Nice workshop

Good to see the various stages of work. I did a similar restoration on a 2002 SP2 that had been in storage for 8 years near the coast and therefore badly corroded in places. It’s amazing how much time can be spent trying to remove daft items like individual rusted bolts when bigger jobs take 10 minutes!

Fantastic video Dave have a great Christmas looking forward to next one stay safe 🇬🇧👍

Always a pleasure to see you on the tools, Dave. Have a lovely Christmas. 👍

Hello from France and happy holidays to all 🇨🇵. I also own a Honda SP1 VTR from 2000, you do a hell of a job, I can't wait to see the final result 😀😄

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I like to stand back and see something nice at the end of it all

@yoshi4777

3 жыл бұрын

@@obsession_engineering Good evening, you're right, I can't wait to see the result anyway, it's a wonderful bike 🇨🇵👍🤩. At us the coast begins to rise a lot.

Brilliant way to spend Christmas Day ! Nice one Dave, really appreciate and enjoy your videos. Many thanks

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Top job , happy Christmas looking forward to the next one 😁

cheers wavey - have a good crimbo mate! cheers for the uploads!

Yesss! thanks! keep em comming. 👍🤘🤙 merry Christmas!

Great work Dave! Have a great Christmas!

Merry Christmas Dave, loving the videos.

Another interesting vid'. Quite educational how they come apart. You make it look deceptively easy. I think only someone looking for total originality would go to those lengths on the OEM shock, the plating, painting and a few hours labour would be pushing the costs close to "not worth it" levels. But there is something fascinating about seeing something bin-worthy brought back to life. Keep up the good work.

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

I like to be able to save things as I don't like this throw away way we're going. And it was still cheaper than a replacement... just

I would have vapour cleaned the yolk and maybe even clear coated it so you could still see the castings natural finish

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

Oddly enough that had been painted from the factory, whereas as mates 2000 bike wasn't. A subtle difference I wouldn't have expected

How from Australia Dave.

Please purchase adjustable c-spanners, worth the money, saves mating surfaces.

xmas drinking game - take a swig of mulled wine every time Dave says "that was surprisingly easy"... Honda build quality at play or just really lucky?!? keep up the great work!

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

The build quality helps, that's for sure. Simple things like the full length exhaust stud nuts really help stop studs rusting. I bet a Suzuki or Kawasaki wouldn't come apart so well

Interestingly they used those nasty bicycle crank bearings for the headstock. Same as my 5EB, though I've done a taper conversion- much better 🙂 * also, always mask up the machined surfaces where the brake discs bolt to. Power coaters tend to have heavy duty blasters which cause a real headache then trying to get the discs to run true, but we like powdercoat nonetheless. Of course you knew that already 😉

That’s 2 mentions for Paul @ A16 now, I hope he is paying you well 😂🤣😂👍

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

He's a top chap and helped me lots over the years so happy to give back where I can

If its not too much trouble you could list the cost of the rear shock rebuild please With the seal kits , gas recharge , spring powder coating and body sleeve n collars zinc coating etc makes me wonder that while a replacement isnt OEM it might be financially attractive . Cheers n Merry Christmas

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

In total with the powder coating, re plate and seals, oil etc it'll be close to £200. With the plating and powder coating it helped that I was getting batches done which effectively reduced the price

@bigfilsing

3 жыл бұрын

@@obsession_engineering Thanks for the replay . Does that include all the prep work ? The main spring looked nasty . I'm particularly interested in the main body sleeve The rust looked pretty rough in places . I wonder how they treat that before plating

Hi H, What do I need to remove from the bike in order to remove the rear shock. Keep up the great videos Regards John

@obsession_engineering

7 ай бұрын

From memory they come out relatively easily. Should just be a case of support bike, undo bolts for shock and slip it out. I'll be doing another this week, if I find anything more awkward I'll let you know.

@bikefever3569

7 ай бұрын

@@obsession_engineering top man

Just discovered your channel from Facebook practical sportbikes page. And im very impressed. Did you consider cerakote as opposed to powered coating. Just curious thats all.

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't, as I like the nice deep finish of powder coat. Might look at it for engine cases in the future

Nice video and a good channel I've just stumbled across. How many many miles has the Honda done?

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

Only 20,000 miles, but some of them might have been on a beach by the looks of it

The original SP1 was notoriously sprung/shimmed quite stiff/harsh. Great on the track, can get quite uncomfortable on the road. Have you considered re shimming it/spring for road riding?

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

I rode the bike before I stripped it and although firm I actually didn't think it was too bad. Though I do love a Kawasaki so ride comfort isn't my priority! I actually want the bike to ride like an SP1, firm and direct. With some setup adjustments to the stock equipment it'll ride well

@glenno1331

3 жыл бұрын

@@obsession_engineering No worries Dave. Enjoying the series. I owned an original back in my early 20s from new. Great bike, just found on the bumpy Australian roads it could make my kidneys ache after a while....but that sound :)

@Smeeheeee

2 жыл бұрын

I fitted 20mm preload spacers, changed out the compression valves (can't remember which ones I used, was 20 years ago), and I dropped the yoke down the forks by 5mm. It transformed the bike. Before the mods the front felt a bit vague.

I have an SP2 and an RC45 with the SP2 suspension is set on H is this standard because it is a very stiff suspension setup on the SP2 I take it it's the same on the SP1..??

@obsession_engineering

3 жыл бұрын

It's good quality stuff but the stock setup is on the racey side, which I quite like if I'm honest. There's some interesting info in the upcoming fork rebuild which should help... I think the SP2 is slightly different, not miles apart but tweaked a little

Smeg. I live in the US and I bet more US viewers won't have a clue. I mean Smeg is a high end brand of refrigerators isn't it?😬

So you don't actually show how to do things, but show item after you have done it.

@obsession_engineering

Жыл бұрын

The newer vids show more as I have a better camera setup. I do try to explain in clear detail