3 - Restoring The Subframe on my FZR1000 | Tom's Workshop

In the third episode, I get my hands dirty, starting with the subframe and it's components, I start the long process of working through the bike piece by piece.
Welcome to Project FZR1000, follow my progress as I restore my 25 year old super bike back to its former glory.
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[@teecee3918]

Great stuff ! ...and all done with humour, which is so often lacking in these things 👍

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Cheers! Yeah I struggle to take myself too seriously at the best of times. Glad you’re enjoying!

[@user-om3df8uk3p]

Zdravei kolega ❤

[@suzukisav]

Great work mate!
And you're doing really well in a small garage with no power. That's exactly how I started. 👍

[@legobatman8353]

From a rusty hole to a grease filled one, oooh er missus.

[@leebrookes7611]

Following keep it up good vids

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Thanks Lee!

[@michaeltaylor6092]

Looking good so far and i had exactly the same issue with the 89 EXUP I am renovating with the coolant tank pipe falling apart. Your rear subframe looked a bit scarily rusted better double check mine!

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Thanks Michael! Yeah the rust was a bit of a shock. I had planned to take it to be blasted to assess it and maybe powder coat it but for the price it was a no brainier. Hope yours is going well!

[@seanbrickell4520]

Rusty....🕳️.....great vid mate👌

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Cheers mate!

[@kajnatok]

Hey there Tom. I am enjoying your videos immensely. Could you please let me know what is the liquid you used in the parts cleaner, the pink one? And which concentration ? Thank you and keep them coming :P

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Thanks! It’s Swarfega Jizer, it comes in a 5L can and goes in neat. I’ve used a few and that’s my favourite. Also smells great 😆

[@timondijkstra5825]

Nice video again Tom!

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Cheers Timon 👍🏻

[@derekwilson1771]

Nice to see , I have a Genny 1000 and I’m pretty much slowly getting round to doing a similar job myself - mechanically she is sound , but it’s paint and damage to top headlight fairings are the worst bits . I’ll be following closely - and good luck 👍

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Glad to hear your making progress Derek. Thanks for your support!

[@t_triesArt]

Hey, what size Ultrasonic cleaner did you use in this video?

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

It’s one of the somewhat unbranded ones off Amazon. It’s a 3L one, I like it but I do wish I’d bought a larger one!

[@roguenut9]

Hey Tom, really enjoying the video series! It's particularly inspiring given the tiny garage you've got to work with. In which issue of Practical Sportsbikes were you and Ryan featured?

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

Thanks Stuart! Yeah it’s definitely a humble workspace, and it’s fun trying to work out how to overcome the obstacles! It was a good 5 years ago, June 2015 (issue 56 I believe) around the time the FZR got laid up!

[@christopherpalmer4243]

How many miles on the odometer?

[@tomsworkshopprojects]

The odometer has 60k miles, but that’s not an original reading. A previous owner had made it into a street fighter and then changed his mind. My estimate based on the MOT history puts it about half that just over 30k miles