followed by the tank centre panel and the carbon side panels (only bodywork to survive! lol).....tis starting too look like a bike now!

 

Unfortunately now I could fire it up properly, a leak has appeared and there is a fine crack in the radiator plastic , but I'm hoping I can melt the plastic or something to seal it (where the filler pipe fits on the rad).

Still, it didn't stop me wheeling the bike out into the sun so it gets to see daylight for the first time since the accident! *yay*

 

that is some serious bit of kit

 

I'm hoping it'll go as good as it looks!

 

Let Tom try it out for you

 

Its looking fab-u-las, like a work of art far to good for a track bike

 

This brilliant thread has led me to the discovery that I can afford to insure an S1k... looks like it's time to start saving

 

Duct tape??

 

Haha

 

Amazing what you can do with a little bit of spare time Chris!! Love the pictures too.