[Ep 03] 1986 BMW K100 Cafe Racer Project - Extreme Cleaning
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2019
- For episode 3, I slather myself in brake cleaner and get to work. I'm doing a big clean of the running gear so I know what i'm looking at and can actually work on this thing without my hands turning black...well more black. This will also contribute to painting it later.
And I was planning to take the cylinder head off...but maybe that's not needed...
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For the record, yes I am replacing the clutch later on in the build but it's not important right now. Thanks for the input.
Shock linkage:
cafe4racer.eu/en/rear-suspention-for-bmw-k1-k100-k75-k100/1773-bmw-k75-100-1100-1-suspension-platform-retrorides-cnc.html
I was gonna suggest, since you already had the clutch apart, just go for the gold and replace it. You're doing a FANTASTIC job bro!!!
Use honey extension on chrome to buy stuff it'll save you a solid penny
its never gonna be easier to replace it...
@Anthony P I'd rather buy much more interesting parts for the sake of the video series. I have no problem taking it apart again
@Syed Yeah I use honey already too. It helps sometimes
That bike got more love in 3 days than in 30 years :D
I wonder how much the value went up just from losing all that grime 😂
@@googlecontrolled That is a fucking uneducated statement
Just wanna say I’m a huge fan man. The wait between videos is killer but your content and personality bring it all together. Watching these videos makes me feel like I could do it too and that failure shouldn’t be looked at as a negative but as an opportunity to learn and grow. Thank you man. Stay positive.
Thanks for the support, I'm trying to get better with the upload times lol.
Absolutely, Pass or fail, there is still a takeaway from any experience. Glad I could bring positive vibes your way!
hell ye
Who knew I would watch 10 minutes of someone cleaning a block with a toothbrush?! Awesome video man! I'm really enjoying your content!
Lmao, thats the magic of editing innit!
I am still surprised that this channel isn't hitting a million subs
Genuinely my favourite build series on TH-cam, closely followed by Jake The Garden Snake's MT07 series. I have absolutely fallen in love with the bike and your cinematic and gorgeous method of telling the story of the build, pretty much WHILST it's happening. You have definitely become my inspiration for me and how I produce content, both on TH-cam and Instagram. Please, please, please don't stop with your videos, they genuinely bring me a smile when I'm having a really bad chronic depression/anxiety episode. Much love (no homo, though) for you and the channel from across the pond, and I'll definitely be picking up a sticker at some point soon
Wow I blush! That's Some high honors... Lets make a deal, I'll keep making the content if you keep watching! Thanks for the support and thanks for considering the sticker, it definitely helps out
The polka socks aged well, my guy. Making my way through the series and will undoubtedly watch every single episode muuuuultiple times as I make my way through my build. Thanks again for the top tier content!
Thumbs up for the socks! Wrenching with style!
Lol
Brings back to many memories of to many bikes I have dragged home! I had a K75S, great bikes.
Wow you did a great job with very little space or equipment.
You show how with will and determination anything can be done.
Inspired me.
😎🤘
I know I’m late to the party... but this series is super enjoyable to watch. Love how thorough your step by step build is. Plus, your narration cracks me up... you have such a great sense of humor 👌
Been looking through the videos on this build, this build is awesome. The design, creativity and thought are great!!!!
Man, I've been sitting on an 85 K100 that I've been too intimidated to begin restoring. This video has me hyped to get it done.
What a difference a cleaning makes! This is going to be a Great Series!
Man you are super thorough. I love your build series!! Just stumbled across it, but I am going to use this as a guide to build my own! SO SICK!
thank you for your 'service'! well done - inspiring
Love the DIY and easy going commentary. Much love from Hampshire, England!
Thanks for watching
Thank god for TH-cam recommended... just stalked your channel, it's dope bro!
Thanks for checking me out!
Great job on the cleaning / paint prep. Some late advice tho, ez-off oven cleaner works great for this type of work. Sprayed a few cans on a truck engine and bay that had been sitting for six years, grease, gunk, dirt, etc. Let it sit overnight, next morning it was very much improved. Even took the paint off the air cleaner and valve covers! The lemon scent was a bonus! Can't wait to see the end result of your vision for this bike... good luck!
Thanks, i'll keep this in mind when I go to paint it
Love the build so far...that suspension design is wicked. Racer TV had the designers featured in some of their videos. Awesome work.
For cleaning all that grease and gunk off of parts use Dawn dish washing liquid, some nylon brushes and a bucket of water to get the bulk of it. Then, use the expensive chemicals for cleaning metal, etc. to decrease prior to painting. Cheaper that way.
For some of the indoor cleaning I was actually using Dawn. Noted.
Oh hey its silver! 🤣 Coming along nicely! I agree on the clutch if it's not slipping, just keep running it.
Lmao, right? Like all that work to just get it to look "normal"
@@Theillestrator1050 Yes, but hey it's hard to beat a cleaning job you can take pride in, I recently spent the day sanding and buffing my beat up KLX plastics then just spent awhile admiring how good it looked lol
Love this series. It's motivating me to get my '86 K75C done, but I have a '70 CB350K that's first in line.
Well get started on something!
You need to become a director or something man, I honestly know you have a gift for this. Your story telling is amazing!!! I will support you all the way till you get your millions of subs that you deserve!!!
The worst thing about a channel with such a good content, is the wait between episodes, but it's worth it, good work, keep sharing...
I was going to add the link for the Retrorides IG rear linkage and then I saw it. Damn, that's gonna be a nice build!! Cheers from Brazil!!
Mad respect, it was fun and educational watching you teaking the block apart. Keep up the good work!
Just found your channel, and I'm loving this build! Giving me a lot of inspiration!
Great marathon, keep'em coming.
thanks for the inspiration!
i just sold my 500cc chopper and im going to pick up a k100 next week.
even though it´s a bit more expensive here in austria (3500€)
Cheers brother!
Kudos to you because this is no small undertaking . I want to do the same to my Bandit 1200 but I haven't got started yet . I need to clear a place to work on it . I'll be keeping up with your cafe build.
You are definitely talented in all respects, you even make cleaning sound cool.
i laughed out loud at 6:00 love your channel man! you are the definition of determined!
Great update 👌 looks like it's coming along nicely
Awesome series man! Easily the best I’ve seen on TH-cam! The editing, your personality, and the cinematic charisma combine to make the perfect videos!!
Bro just discovered your channel yesterday. Loving it, love your humour and good content. I’m working my way through the K100 playlist.
Looking forward to more in the future.
Cheers from Australia mate 🇦🇺
The content on this channel just keeps getting stronger and stronger. People have complemented your editing before, but along with the narration I think it's what sets you apart. You're probably not the first guy in Brooklyn to take a K-bike apart to walk it through a house, but you're the first natural artist to do it. :)
I am blushing hella hard lmao. thanks
Looks like you're getting some sweet progress. You have lots of great knowledge too. Hope to see more!
Can’t wait to see you around the hood on this thing.
Appreciate the decal delivery!
You cleaned tf out that block bro.. can’t wait for the finished product
And shout out to this spring time weather!!
Thanks for buying one and thanks for watching!
This series is amazing my friend. Much respect to you and your editing and filming skills.
Let me just click your patreon to help get this bike built...
I can't seem to find the link.
You forgot to post your patreon link!
😅 but..... its....
U N E T H I C A L
@@Theillestrator1050 SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!
Seriously though, you dont have to advertise, but you could put a link if anyone is so willing to throw you a few bones.
- The illestrator - is there a Patreon? I wanna send some...
fr you gotta build a big nice bench to work on. It is going to make this entire thing so much easier and more organized. Working on the floor is going to make your build tough. I speak from the experience of having to work in my dad’s cluttered garage. One day I had enough and straight up cleaned out like half of his garage and bagged everything and put it in the basement.
Lookin good dude. I cant wait to see what you come up with. Keep the vids coming. Thx J.
Just watched this high by accident. It was amazing! haha!
Keep doing what you do, I'm hooked!
I'm rebuilding my own 87' k100RS right now, you got me inspired bro, keep at it 👌
Yeeeeeeee boi! less gooo! I was surprised you went with that monoshock linkage for the build. Ive been looking at the k and the r series bikes tryin to plan out my cafe racer for a long time and I fell in love with that suspension set up since I first saw it. I'm excited to see it come together.
The wait for these videos is the worst but it's all worth it! I subscribed after seeing Episode 1 of this series and I look forward to seeing all of your vids. Keep up to good work!
Dude I LOVE this build series. Thank you so much for it and keep it up!
Also, woah your editing and music and all that stuff is so nice! Seriously, great work man!
Glad to hear you're enjoying it! makes the effort worthwhile
Yes. You got your decimal places right. Machinists talk about "6 to 8 thousandths" as normal speech. You're learning alot.
Difference is night and day! I'm going to be doing a gs450 this summer (staying classic and not making it a cafe, just personal preference) and this is making me dread it slightly less! Keep up the awesome work!
The good thing is that it won't be as super complex as this thing when you do it
Can't wait to see this build. You make it look easy.
When you mention the GSXR750 front end as a replacement it made moist. Bro I can't wait for this, love the K100's, just so clean as builds
Dude you are the only person I can find making recent project build videos!
Dude i celebrated when the inside of that engine was clean! Awesome work, awesome project! Keep it up man!
I love Brakleen too, but for projects like this you might have better luck with Simple Green (and possibly a pressure washer on areas where it's safe to use).
Heard the music and immediately thought of “Bully” by rockstar 😂 awesome series so far dude, I’m looking to try my hand at a K100 for my first project bike too within the next year or so. This’ll come in stupid handy 💯
Them gearbox joke really gets me, lol. And props to you wearing white outfit while cleaning the nastyness out of the engine.
I didn't Care enough about the clothes to not use them just because they're white lol
This stuff is so enjoyable to watch. I'm excited to see the end result.
Glad to hear that!
man i look forward to these videos every time you upload em. Keep up the good work dude and i hope you can get riding on this beast before end of summertime.
Oh for sure, this thing should be up and running by June easily.
Now I feel ashamed I haven't changed this tire I plugged or installed this bash plate I bought last fall. I'm motivated now. Can't wait to see this Beamer Transformation.
Get 'er done, gotta start somewhere
Love it, great job cleaning it up. Looking good brother.
Thank you
Even if it's for one time in my life I need to meet you, you seem like the chillest dude ever edit:PS still my favorite bike channel there is
Woooo! 🙌🏾 OG over here
My man!!!!
Your videoes are super Well made, informative and funny.. these are very helpfull
THANK YOU!!
Hi, I just found this video and it's a really good job. I'm working on the same project actually and it's funny to say I did the same crapy cleaning myself yesterday on my K100 :D
Hey man, I really enjoy your videos on this build. Great episode!
Just got home from work and having a bit of a play with a work mates and my own bike to a new video. Tis a good day.
The Bully Soundtracks really fit into the video!
Eeeggghh the good old days of bully.
Would change the clutch .. it's easier just to change it now rather than later .. and it's cheap
i'll be replacing it at a later date during the build because I won't even be riding it to do it now and it won't make for interesting video
Have you seen soda blasters for alloy? You use cheap baking soda, you can buy at your supermarket, and a very simple compressed air system. It is so easy and brings up aluminium parts out of gunksville. Great job so far!
Love the series and especially this vid. Makes me want to go outside and detail my bike.
Yo, today would have definitely been the day for it!
You're a brave man for doing that work in white.
Nah, I wasn't worried about the clothes in the slightest
Bro the editing quality is like that of an funded TV program, great job as always. You deserve so much more views
Whoop whoop. Thats the sound of da police! Gotta love that feel good clean. Carb cleaner and engine cleaner work well too but i dont know the price difference.
I be hearing all manner of emergency vehicles back there like shhhhh i'm making a video
Amazing.. Brother.. Enjoyed every bit of ur videos.. Thank u
You're K100 build is moving faster than my ZX7R build... and I've had my bike for 2 years, now. lol.
Shame lmao
With all the work and sweat equity that you're pouring into that bike, you're never going to want to part with it.
I know that I'd be the same way.
Yeah definitely. People were saying things like "you could make a ton of money when you sell it" and i'm just like "sellll??" XD
@@Theillestrator1050
One day you'll probably sell it, when you get a fire in your belly to do something else; however, I seriously doubt that will happen anytime soon after you've completed the project. You're going to want to get to know that bike for a while... experience it... 'test' it out.
Amazing editing! Love The Videos. Been watching since the Yzf.
So good! Keep it up man, can’t wait to see the design. 👍
Yeah I'm gonna be antsy waiting on these parts lmao
I finished cleaning and degreasing the engine for the cbr954RR last week. Just got the frame and the swing arm powder coated. Awesome work bro keep it up. That’s one big engine you got there.
Nice, and yeah it really gives off the vibes of a car engine
Awesome work dude, looking forward to the next instalments! Also, in Australia that many cans of brake cleaner would cost over $200!
This is a gold mine
Killer series man. Really enjoying it.
Bruh! Seriously fantastic content, keep it up! What you are doing gives me the courage to strip down my own project bike, I have not done this yet as i need them Dallaz$$...and I don't have a back up bike to ride yet. All the best man, this is golden!
Thank you
Well about clutch already said, but I would clean combustion chamber. For sure... Who knows what`s inside? No matter how looks valves, because they are in airtight. Great job bro, great narrative.
great k100 video series, illestrator!
from all my work on old bikes i’ve learned clean the oily junk off with wd-40, brake cleaner i use after to get it completely striped of oil. also if you have seen search “chris harris k100” on youtube he has lots of great video on working on these bikes. and yeah i would leave the bottom and top end intact unless there is an issue. but do change all your oil seals with oem ones.
I absolutely LOVE the noir-ish "MaxPayne meets Samuel Jackson"-narration 💚🙏🏍🏍🏍
Regards from Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰
Thanks, this series is very entertaining, hello from Switzerland from another breaking bad fan
Dude very much enjoying this build! I agree w other commenters in that if you are already there do the clutch. Thanks for sharing and ride safe
I won't do it right now, but I'll do it at another point during the build because this isn't the last time it'll be apart
Lookin clean af bro, keep up the hard work with the BMW
New clutch! Seriously it’s money well spent! You might even get a better one! I mean if you are planning to add more juice to this thing, get a fresh clutch!
Hi great videos lots of work will get there really interesting to watch great content keep the videos coming
Thank you
bro i really like your commentary you do a good job keep goin my brutha !
Dude your killing it! I see 100k+ in the future
Great vid +Illestrator
this is fun to follow along
9:11 - two seconds that made me want to watch the whole series
Cleaning grease? Wearing white? Man that’s hardcore!!!! 💪🏻
Goddamn. This is like the first rebuild I’ve seen where you actually sound like you know what your doing
Lmao, I have a good idea of what I'm doing. This bike is totally strange though, in mostly a good way!
Excellent, been looking forward to this.....
Thumbs up for the DOT socks!