I was after something cheapish and fun to commute on throughout the year. I ended up with a second Fireblade after winning one at a salvage auction. It’s been crashed but most of the damage just looked like bolt on parts and cosmetics, so I was hoping it wouldn’t take long to get back on the road. I’ve always loved the Repsols so I’m very pleased to have found this.
That looks like an easy fix @Neil83 - only the brake pedal needs straightening everything else is cosmetic. Hopefully it was a cheap enough win. How many miles etc
It’s on 21k, after I won it the company came forward with a spare key, book pack and green slip which was brilliant as that was all supposed to be missing.
That’s the one, no other crash damage that I can find. Just a a bit of general maintenance needed. The front brakes need a rebuild and there’s some junk hardware used in places. There’s also some small fairing cracks that are old, it’s had some less than careful owners in the past. Clean oil and a DID chain though so it’s not all bad ha
Yeah it all looks superficial. I guess the cost of an original fairing writes it off, but the crash bung saved most of it.
Yeah exactly I was blown away when I saw the price of OE fairing parts and hardware. That crash bung definitely earned it’s money ha
I got it for 4k, I reckon I’ll have it roadworthy and reliable for around £600. Probably mot the cheapest option but I’m enjoying fixing it and feel like I’m rescuing something worthwhile
First order of business was get the battery on a tender and check fluids, pressures etc. The tender went into save mode but did charge so it was time for a gentle test ride. After about 20mins I stopped for fuel. Thinking all was good I left the fuel station only for the front wheel to lock up. I was stuck at the side of a busy road unable to pull into the car park 5 metres away due to the seized brakes, I felt so stupid ha. Eventually they eased off and I crawled home using the bent rear brake as much a possible. One piston was seized, the other’s weren’t far off. Tokico special lol Ordered a great kit off ebay, really nice quality and CNC’d pistons so no chrome to corrode off. All cleaned up Sorted They were horrible to bleed, the ABS wasn’t happy either. Bled again the next day and they are better now. Cheers
