FIXING a 2008 R6 DESTROYED by MICE! (Pt. 1 the Teardown)

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2 жыл бұрын

I bought this 2008 R6 to fix up thinking it only had a bad fuel pump. But to my surprise the damage way WAY WORSE after I looked under the gas tank....
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@c.r.chandler5905 2 жыл бұрын

Here I am begging and scraping to save for a bike and this guy had a beauty just sitting in a shed where mice could feast on it. Rob, I can't wait to see the finished product, I know it'll be a work of art.

@prakashbrahma7864 2 жыл бұрын

Sad to see such a legendary bike in such a poor condition

@jonreinmiller9114 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for restoring one of the best years of the now DISCONTINUED R6. Glad I have an 07 R6. I probably won’t ever get rid of it just because the R6 is such a staple in superbike racing.

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sad that they discontinued it, but at the same time i'm so happy they kept this same body style all the way from 08-16. One of the best looking body styles on a bike in my opinion

@jonreinmiller9114 2 жыл бұрын

@@RKMotorsports I’m right there with you. My 07 looks the exact same but blue. I wonder what they changed on the 08-16?

@mrmezmer 2 жыл бұрын

Same thing happed to my CBR. The previous owner let it sit in his garage for too long and it was infested with mice. Had to replace the entire wiring harness and other misc parts. Runs like a champ now.

@nickcolando9974 2 жыл бұрын

such a worrier. id be so overwhelmed.. so satisfying to watch, your persistence and patience is a gift

@nickq204 2 жыл бұрын

This one will be a labor for the love of bikes. That’s gross thing those mice did, man. But it’s what mice do. Looks like there’s a LOT of cleaning ahead. Probably more cleaning than work, because the bike doesn't look that bad. Good luck!

@Biconnecc 2 жыл бұрын

Poor dude. Glad you keep being positive just use a proper mask when dealing with such dangerous situations

@floww2953 2 жыл бұрын

That poor R6, at least it's in good hands

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Just wait to see how she looks in the end!

@rodriguezz7262 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Currently studying Automotive Engeneering and hopefully, when i'll have more time, I want to follow your steps. Huge inspiration and compliments from Portugal :)

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rodriguez! Good luck in school!

@mikeopenshaw9128 2 жыл бұрын

Great work Rob - looking forward to following this one through - thanks as always for sharing!

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! Glad to see you back here in the comments!

@tequlashot1498 2 жыл бұрын

Man are you serious you put mouse pictures in the video for a sec wtf 🤣🤣🤣 but ya it something i never expected 🤣 nice job man

@Just_andy588 2 жыл бұрын

There’s just something relaxing about seeing a bike getting taken apart

@garymountcastle6657 18 күн бұрын

As a former traffic signal technician I can relate to this. Mice can play havoc with our equipment also.

@Yamabrah_YZF 2 жыл бұрын

Gosh darn you’re a brave dude I wouldn’t go into that without wearing some more PPE just because of how many diseases/ parasites mice contract. Poor dude though, and poor r6! It’s in good hands now tho, thanks for the content brother!

@manomanoulidi5101 2 жыл бұрын

DAMN THATS NASTY!!!! Props to you for having the guts to repair that r6. I am not an expert, but i recommend u drop the engine if it is easy so u can clean it eazier and better!! Much love from greece

@Psychopot_69 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the next one. Huge fan from the Philippines

@rustemursel644 2 жыл бұрын

You are truly amazing, my dream bikes and an amazing mechanic.. 💯💯💯💯

@Noname-hh5fs 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been waiting for an 2008 model r6 but great video

@carlosmartinferrosanz8437 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to have you back.

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be back! I'm working on uploading consistently for you guys again! Things always pick back up during the winter.

@adammenges3535 11 ай бұрын

I love the little rat pic you put up at 6:36 haha. Always enjoy your videos and hoping to work on rebuilding my own here soon enough. Keep up the good work man.

@gerrycabanagfortuito1456 Жыл бұрын

i always admire yur didication of yur work sir rob..yur such amazing mechanic thats why id always dream to be a hud mechanic like yu sir.

@enriquepuente2247 2 жыл бұрын

I am waiting for the next episode!!

@andyb2311 2 жыл бұрын

dude that was unbelievable , that nest was crazy . love the channel bro keep up the content .

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Snowy! Will do 🤟

@twowheelthings 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like we do similar stuff! Love the videos, man!

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

🤟😎

@unavailabill 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished an 08 r6 build myself and I thought mine was an electrical nightmare but you got me beat on that. 😳

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah this was a nightmare as soon as I lifted that tank...

@levicot 2 жыл бұрын

Good video and a like the project! but please use a mask/respirator when you deal with mouse poop

@jlicea10 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy the content!

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathan! 🤟

@JBfishnhunt 2 жыл бұрын

you are living my dream bro haha

@nytrackrider 2 жыл бұрын

Props to you my man. I would have dropped it off a bridge as soon as I saw all that.

@derkpranger2387 2 жыл бұрын

6:35 The little mouse haha

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

😆 🐁 🪤

@fm1sabre 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah once again new vids

@ninoellison7793 2 жыл бұрын

This build just got exciting! 🐁 😂

@lucianofontes5794 2 жыл бұрын

Essa é minha moto de consumo. Infelizmente aqui no Brasil é muito cara mesmo para uma moto ano 2008. Parabéns pela moto. Linda demais. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

@Just_andy588 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always like the ‘08 R6 and the new R6 and the 2017+ R6 they are just gorgeous

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

They are one of my favorite styles of bikes!

@Just_andy588 2 жыл бұрын

@@RKMotorsports would you be able to do a ninja ZX-10R or S1000RR in future vids? keep up the excellent work bro love the vids

@Bugholeexcalibur 2 жыл бұрын

You needed a haz-mat suit for this one :))

@adfro76 2 жыл бұрын

Still one of the hottest sport bike shapes ever 👌🏻

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite bike styles!

@adfro76 2 жыл бұрын

@@RKMotorsports I’ve always been a car guy but toying with the idea of a bike and this is the bike I’m most interested in 👌🏻

@TherealWinterpillow 2 жыл бұрын

I used a mix of dawn dish soap, bleach and water as a cleaning solution for my rat ridden zx6r.

@goncalofonseca5935 2 жыл бұрын

Make sure you clean everything thoroughly. And when you finish cleaning go clean it again... It's pretty hard to get ride of that smell, it seems to come back when the weather changes... It might be a good idea to take the engine out and clean/ inspect everything off, the little bastards can get in the tightest spaces

@nenorii3234 2 жыл бұрын

Now I have a new bike fear. I keep my MT-07 usually in shed. I am new rider. Now winter is coming and I drive when I can as long weather holds. But now I will think whole winter if mice wont destroy it lol

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Someone said dropping some peppermint oil around where you keep your bike will keep the mice away

@nenorii3234 2 жыл бұрын

@@RKMotorsports Ill try that! For my nerves if anything else.

@autotale9037 2 жыл бұрын

Good project bike there.i just fixed up cbr 600rr on my channel

@legitbosshiju 2 жыл бұрын

Love from india 🤩

@alexj6408 2 жыл бұрын

I was eating a midnight snack whilst watching the first part haha. Barely made it through my wrap lol

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Haha sorry to ruin your meal Alex! lol

@tuf1594 2 жыл бұрын

things gonna look brandd new once ur done with it

@crisnmaryfam7344 2 жыл бұрын

10:38 I personally would have a shop-vac near by at this point (long before this point actually) and would be hitting everything as you go.

@crisnmaryfam7344 2 жыл бұрын

11:13 There it is!

@fouadkhattar 2 жыл бұрын

Is that a Honda blackbird in the background? 😍😍😍😍

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

It certainly is! That was a customer's bike though

@fouadkhattar 2 жыл бұрын

@@RKMotorsports lucky customer, i hope we see a blackbird rebuild someday

@farelferdinand1089 2 жыл бұрын

9:49 Came to watch r6 rebuild and instead got jabbed 😂😂

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@NinjaKoalaAUTW 2 жыл бұрын

poor R6, but its good that u r fixing it

@muratarslan3369 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. Buy a used wiring hairness. İt will run.

@qaq2.0 2 жыл бұрын

مره متحمس اشوف النتيجه

@MotoTvWoodsFarm 2 жыл бұрын

nice movie

@eliteengineerdaz 2 жыл бұрын

This always scares me everytime I store my bike for the winter.

@Bull3tShad0w 2 жыл бұрын

was expecting a mouse inside the airbox when you open it

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Same 😆 I've found nuts and food in airboxes from squirrels so that wouldn't have been a surprise lol

@abhijithvs1065 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

🤟

@Vtolus 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the mouse 25 frame!!!

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

😎

@kornisrinivas5764 2 жыл бұрын

Hi brother good morning... I'm waiting for this bike part2 video.. please upload...

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

It will be up in 2 days! Be sure to subscribe so you can see the video first!

@theraven7109 2 жыл бұрын

How do you find all these bikes to restore??

@minimale 2 жыл бұрын

6:36 i'm pretty sure i saw a mouse near the engine :D

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

I think you're right! Now looking back I do see the mouse!

@henrydillard6217 2 жыл бұрын

Thats why i always store my bike with seat off for winter.

@nathanbragg6750 2 жыл бұрын

where do you buy your bikes from, and how much you saleing r6 for

@musicofficial5569 2 жыл бұрын

Bad mouse 😂

@silentfox8 2 жыл бұрын

the one frame of mouse XD are you a one man show?

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

It's just me and the mouses over here...

@silentfox8 2 жыл бұрын

You're killin it!

@mikemcgrew4382 2 жыл бұрын

The bike looks nice with small amounts of body work to do , but its seems like 90% of the work will be wiring issues.

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Those pesky mice make my job so much harder lol

@peterkroeker753 2 жыл бұрын

Brother you REALLY REALLY need to wear a mask! I lost my mom due to disease because of mice nests! REPEAT PLEASE WEAR A MASK MAN!

@keirra5096 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍🙂

@SBMMBOOGIE 2 жыл бұрын

Wow how does this even happen 😢

@smileykhiangte6101 2 жыл бұрын

Third yes

@colorblue2533 2 жыл бұрын

I saw a mouse at 6:36

@sydneyluna 2 жыл бұрын

Can you show how to fix steering after a crash.

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

If your steering is messed up after a crash, your forks and triple tree are probably toast and need to be replaced.

@lushIIn 2 жыл бұрын

Cual sería el precio de una de esas comprada en Copart? Y enviada a mi pais ??

@lushIIn Жыл бұрын

Es una estafa

@Kuliproyek19 2 жыл бұрын

Jadi sayang beurit 🤣

@hektordylan8807 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's better to keep the motorcycle outside , in the cold, with a cover. I'm really worried about my motorcycle 🏍️ , now. I keep it under a cover and run it every 2 week or so for a few minutes. Garage would be better, I thought. Now I think the other way,😂

@reecetaylor9518 2 жыл бұрын

Would you say 29k miles on a 1999 bike is low millage

@MrMichaelConstantine 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you never paid to much for this. So much work and money to put in, hope you recoupe when you sell.

@yungBitta291 2 жыл бұрын

I want a 08 09 R1 can’t find one

@carbonsanity3792 2 жыл бұрын

Just get a new wiring harness it'll be alot easier and save a massive headache.

@tamagawk 2 жыл бұрын

Why before and where is the after?😁👍✌.

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Tune in next week for part 2!

@lices 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen anything like that. Mice inside an R6

@homesomethingrebuilds8954 2 жыл бұрын

Ha I seen the mouse

@carlosmartinferrosanz8437 2 жыл бұрын

New mickey mouse lol

@professorvoluck9311 2 жыл бұрын

That generation R6 is selling for ridiculous prices. Clean ones up to $10k.

@578morgan7 2 жыл бұрын

you re bad you take a mouse s house away ... where do they live now haha

@neilhamill318 2 жыл бұрын

Fitting a complete wiring harness doesn't sound like a lot of fun.

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

It actually wasn't that bad and didn't take very long either!

@neilhamill318 2 жыл бұрын

@@RKMotorsports You have already fitted .👍Nice.

@mendingmotos 2 жыл бұрын

OMG Thankfully that heat shield was there to help a little with clean up.... eww

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

It was so nasty...

@alxRo 2 жыл бұрын

Bro use to spray engine with peppermint oil and you will not see anymore rats in the engine

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip! I'll need to remember that!

@glennfield 2 жыл бұрын

How do you let mice live in your r6 for 2 years...

@djfoxhead1965 2 жыл бұрын

no gloves?

@teksaiyanhere 2 жыл бұрын

Next video date ?

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

Next week!

@pancake5830 2 жыл бұрын

i think you should just take the entire thing apart and just powerwash the shit (aha) out of it

@howardtowler6146 2 жыл бұрын

Just how cheap did you get this bike.

@joanaltur1306 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you that is completely disgusting 🤢🤢

@seguemaserati 2 жыл бұрын

Did you say by MICE… 🤦🏾🤦🏾🤣

@RKMotorsports 2 жыл бұрын

🐁 🪤

@divikumar5475 2 жыл бұрын

Dude sold his bike because its ain't starting

@seagrey75 2 жыл бұрын

How people can be so lazy... Poor bike! If I were you I would wear a face mask and disinfect all parts!

@gsxrman6319 2 жыл бұрын

I can tolerate a lot of things, but rodents absolutely sicken and creep me out . You need extra compensation for the job you are enduring on this project.