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RaskyR1
04-15-2010, 04:12 PM
2002 Yamaha R1 Spring Detail



This bike actually belongs to a co-worker of mine and since he knows that I`ve sold all my bikes and how much I miss riding...I think he actually found humor in leaving it at my house for two weeks while he was on vacation for a detail. j/k Kevin! :D



As you can see the bike was in great shape, especially for being 8 years old and having over 21,000 miles on it. It had a fair amount of swirls with a few RIDS on the tank but since the seating position on these bikes has you hugged up against the gas tank, it’s not uncommon at all to see such scratches in these areas. Other than that is basically just needed a good all around cleaning.



Here are some before pics to give you a better idea of the condition.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2844.jpg







A few flying corpses were embedded into the front of the bike. You can also see in the below pics that the windscreen needed some TLC to bring back the clarity.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2839.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2840.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2857.jpg





Showing the paint condition using my Brinkmann Dual Xenon light

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2858.jpg





Swirls and scuff on the rear tail

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2860.jpg





Swirls and deep scratch on the tank

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2862.jpg





I offered to remove some decals left on the tank as it clutters the look and makes for easier polishing

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2847.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2846.jpg





Removal was done using a heat gun and 3M adhesive remover

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2848.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2849.jpg





Here we can see the condition of the wheels. Having owned three Yamaha sport bikes now, I was very familiar with these wheels and how they should look….and this is not it. ;)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2841.jpg





Behind the front tire

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2842.jpg





Under the tail section you can see some mud and dirt on the rear fender. Tar and chain wax were also cover through out the rear section of the bike.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2843.jpg





I first started out with a thorough wash using Chemical Guys Citrus wash and clear utilizing various brushes and wash mitts.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2852.jpg





Here you can see me making use of the EZ mini detail brush to get in between the engine compartment.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2856.jpg





Chemical Guys Bug Bugger & Tar remover was used on the front for the bugs and tar. Meguiars D103 APC+ was used on the wheels and to remove TOGW from some textured black plastics with the aid of a small detailing brush.



After washing and drying I followed with some mild clay and Meguiars Final Inspection as clay lube.



A good tip for detailing motorcycles is to have some form of compressed air to blow out all the nooks and crannies. IMO this is a must have! Since I’ve had to start detailing in my other garage I don’t have easy access to my air compressor and I don’t feel like running a few hundred feet of hose to my other garage. So what I did is I went out and bought a 10lb air tank for about $30, changed the fittings a bit and connected a coil style air hose to it with an air trigger attachment on the end. Now I can fill the tank in my other garage and have a nice portable source of air in my front garage! ;)



I forgot to take a pic of my tank but it’s similar to this.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/airtank.jpg







For the paint correction I chose to go with a 2-step correction using M105 on the PC with 4” LC pads and M205 on the PC using 4” white LC pads. This process achieved about 90% correction with only a few stray RIDS remaining.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2866.jpg





I removed the rear fender to better get at the lower swing arm and the underside of the tail section.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2870.jpg





Chemical Guys Bug Bugger & Tar Remover was used here as well

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2871.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2872.jpg





The front and rear sets along with any other aluminum components were polished using Optimum Metal Polish



Before

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2873.jpg





After

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2875.jpg







My choice for protection was Optimum Opti-Seal (2 coats) and topped off with Optimum Car Wax.
RaskyR1
04-15-2010, 04:13 PM
Now for some after pics! ;)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2909.jpg





No more swirls

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2908.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2903.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2902.jpg





Deep scratch that is too deep to be removed

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2904.jpg





Dash display

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2906.jpg





Headlights were also polished using the same process as the paint

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2900.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2899.jpg





Clarity restored! Windscreen was removed and polished using the same correction steps as the paint on both sides.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2885.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2880.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2886.jpg





Rear swing arm all cleaned up

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2897.jpg





Behind the front wheel was clean and polished by hand using M105/M205

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2894.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2895.jpg





Underside of the tail section all cleaned up and polished…removal of the rear fender allowed for access with the PC.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2893.jpg





Rear fender all polished up

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2868.jpg





Wheels looking they way they should again…they have a semi-gloss look from the factory.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2887.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2889.jpg





Glamour shots! ;)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2883.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2884.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2891.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2881.jpg





http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2002R1/IMG_2882.jpg





I hope you’ve enjoyed this write up and as always, thank you for viewing my work! :)





Rasky
Barry Theal
04-15-2010, 08:54 PM
Rasky why didn`t you dress the tires? LOL that was a joke. Awesome attention to detail on this one. That bike made for some cool pictures. I love the Air pig Idea. Great work once again man. Enjoyed this one.
JohnKleven
04-15-2010, 09:07 PM
Great work on a bike with lots of difficult angles. I hope you told the guy to get some flush mounts and a fender eliminator ;)
Labster
04-15-2010, 09:39 PM
Great detail! I had an 05 that I totaled :( had a YZF 600r before that as well. Great bikes! Miss having them for sure.
RaskyR1
04-16-2010, 10:20 AM
Rasky why didn`t you dress the tires? LOL that was a joke. Awesome attention to detail on this one. That bike made for some cool pictures. I love the Air pig Idea. Great work once again man. Enjoyed this one.



Thanks Barry! LMAO! I`ve actually seen someone dress the tires on a bike before!!! :bolt




Great work on a bike with lots of difficult angles. I hope you told the guy to get some flush mounts and a fender eliminator ;)



LOL...Yeah, I could have given him so much crap for still having the rear fender on the bike but I know it`s because he`s married with kids and all the reflectors add visibility.....regardless of how ugly it is!



LMAO! Cops LOVED my lack of the rear fender! :D

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/r1/r1004.jpg




Great detail! I had an 05 that I totaled :( had a YZF 600r before that as well. Great bikes! Miss having them for sure.



Thanks Jacob! I loved my `05! Except for the hot seat in the summer that is...
imported_NRZ
04-16-2010, 11:12 AM
Looks great!! What did you use on the wheels (maybe I missed it)?
imported_Ivan Rajic
04-16-2010, 12:32 PM
Great work man! Mine had 8k miles when I sold it and even though I didn`t wash it even once it was completely clean... QD wipedown session after each ride pretty much. It was swirled to hell, but clean.
RaskyR1
04-16-2010, 01:30 PM
Looks great!! What did you use on the wheels (maybe I missed it)?





Thanks!



Megs D103 APC+ to clean and I hand polished with Megs M66 which I forgot to list in the OP. ;)




Great work man! Mine had 8k miles when I sold it and even though I didn`t wash it even once it was completely clean... QD wipedown session after each ride pretty much. It was swirled to hell, but clean.



Thanks Ivan!



I wiped mine down with a QD after every ride too! Always looked better than the day I bought it! :D



Only took 5-10 minutes if you kept up on it too!
John_K
04-16-2010, 01:41 PM
Bike looks great!!
white gecko
04-17-2010, 10:39 AM
Looks great! What was the LSP?



I love the passenger pegs you cleaned up, what a difference!
RaskyR1
04-19-2010, 07:14 AM
Bike looks great!!



Thanks John!




Looks great! What was the LSP?



I love the passenger pegs you cleaned up, what a difference!



Thanks Jeff!



Opti-Seal (x2) followed by Optimum Car Wax.
white gecko
04-19-2010, 08:10 AM
Thanks Jeff!



Opti-Seal (x2) followed by Optimum Car Wax.





I didn`t know you could do Opti-Seal followed by OCW. I thought it had to be the other way around? Well it sure looks good!
Tru_Shine
04-19-2010, 08:21 AM
Awesome Job! I love Detailing Bikes! you Da Man!
white gecko
04-22-2010, 08:29 PM
I didn`t know you could do Opti-Seal followed by OCW. I thought it had to be the other way around? Well it sure looks good!





It was early in the morning, and I read it backwards lol. I got it now.