KR-1S.co.uk Forum

hi folks.. got it at last.
been trying for 6 months..or more
one owner ex australia bike (regd in spain in 94)
unique here as they were never available.
totally original except mirrors

i´ll get some photos and my progress up over the weekend.

John.

Welcome to the forum, you will get some great advice and help here

Hi John,
Welcome to the forum, keep the photos coming. (PS where are you located?)
Cheers
Bernie

Welcome John...
Great to hear you finally got that KR1S you were after ..
And for those in the know. .. I still want your AR..haha
It's just a bit far to ride it from Gibraltar

here she is just home..



brakes semi siezed and rust in tank.. hasnt been used in minimum 8 years...

Get on with it then man, with the weather in Spain, you could be out in it!

Good luck with the resto, looks to be all there.

i dont have much time on my hands at the mo.. but had to do a bit..

de-rusted the tank with good ol deox c



sorted


never been apart.. nice.


and i just had to polish my end a bit...

Dont get Bernie going on polishing your end bit! There will be no stopping him.

On a more serious point John the regulator rectifier looks pretty corroded. Please be carefull with these since if they fail full charging current will hit the ECU and cause some expensive damage. Many of the guys on here replace the old rectifiers with modern ones from Electrexworld.

http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... ?a6_21RR26

Steve

Binetta Steve wrote:Dont get Bernie going on polishing your end bit! There will be no stopping him.

On a more serious point John the regulator rectifier looks pretty corroded. Please be carefull with these since if they fail full charging current will hit the ECU and cause some expensive damage. Many of the guys on here replace the old rectifiers with modern ones from Electrexworld.

http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... ?a6_21RR26

Steve

thanks for the info steve, and yes ive seen bernies stunning firecracker 1s.. im a magpie too.. love it.

cheers John

Nice find - how do prices compare to the UK

Never heard of Deox C so googled it and it gets some good reviews - going to give it a try on my rebuild - safe to use too

Garry wrote:Nice find - how do prices compare to the UK

Never heard of Deox C so googled it and it gets some good reviews - going to give it a try on my rebuild - safe to use too

yes mate..
when you get the knack with it deox c is great. wash out and make sure tank is grease free for best results,
dont leave in for too long 12-18 hours works for me.. depending on how rusty.
then rinse well with clean water.. and dry well.. i use a heat gun with care.. too over zelous and you can burn the paint from the inside out.

theres no way to compare prices as these bikes were never sold here in spain.. i have one of very few imports..

john.