[wesifumi]

Well Ken took home a bike Friday night.

A bike he's owned for a little over two years now, but the bike has not been to his garage till now.

A Spondon R1. The bike had a lot of work done to it, some good, some not so good.

I'll let Ken give the history of the Bike, but i'll start it off with pics.

Ken had started stripping the bike on Friday, so a lot had been done by the time i got there saturday but I've taken pics of what he had left, with a few pics of the tank on for good measure.


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[wesifumi]

Well when i went down on the Friday, i spent only a few minutes with Ken....Because i nearly blinded him in one eye, so while he was injured and this-orientated i thought i'd make a sharp exit and come back Saturday when he forgot about it.

Basically he needed some help taking the rest of the bike apart which we got to with gusto.

I do have some video from yesterday, but i have forgotten my Youtube password so i can't upload it. What i video'd i'm sure Ken will explain within the bikes history.


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[mikeH]

explains the powder coat query from earlier in the week.....will look exceptional when all scrubbed off......................colour scheme????

[fatso]

Would ya look at that frame hiding under that black paint

Good stuff lads, and fair play for throwing a thread together

Its me birthday in a couple of months, it better be ready then

[klu]

Can't wait to see the finished product

[wesifumi]

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klu, on May 30 2010, 11:10 PM, said:

Can't wait to see the finished product

We'll all be waiting a while unfortunatley. He has to finish 17 other bikes first

[Shanny]

Frame is lookin good Ken

[jamesobrady]

Its the little things I like about a custom-type frame...the adjustable shock mount for example. I don't know if spondon ever put adjustable headstocks on their frames? Love the tubular swingarms....some americans are doing single-sided tubular swingarms on show-bikes....they look nice. Questions over their strength..but they look nice!

[Hellraiser]

Fair play Ken and Wes. I have the utmost respect and admiration for anyone who can do stuff like this. Amazing stuff.

[renegades]

Ok,,as instructed by Wesi,,i'll give a bit of history on this one

The bike was built at the same time as the other one sitting in the garage,,was ordered and put together by a friend circa 2000/2001...

I have been told it's the first one built by Spondon for the R1 carbed engine back then but i may clarify this on the frame number with Spondon...

The bike was running around in a couple of different guises through the years,,the last time it was on the road was approx 4/5years ago with a turbo on it,,a badly set up turbo that sounded like a bag of spanners,,the previous owner had the frame powdercoated or he was led to believe it was powdercoated,,a criminal thing to do to this frame in my eyes...

My friend happened upon hardships around 3 years ago and needed to sell it on to try and get himself back in order,,his problem with selling it was he had it semi stripped in the process of removing the turbo,,it came to me minus the rocker cover,,camshafts and other engine bits in boxes..

I made him an offer on it and he accepted but had'nt any immediate plans for it,,it was left into another mates garage for a full exhaust system to be made and a place to store it for a while,,where it has sat for approx 2 years,,i got a call last week to say the exhaust was finished and to collect it,,Thanks for the transportation Shanny,,,it arrived back here during the week and i had it in the garage but i'm tight for space with 5 other bikes in there so i decided on Friday nite to strip it as it'd be easier to store in the 4 corners of the garage in boxes...

The powdercoat on the frame was driving me mental and i had been making enquiries over the previous 2 years as to how to remove it,,so before i started with the spanners i tried a bit of Nitromors on the subframe to see if it would have any impact on the powdercoat and to my surprise it started to bubble off within seconds,,my next worry was what condition the alloy frame was in underneath as to do the job right the frame should have been sandblasted in the preparation giving the powdercoat a roughish base to sit on,,when it lifted off the frame there was no visible signs of abrasion on the frame and it's nearly as new underneath the powdercoat...

Myself and Wesi stripped it down on Saturday and i spent a good few hours today stripping more of it off,,main frame is nearly back to bare alloy now and i should have both it and the swingarm stripped over the next couple of weeks...

Some of the bits that came with the bike that made it attractive to me back then are,,I.S.R master cylinders,,I.S.R brake calipers,Ohlins shock,WP forks,Oz Racing wheels,MV Agusta seat unit,Woodcraft engine casings,,i have a spare engine sitting in the garage for it,Fatso set me up with a set of Kehlin Flatslide carbs which are on the shelf..

Its a long term project as i have it just 3 years now but after getting stuck into it over the weekend it's giving me an intrest in bringing it back to life sooner rather than later or when the cash allows....

Paint,,,not sure but thinking on keeping it simple,maybe standard R1 color scheme in blue but that could change over the months...

James as far as i'm aware Spondon did'nt do an adjustable headstock but adjustable yokes were available through the years from them...

[Playtime]

noice one Ken where do you get the time/inspiration
as HR said already deepest admiration fer anyone who can build/rebuild things loike this
looking forward to the next chapter

[Kelpie]

Jaysis, you manage in a day, what it takes me weeks to do!

That frame is unreal under the black. Fair play! I'll be round again soon to steal more ideas.

[FIGHTERMC]

good stuff Ken.
glad to see the paint is comin off the frame.

[Zx10 Rick]

nice one lads, looking forward to seeing how this goes for you ken..

[fatso]

Zx10 Rick, on May 31 2010, 11:33 PM, said:

nice one lads, looking forward to seeing how this goes for you ken..

Yep, fair dues to em , its no Suzuki but I suppose it'll have to do

Rick, say hi to Liz for me.

[renegades]

Good to see the 2 of ye back at the p*ss taking again lads work away as i said to Wesi he can work away taking photos etc as i'm in no panic to get it done,,just wanted to get started with it as it's in the back of my mind for the last couple of years...

Have the main frame 90% stripped back to the alloy now and should have it and the swingarm done by the weekend if i dont pass out from the fumes off the chemicals

The real dirty work starts then in re-polishing the frame but it's in very good nick underneath,,will clean up the engine and paint it,,should have it back up on wheels with the engine in it in a couple of months,,the problem arises that i'm back stuck for room once it gets to this stage but i'll worry about that when the time comes,the sunroom seems the ideal place for it but i dont think MrsRenegades will be too impressed

[FIGHTERMC]

i can always call up in my bro's van Ken
and take a few of them off you hands

[PaulB]

renegades, on Jun 1 2010, 12:02 AM, said:

should have it back up on wheels with the engine in it in a couple of months,,the problem arises that i'm back stuck for room once it gets to this stage but i'll worry about that when the time comes,the sunroom seems the ideal place for it but i dont think MrsRenegades will be too impressed

Oh how I would hate to have that problem.
You may start giving them away.

[irishger]

Ken I have told you loads of times before
If you are stuck for space I will take one of the spondons off yours hands and look after it for you

Ohh and if you ever see the Muppet who cover that frame in that black hit him a slap for me
Some people just should not be allowed near a bike

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[jimbob]

@ wesi
i forgot my password 2
i sent an email to youtube to open another account and they sent an email back saying there's an account with my email address
they sent the password aswel


looking good lads

that is a nice swing arm alright

sunroom. yep mrs renegades wont be happy

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