1993 Gilera GFR 125 build thread (serbia style)
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:30 pm
So this is mine as i like to call it piece of crap GFR , bought it for 0,00 euros (you can imagine in what shape it is) ,
but i have a strong will , know how and the time to make this heap of junk into i shiny new GFR.
Where to start ? Let`s see , at the beginning .
I`ve took the time to make a 200 km trip to Belgrade (capital of Serbia) , and to pick up this once beauty ,
and this is how it looked when i brought it home (to my workshop) :
And iv`e decided to start working on it wright away , the first thing i did was to pull the motor out and see what`s inside:
Not the cleanest motor but , anyhow this is it:
Motor pulled out :
you can see on this picture that i don`t have the ignition cover nor the chain cover.
After pulling down the head and cylinder i found something very disturbing.
A whole piece of piston was missing , piston rings shot :
Cleaned the rest of the motor
Then i started working on the frame and disassembly the rest of it.
Iv`e noticed some rust here and there and wanted to sort i out , i simply hate the rust issues .
Torn apart every single thing on the bike , classified all the pars in one place , took some time with the angle grinder
on it and this is the result so far:
You be the judge ...
These are some of the larger parts that iv`e could not pack in a box.
And here are the rest of the stuff , small parts , handle bars , wiring loom etc...
Rear swing arm stripped from paint , cleaned , waiting for the rest of the frame to be stripped from paint and cleaned for painting.
Naked frame:
Stripping and cleaning the frame , removing the paint and rust from it.
As all of you know the battery acid spills are a nasty thing.
So much rust from it.
And in the meantime (when i`m resting from all of the grinding) i took some time to fix my rev counter:
The glass was missing so i made a new one and this is how it looks.
And after iv`e installed the new glass and done some wiring
This is it for now , i`ll be posting some more photos when i paint the swing arm and frame.
Wish me good luck with this project...
but i have a strong will , know how and the time to make this heap of junk into i shiny new GFR.
Where to start ? Let`s see , at the beginning .
I`ve took the time to make a 200 km trip to Belgrade (capital of Serbia) , and to pick up this once beauty ,
and this is how it looked when i brought it home (to my workshop) :
And iv`e decided to start working on it wright away , the first thing i did was to pull the motor out and see what`s inside:
Not the cleanest motor but , anyhow this is it:
Motor pulled out :
you can see on this picture that i don`t have the ignition cover nor the chain cover.
After pulling down the head and cylinder i found something very disturbing.
A whole piece of piston was missing , piston rings shot :
Cleaned the rest of the motor
Then i started working on the frame and disassembly the rest of it.
Iv`e noticed some rust here and there and wanted to sort i out , i simply hate the rust issues .
Torn apart every single thing on the bike , classified all the pars in one place , took some time with the angle grinder
on it and this is the result so far:
You be the judge ...
These are some of the larger parts that iv`e could not pack in a box.
And here are the rest of the stuff , small parts , handle bars , wiring loom etc...
Rear swing arm stripped from paint , cleaned , waiting for the rest of the frame to be stripped from paint and cleaned for painting.
Naked frame:
Stripping and cleaning the frame , removing the paint and rust from it.
As all of you know the battery acid spills are a nasty thing.
So much rust from it.
And in the meantime (when i`m resting from all of the grinding) i took some time to fix my rev counter:
The glass was missing so i made a new one and this is how it looks.
And after iv`e installed the new glass and done some wiring
This is it for now , i`ll be posting some more photos when i paint the swing arm and frame.
Wish me good luck with this project...