So I've decided to turbo my 2008 R1.
I got the bike non running about a year ago dirt cheap, all black, scuffs on the panels, sat for a year, new ECU, new keys etc (owner trying to fix the no start issue), old as heck tires, leaking front fork seals, clogged up fuel tank among a host of other issues. New to the R1 scene I researched potential causes for non starting and tickled off all the common issues, got out my multi meter and found the cause to be that the immobilizer key reader was only picking up 5v instead of 12v from a broken wire.. rewired and boom.. 2008 R1 dirt cheap.
Once running I tore the bike down to its frame, found it was a repairable write off #, and swapped to a clean title frame. With the motor up on a stand in pulled the head, swapped to a race head gasket, cleaned the pistons, ported and polished the head, re-shimmed the buckets, cleaned and replaced seals, fluids, spark plugs, smog block off plates, cat delete mid pipe, welded the slipper clutch, manual cam chain tensioner, cleaned and oiled the K&N filter, fixed up the airbox "race" mod, scrubbed and cleaned every inch of the bike, new chain and sprockets, new RS10 tires, braided brake lines, replaced the front end with the 6 piston calipers on the 320mm discs, new brake pads, new fork seals, heavier fork oil, new E85 fuel pump setup along with cleaning the tank and replacing the hanger with a non clogged unit.. installed a gear indicator and added the auto tune to the power commander, bought all new Candy apple red fairings for her and away I went!
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Literally all work to date done myself so its only a $5k AUD bike so far.
After playing with the tune and learning the bike, its time to stretch her legs to the next step (I love the thrill of speed if you haven't guessed) and happen to have a spare Borg warner turbo laying around.. naturally.. its turbo time!
The Build is up on my Insta and Youtube; CARLS_AU
Stay Tuned!
I got the bike non running about a year ago dirt cheap, all black, scuffs on the panels, sat for a year, new ECU, new keys etc (owner trying to fix the no start issue), old as heck tires, leaking front fork seals, clogged up fuel tank among a host of other issues. New to the R1 scene I researched potential causes for non starting and tickled off all the common issues, got out my multi meter and found the cause to be that the immobilizer key reader was only picking up 5v instead of 12v from a broken wire.. rewired and boom.. 2008 R1 dirt cheap.
Once running I tore the bike down to its frame, found it was a repairable write off #, and swapped to a clean title frame. With the motor up on a stand in pulled the head, swapped to a race head gasket, cleaned the pistons, ported and polished the head, re-shimmed the buckets, cleaned and replaced seals, fluids, spark plugs, smog block off plates, cat delete mid pipe, welded the slipper clutch, manual cam chain tensioner, cleaned and oiled the K&N filter, fixed up the airbox "race" mod, scrubbed and cleaned every inch of the bike, new chain and sprockets, new RS10 tires, braided brake lines, replaced the front end with the 6 piston calipers on the 320mm discs, new brake pads, new fork seals, heavier fork oil, new E85 fuel pump setup along with cleaning the tank and replacing the hanger with a non clogged unit.. installed a gear indicator and added the auto tune to the power commander, bought all new Candy apple red fairings for her and away I went!
Literally all work to date done myself so its only a $5k AUD bike so far.
After playing with the tune and learning the bike, its time to stretch her legs to the next step (I love the thrill of speed if you haven't guessed) and happen to have a spare Borg warner turbo laying around.. naturally.. its turbo time!
The Build is up on my Insta and Youtube; CARLS_AU
Stay Tuned!
