Glad to hear you are enjoying the content. Thanks for your kind feedback.

Thanks Jim. Fine bikes from an era when things were built to last.

@@WildlifeMoto Yep they were built right. Am currently looking for an R65, they are slightly lighter, being from a slightly earlier era sadly i do not feel built to last🤣🤣

Thanks Tony. Slowly getting there, bit by bit. It’s the first time I’ve had a part cerakoted. I’m very happy with how it turned out. Callipers and engine covers next.

@@WildlifeMoto must admit it looks a great coating , when you get it finished and on your travels if your in the North Yorkshire or Durham area would be good to meet up we have great biking roads up here 😀

@@tonymartin3780 Thanks for the Invite. Yes I’d be up for that. Cheers.

Thank you Pete. Glad you are enjoying the build series. Cheers.

Hi Walt. It’s very likely that this happened with these rims. Apparently the alloy on these wheels is pretty soft. Hopefully they can be straightened out. Thanks for watching.

Cheers Graham. Just taking my time and trying to do it right. Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks Vishal! 👍

Thank you sir. Enjoying the process.

Hi Ian. That Z900 is my dream bike! My approach is, do it right, do it once (not that it always goes that way). Good luck for the rest of the build. Fingers crossed you’ve discovered the main gremlins by now.

I guess at some point this was just treated as a cheap run around. Someone even tried to paint the frame with the engine still in it. They could only paint 3/4 of most of the bars, so the paint just flaked off in most places. Mike at RS Chrome, great guy and top work.

Thank you Paul. Appreciate the encouragement 👍

Beemer Bummer indeed. That’s German for expensive bummer! 😂

Thanks. I get my wires from Planet 12v.

Cheers Mark. That’s on the list. Just need to make up a button so that I can reset the time. I will get round to it soon.

Sure. I paid around £4K for the bike. I probably paid slightly on the high side as the mileage was low and it’s a “rare” CS.

😂 I hope not!

@@WildlifeMoto I think 🤔 they will you've done a great job & now have the confidence to tackle big jobs. Mates be rubbing their hands together thinking about a restoration bike now with your help. Might have to a add abit at the end of build."Would I do it again,No".So mates don't get any ideas 😆😁😂. Even though you probably will do another build😂🤣🤣.

No formal training on Motorcycles. Mainly transferable skills or simply paying experts to help 👍

I think a lot of these bikes have been heavy abused over the last decade or so. For a long time they were just cheap and reliable transport and were treated as such. I will made a video on the damper when I get to reinstalling it. It’s a fairly basic set up.

@@WildlifeMoto Thnx, Recently checked prices in Germany, you gotta drop at least 4000€ for them, that's where it starts for R100. After seeing this video, I checked a salvage yard for R100 wheels, found only 2 rear wheels. Some seems to use the wheels of the first series K100 8v on the R100. they are pretty cool. Mine spend most of it's time in a garage and it's officially documented. although has some minor road gravel damage on the paint and insect damage on the front fork, wind shield.

@@WildlifeMoto I found this for you: "walzwerk-motorcycles", the frontpage also shows the wheels i mentioned, those that are simulator to k100 8v, next to custom spoke wheels.

@@WildlifeMoto I finally found the wheels, they where used on the BMW R100RS/RT from '87 to '95,

Thank you. I’m not sure at the moment. A second hand set in good condition will cost around £380, and I might be able to get them straightened out for around £100 per wheel. Some people have suggested just heating them up and bashing them back to shape, but I can’t see how you’d do the job properly with out a jig.

@@WildlifeMoto FWIW, IMHO for the extra £180 price difference I'd prefer to have the peace of mind of riding on an undamaged replacement set of wheels and be sure in the knowledge that everything is perfect and as it should be. Others may argue that having them professionally straightened will be ok....and that might be true, but I know from my previous time as a Class I and II motorcycle MOT tester that alloy wheels which have been repaired is a reason for rejection/MOT failure.....although just how an MOT tester is supposed to know they've been repaired is another matter!!

​@@Gambo916 I think you are right. I'll start sourcing a new set. Don't fancy having my wheels explode on the M25.

@@WildlifeMoto I reckon you've made the right choice mucker!!

Hi. Assuming it’s the same as my bike it’s chrome plated steel.

Looks like it 😆 Apparently these wheels are pretty soft. Just hope they can be straightened out.