Put side stand down to stretch spring and fill with coins or washers. Lift the stand and spring will need no force to take off or on. Works great on centre stands. Thanks for your video. Hope i can get more involved on your website when I get adjustable suspension on my S1000xr

Clutch lever tip: Generally preferred to mount the lever first, before the cable. This gives the installer the opportunity to feel the smoothness of the clutch pivot action independent of any force or drag added by the cable. First set the bolt tension and lock nut for the lever, reducing lateral slop or play while stopping short of adding any unnecessary friction to the lever pivot. Then bring the cable in by first putting the cable end into it's seat on the lever, then push the cable through the slot to seat the cable housing. If more slack is necessary, loosen the coarse adjustment at the other end of the clutch cable. Checking both cable and lever smoothness independently tells the installer which area if any needs attention with cleaning, lubrication or replacement. Dave's patience and expertise is very impressive and these videos are great sources of instruction for lesser experienced mechanics and riders. The beauty of the internet is together we can share best practices and techniques we have all learned to bring everything possible together to best help the sport riding community.

Don't forget some bikes have a 3rd clutch adjustment on the pushrod if you run out on the cable. Helped me on my old SRAD

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment for those that didn't know and discover this!

@wobblysauce

3 жыл бұрын

Seen some others max out the handle and then spend time near the clutch... when you ask them why they do it that way, some give you blank stares and others get the click moment as when riding you can adjust it on the fly if needed.

Wouldn't mind having dave moss as a neighbour

I don't know what it is, but I find watching Dave working on this bike to be very relaxing.

I swear a lot more often than Dave when working on bikes.

The cross head on a swiss army knife is a perfect fit for the brake master cylinder JIS's... 👍🏼

Love this video series Dave! Great work! I always loved the GSX-R 750s as well!

Those screwdrivers are amazing! 😁

You must use Locktite on every bolt on a Harley Davidson .. I lost the bolts in my side case brackets on an FZ-07 so I either used locktight .. Nylon Nuts or double netted the bolts.

JIS they bite and dont slip also hammer them if youve got stuck screws

Excited that this project is up and running again. These are some of my favourite videos on your channel!

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Please email dave@davemosstuning.com with the list. Thanks!

Always fun to watch motorcycle maintenance videos when it’s cold and my bike is sleeping.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them!

Greeting from cold and snowy Scotland Thanks for the JIS screwdrivers, I was surprised what a difference they made. I owe you some shortbread and Tea as recompense.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

I will 100% take them! Especially the shortbread :)

I can't wait to see that gsxr fully rebuild and ripping on track! Also like that you don't use power tools to unscrew bolts. Nothing wrong withh power tools but doing it by hands kinda feel '' natural''. Awesome video as always!

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed - only stubborn bolts get the assist like the side stand bolts.

Watched a few of your videos. You are as rough as a badger's hole.The yanks will love ya!!!

I find the best tool for removing and installing little springs is just a pair of cutters, its near impossible to cut spring steel with cutters unless you are the hulk 🤣 but they always grip the springs perfectly 👌

Great video and instructions Dave! I hope we'll see a complete price breakdown of the entire project so ppl can see how much it actually cost to bring back a neglected bike to its factory spec level.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Ys, prices coming in a video for parts and labor. Note that we could not afford to create a "new" old GSXR750 with all original parts so we spent money the right way.

@laz1go286

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw that's fair enough. I guess that is how most people would rebuild a bike like that, with partly using second hand parts. Otherwise it would be an economical disaster..

Its weird I have a 01 750 and when I changed the clutch cable I didn't see the return spring. I started reading and watching videos on other 01s and they don't have the spring either. It has a spot for it too but doesn't use it and works fine

About time dave this the longest bike rebuild ever lol. I know your a busy man but sheesh.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

That's the way it rolls sometimes and it wasn't in the budget so we made it happen over time.

@wobblysauce

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw That is the biggest thing for budget... time do you want it now or cheap.

The JIS type from Impacta are the best ones imho. They include an impact feature built in. Amazon sells them and the supplier is from Japan so they take a month to arrive. Also Mylers repairs japanese radiators.

@mikesbikechannel4387

3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking at the Vessel Megadora impacta as well. I've seen reviews on the ones he got and they say they're not "true" JIS. Not sure but I know the Vessel's are more expensive.

so satisfying.. perhaps disappointed you didn't clean that piece inside when replacing the clutch spring, that was dirty

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

If the bike runs for 2000 mils without incident it will get a deep clean. Time is precious for other tasks like more filming, so the little things have to wait.

@Atilla8huno

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw well appreciated time spent to share this with us!

You just increased that bikes value, so "Treasure!" Lol!

Dave, just found your videos. Enjoying every one of them. I do question why you don't use power tools, especially during builds like this. Great battery powered ratchets and drivers out there.

@catalystreactionsbw

Жыл бұрын

hanks for your kind words. Agreed and those would make life so much easier! We decided to use what we had laying around to match the GSXR and make it a down and dirty series using the least amount of tools possible.The next studio will be "slightly" better equipped as I am thinking about looking for a tool sponsor for 2023.

@bradhone9168

Жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw I recently got a new bike, Ducati Supersport 950 S. Been breaking it in all week. I found your channel because I'm going to need help getting it set up for hard street/canyon riding. Your methods and explanations are great. Keep up the great content

Picked up my buddies 06' 600rr that got stolen an recovered, the theives crashed it, all fairings broken cracked or spray painted none of the headlights or front harness was connected with wires ripped from the headlight assembly an the turn signals on top of the fact my friend made a rats nest out of the harness to begin with tapping for LEDs an whatever other reason to splice wires, ive got it all back to new, next thing i tackle is rebuilding the harness which i fear the most lol it runs an rides but no headlights or front signals.

@catalystreactionsbw

9 ай бұрын

A tip of the hat to you for all the work you have completed! I know my limitations with electrical...... Good luck to you!

Coming on really well Dave Just curious though if the bike is intended for track use why the need for a headlight and a sidestand

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

The bike is not intended for track use and will be a test mule purely for street testing (tyres, geometry, products).

They are the original clock's off thst bike milage is exactly the same as the first video of this series

Sorry this is off topic but would you be good enough to please recommend an elbow support for golfers elbow? I see you're rocking one in some of your videos and I can't find one which actually does anything for me. Cheers👍

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Th support I purchased was from Futuro.

@paulbragg7618

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw thank you, yes they do look good 👍

Will it work out to be a cheap bike, or did it need a load of money throwing at it to sort everything out?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

It still has the original plugs in it and I haven;'t tried taking them out yet. That's the bike one we need to get through. We have a video coming out on final costs for the project and yes it needed a lot of time and quite a bit of $$. If the plugs strip or won't move then we are upside down by a huge amount.

Clutch switch fighting you.

You don't think it's a good idea to remove the oil pan and clean it on the inside on this bike? (And outside) Good video, Gixxers, so easy to work on.

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, great idea but not enough time to do that as we will be changing oil every 500kms for the first three changes to review the oil for metal.

@H-M-78

3 жыл бұрын

@@catalystreactionsbw I noticed it's often dirt in the oil pan that will not come out with the oil, specially in the corners. Another question, so the japanese still uses the JIS standard?

@catalystreactionsbw

3 жыл бұрын

@@H-M-78 100% agree. If the engine makes it to past 5,000 miles it will get a complete review, clean and refresh.

Camera men ain't suppose to talk lol..

Here in Italy seems that JIS screwdrivers doesn't exist 😆 Need to buy some Vessels...f'in brexit 🙈 pardon my french 😳