M1100evo: the rebuild after the wreck

[JohnEE]

Great now I'm going to be searching Copart for project bikes now.....as if i didn't spend enough time on craigslist. Good luck with the build!

[nickshelby500kr]

Great now I'm going to be searching Copart for project bikes now.....as if i didn't spend enough time on craigslist. Good luck with the build!

yea some people i have talked to out at the track say thats where they got their track bikes from. It especially helps since you dont ever actually have to register it or anything to ride on the track. Like i told muskrat, make sure you can check the bike out before you bid. Too many people get all bent out of shape about the company when they win an auction for a bike. and they discover additional damage that wasnt noticable from the pictures, try and pregnant dog at copart about it and they will pretty much tell you tough shit.

[JohnEE]

Speaking of track bikes.......

CBR600RR

not much damage.....

Looks like this 1100evo got T boned...the headers are crushed..
1100evo

I might bite on that one......but i don't like the damage to the belts

[nickshelby500kr]

Damn trying to find an LCD gauge is turning into a royal pain in the ass. There was one from an 1100S on ebay a few days ago for like $400 i think but while i was trying to call a friend to see if the LCD panel itself was the same so i could swap them, someone bought it.

The only other one on there is a whole gauge, locks and keys set for like $1100 or goto my dealer and spend north of $900 just for a new gauge.

If ANYONE knows of any leads for JUST the late model monster gauge. Please let me know. To my knowledge only the white backlit models will work, not the orange.

[militar3rd]

Brand new bike?? With only the temp tags? Wow.

[JohnEE]

you could try at Motogadget their stuff is expensive also so i don't know if it would be any cheaper.

[nickshelby500kr]

So the subframe came in today and I was super stoked about it because it meant the bike would at least be legally ridable. You know with all those lights and what not. Well i started the the evening off on a bad foot because when i was remove the connector plate from the subframe rails, the last allen bolt rounded the make the beast with two backs out. Oh i was so pissed. It was a perfectly round little hole.

I then spent about an hour and half carefully cutting and grinding the top of the bolt off so that the plate could be removed with the rest of the threads still sticking out of the frame rails. After all that was taken care of, it was the re-assembly part. The fun stuff. Because man it sure is easy taking shit apart. Its the putting it back together that gets tricky. Especially if your methods are slightly unorthodox. I.E. the book says to completely disassemble the bike down to frame only to remove subframe..... well i didn't really feel like doing that. And normally i do not condone short cuts, but this saved some serious time. However it is in way shape or form a one man job. I had to recruit the assistance of my neighbor to help with some of the heavy lifting.

Well once we finagled our way to getting the subframe back into place and the engine mounted to the frame/subframe. Then i got to put the tail back together, pulling the wiring through, switching the license tail, installing  the seat lock and ABS module, etc. Once all that was together i realized that dear sweet jesus are those stock license holders ugly, but i only need this stock one until it passes inspection.

Then it was just time to go back through and double check everything was torqued to spec and she is now one step closer to resurrected.

Everytime i look at this bike and im working on it and see how clean it is (like i dont even really have to wear my nitrile gloves to keep my hands clean), i really just feel sorry for the person who had wrecked it. I know nothing about their previous riding history, if it was their fault or how it even happened. All i know is it really must have sucked for them. I personally just like to think they were a well experienced rider and some asshole ran over it in a parking lot. Because no joke, within a couple weeks of when my oldest brother bought his brand new r6, some woman in a suburban backed up over it in a parking lot, granted it didnt total it but i believe that may be because ducati oem parts are WAY overpriced.

[danaid]

 Have you tried these guys for parts,

http://www.gothamcycles.com/servlet/StoreFront

I've seen an 1100 gauge set here before, stuff comes in and goes just as fast on that site.

[Stormtrooper]

Great progress man!  I was tempted to do the same to a local wrecked 2012 796 that the dealer wanted $3k for.  It sure is a time commitment.   

[nickshelby500kr]

Have you tried these guys for parts,

http://www.gothamcycles.com/servlet/StoreFront

I've seen an 1100 gauge set here before, stuff comes in and goes just as fast on that site.

Im sure he sells alot of stuff, but in my opinion some of his stuff is a bit high priced for used stuff. like $75 for a shift lever when I can get one from the dealer for $80. Thanks but no thanks. And his new stuff is even more expensive than OEM.

[nickshelby500kr]

Great progress man!  I was tempted to do the same to a local wrecked 2012 796 that the dealer wanted $3k for.  It sure is a time commitment.   

its not really all too time consuming, i only have 6.5 hours of my own labor into it, minus the hour that my neighbor helped me out. The most time consuming is searching for parts.

[nickshelby500kr]

Got a whole box of evo body work, set of mirrors, and an evo license tail coming soon! And this weekend i'll be getting the rear wheel replaced under the recall. So thats an easy way out the little scuffs on that.

Going to be hitting up the AMS track day this weekend on the 749 with new glass on it, presh paint, and a double bubble. yuhhh. I just started track days this year and im hooked. This will be number 6 this year and probably the last until next season. So i wont really be doing any work on the monster myself this weekend.

[BlackdogGS]

I picked up this 2010 1100S at Copart 3 months ago.  It's just like new with a ton of aftermarket goodies and only 900 miles.  It was totaled and only had a broken mirror and shift lever!

Why they total bikes with so little damage is beyond me.   

[Raux]

I picked up this 2010 1100S at Copart 3 months ago.  It's just like new with a ton of aftermarket goodies and only 900 miles.  It was totaled and only had a broken mirror and shift lever!

Why they total bikes with so little damage is beyond me.   

check for frame dings/steering stop damage most common reason is any frame damage

[nickshelby500kr]

Dibs on the Ohlins forks and shock if it has frame damage and you decide to part it out.