Major Bodywork Repair for a VF1000R- Episode 1

Repairing the ABS plastic and Fiber-glass on a friends VF1000R
This is a pretty detailed repair video - not for the faint of heart
Episode 2 will be the Paint process

[@harley1035]

I very rarely watch videos this long without skipping some of it. I watched this from start to finish….. very interesting work you are doing there. Nice work.

[@true-moto-resto]

Cheers Don!!!!

[@jeffmiller6100]

I am recently retired.
I aquired one of these about 5 years ago.
Have started to do an assessment of its condition.
I will rely on this video heavily.
Thanks so much for the technical
Expertise 👌

[@true-moto-resto]

Hi Jeff, I retired a few years ago too, it’s a wonderful thing. Enjoy your your VFR resto! glad you find the videos helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting. Unfortunately i wasn’t filming videos when I restored my 2 VF1000Rs.
The VFRWorld forum is a good source, there are a few guys on there with lots of VF1000R experience. If you go to the 1st Gen section of the forum.

[@jeffmiller6100]

Thanks for the reply
Learning as I go and having fun !

[@langdonfairchild1st805]

Hot stapling is good for this job. Pins the plastics together solid before running the hot iron across the joints. He'd great success with this method.

[@true-moto-resto]

Yea I just got one of those but didn’t have when I did this . Plastex is an incredible product though !!

[@timlangley8926]

a lot of work

[@true-moto-resto]

Yes, it sure is. These old bikes take a beating over 30+ years

[@jerryeinstandig7996]

it's a long winter

[@gregheth]

Thank you !
Where can I buy an equivalent Polyall 2000? Could you please show us the box labels so we can search for a similar product?

[@true-moto-resto]

The Guild of Automotive Restorers in Bradford Ontario Canada . But I’m not sure they even make it anymore, you can look online for it and see

[@norcal8718]

Would you be willing to paint my vf1000r if I bring it to you?

[@true-moto-resto]

Where are you located?