Very good work. Thanks for the video. The compression might be higher with the valves adjusted. Tight valves can interfere with combustion chamber sealing. Valves tightening on those older ninjas and GPZs is common, especially the intake valves. The exhausts are made from more durable material to deal with the higher temperatures. But the tapered valve surface can deform due to banging hard against the seat from excessive high rpms. Sometimes the seats move deeper into the head too. A ham-fisted rider creates a war zone inside the engine. And, by the way, deposits can form on the mating surfaces of the valves and seats giving false lash readings. Running the engine under a hard load in the higher revs several times can clear deposits out. Then the valve clearance can be checked again. Common talk is to replace the drive chain and sprockets as a set. Worn sprockets fitted to a new chain can create abnormal wear. Then it's back to square one not too far down the road. But hey, whatever floats your boat. Another way to deal with a floppy valve cover gaskets is to glue it into the valve cover (just a bit of spray adhesive or something similar), and put a tad of rtv on the cylinder head surface - a tiny bead that's tapped with your Finger, Ronald. You didn't feel like painting the valve cover while it was off? Interesting. Did you know that the '88 GPZ 1000 (Ninja 1000 Tomcat, which is very similar to your bike) is in the Guinness Book of World Records for highest top speed for a production motorcycle of that year? Something like 168 mph. You own a veritable rocket to go tooling around town on...

I bought some sheets of gasket paper for things like this. You can get a selection of thicknesses and make your own gaskets.There are how to's on youtube, saves waiting or trying to find obscure gaskets and you know they will fit.

Is it wrong that I PMSL laughing when the hazard light switch went flying (both times) :)

Oh I laughed at the paint too but its your fault cos you make it so funny

Have u place the chain link on the right orientation??

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Cling wrap light on fire!!! Lol your headlight is THAT HOT you've got entire other problems!!! That stuff is microwave safe

@@16driver16 I believe you have missed the joke. ;)

@@vincedibona4687 mine was too... but I guess not a good one

Did you also have connectors get stale? Cause that happens to me all the time!

That's what I was thinking and it made me laugh my ass off at that part of the video🙂

I was about to say, and the whole wires going stale bit too. Looks like Ronald has been enjoying Tony’s videos lately

you should really check out his fiero build series between GPZ drops. Super enjoyable total transformation

Can concur with the other comment, definitely watch the Fiero build, it like the GPZ series is quality.

I can vouch for these guys, the Fiero revival is soooo exciting and fun to watch! I promise! Just give it a try :D

I was totally going to comment the same as 3DRatio. And I am neither a bike nor a car guy; Ronald simply makes enjoyable videos.

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This is so true.. Customer service...nah it's eBay "service"

Yup, they aren't cheap but we're talking brakes here so safety is a major issue and I HIGHLY recommend that brand! I put a set of Spiegler brake lines on my '85 Honda Nighthawk 700S when rebuilding the front brakes. In my case they fit perfectly (I did have to rotate the banjo fittings same as in the video to get them to line up correctly) and they looked great (I ordered them in black with gunmetal gray fittings if I remember correctly, so they looked like they belonged on the bike). And yes, they hugely improved braking feel! The only problem if you can call it that was between a new factory master cylinder and the calipers I rebuilt and those great brake lines, the front brakes worked so well that I got braking action that was often enough to slow me down in lighter riding conditions before the brake lever was pulled far enough in to click the brake light switch! :) I fiddled with the switch but ultimately had to remember to always use some rear brake to light up that brake light! I've since parted with the old Nighthawk which I'd done a near-full restoration on and boy do I wish I'd kept it!!!

Same here. I've never had an issue with a split link. A shop once went a little hard on the riveting and thought they would get away with leaving a tight link in. Nope.

Was going to say the same. I have a 200hp sportbike that has thousands and thousands of miles on a clip style master link. I actually have never used a rivet style on any of my bikes in all the years I have been riding.

I used to drag race my 77 kz1000 and used a clip style.

@@fightzoid same for me. Drag raced for over ten years in NHRA division 7 doing 9900 rpm launches with clip style the whole time with no issues but, he could take a small piece of safety wire and wire over the master link end plate and clip and it'll never come off. At least that's what I did and never had a problem.

That’s good to know!

Whoah - timely. My zx9r could benefit from that tip. ; - )

The previous owner of my bike (ZX600-C) thought it had major internal gearbox damage, when the only issue was the loose shifter arm!

Can you just use petroleum jelly? Or does it like expand with the heat or something that I'm not thinking of?

@@OmnieStar you can but idk if it’s sticky enough.

With his luck,and skills(Sorry Ron but it's funnier this way),are you sure it wasn't 24 Hours,and 12mins?

yeah i call Bull om the it would pop off on highpower bikes, i mean it's not the locking clip that holds it together. there is an equaly thick piece of metal beneath it, there isn't that kind of forces in that direktion!

More like user error in the cases it exploded! People with their thumb in the middle of their Palm shouldn't work on their bikes!

I wonder if the issues with the clip are from improper installation. I’m guessing that front/back orientation of the open end of the clip is important, but I could be wrong about this.

@@bunkie2100 Most likely installer error. Bit like people who don't do oil changes on their cars wonder why the engines then grenade themselves.😳 Putting that clip on backwards could cause it to pop off. Never had an issue with this type of link connector..

Never had problem with either. Used both. Once the installer Me didn't put the clip on right. I ran down to our hardware store in town 3 miles. Got what I needed went to get on the bike. Lucky the master link was on bottom saw no clip on the master as I'm getting on the bike. How I'm going to get home there's no clips for chains in there. Lucky the hardware store had a doorman I used tiny C clips. Got my but home

Ahh you're totally right! I knew something felt off when I was saying it :) And thank you!

Came here to say this, glad you caught it too!

Try shim-under-bucket like the 80’s GPz series… gotta measure all the clearances, check the table for the correct size and take the bloody camshafts out to change them!

It's easier to push the caliper back in for the new pads if you take the top off the brake resevoir first.It allows the extra fluid back in easier.Put paper-towels under it 1st,if you've been topping it up.

@@bryduhbikeguy Thanks!

Same :)

I’m thinking Porsche.

hyundai tiburon methinks

That be a Hyundai Tiburon post 2004 judging soley by the rear lights. If I could subscibe again I would just because Tiburon...

@@zephyrflowers816 Hm, I just found out that a Tiburon is a Hyundai Coupé. At least thats what Hyundai called them in Germany. I don't understand why they would change the name though🤷‍♂️

@@BayerischeMeisterWerke pretty sure it went by several different names ind different countries

Worse than Murphy’s Law That was Murphy’s mother in law!

Transformer: Legacy

@@RonaldFinger sheeeeeesh