Hi Folks,
Here's my MC28 R3R under renovation and a few pictures from the strip down.
I bought it from overseas and to be frank I was ripped off. I've bought 4 bikes from overseas now and the first 3 was as I expected. Yes I did get photos etc sent but it sure wasn't the bike I got! Anyway, I was so hacked of with it I stripped it down in a day virtually just after I got it. I figured apart from the engine and swing arm needing vapour blasted I'd be able to renovate most of it myself. Didn't turn out that way..........numerous parts have had to be bought/sourced. Corrosion and decay was worse than I thought before stripping it down. But a lot of elbow grease and effort went into what was salvageable.
The engine was stripped for vapour blasting. New crank needed. Ouch! One of the heads had been torqued up to the barrel and had debris trapped causing damage and head and barrel had to be skimmed. All bearings and seals as well as the fasteners were renewed on the rebuild. As new now.
Luckily an MC28 was being broken down country so salvaged a lot of nice parts from that. My lower fairings had been butchered for non OEM exhausts and the lugs broken and held together with cable ties. Honda no longer have R3R lowers so bought lowers from a R3S. All white when the decals removed. They are getting painted and OEM decals applied. The Magtek's are also getting renovated, coated and painted at present. It's costing the equivalent of 200 GBP for each wheel. Ouch! Other panels and tank were in A1 condition.
I managed to source a set of OEM exhausts for it on eBay UK for 450 GBP. Currently coming via sea. The guy said they had only done 1200km so as new.
I've got 6 other Honda's that I've got back to VGC and as stock but this one has been by far and a way the biggest challenge. It's been very enjoyable though bar the cost. I hope to have it 100% together in the next few months.
Derek
