M1100evo: the rebuild after the wreck

[nickshelby500kr]

So i picked up this 2012 1100 evo for pretty cheap because after having previously ridden one at a demo day and loving it, and just having sold my cafe nightster I needed something to fill the void of daily rider. As switching from track to street guise all the time on my 749 would start to get old really quick. So i found this one and picked it up with the intention to rebuild it back to street worthiness and maybe later do some cool shit to it. But needless to say, the beginning portion of this rebuild will be just getting it back to original for as cheap as possible, utilizing forum classifieds, craigslist, ebay, and lastly the dealership (because we all know how outrageous OEM prices are).

so starting out, here are some pictures of the damage. I have already constructed a parts lists of all parts needing replacing along with part# and OEM price. The biggest thing right now being that freaking gauge. But that is later to come.

the tail is trashed, clutch lever broke, headlight bracket broken, gauge broken (bike was less than 2 months old and 600mile service had not been completed yet), subframe tweaked, connector plate bent, seat tattered slightly at the very edge, clutch reservoir bracket tab broke, whole license plate holder tail assembly broken, tail light lens shattered, and of course the damn LCD panel in the gauge is broken.

Photos of the disassembly to come within the week. The workshop manual shows that you need to disassemble the bike down the the frame in order to remove the subframe, but we're going to make this shit happen without all that extra work.

[Mhanis]

How the hell did the TOP of the rear seat get all scratched up but not the top of the tank?


This will be fun to watch!


Mark

[nickshelby500kr]

I wondered the same thing, and came to the conclusion that when the connecting plate bent upon impact, it caused the seat to eject and possibly slide across the concrete?

just a theory though...

also, if anyone has any of the mentioned parts laying around i will be accepting donations 

[muskrat]

did you have connections to the insurance guy, dealer or bid online?  Share share share.  I'd love a project like this one.

[nickshelby500kr]

Dax, it was bid online through copart. Not a horrible company but not awesome either, their fees and all that other shit are kind of over the top. Then on top of that you are charged sales tax and get double taxed when you go and register. So that royally pissed me off.

Hopefully it will be back to ridable for the next AMS dinner night. My subframe and license holder, and clutch lever will be here friday. Then all that will be needed to ride it is a tail light (or at least the lens)

[muskrat]

lucky dog.  the next dinner should be up near us so I'll harass Marty to get it posted ASAP. 

[nickshelby500kr]

I have missed the last two. The one in the shops at legacy in plano which is within walking distance from my office, and Rio mambo in arlington has some awesome food and they usually bring out some shots on the house for us.

But good luck with that he usually never sends the info out until at most the day before.

[muskrat]

found another bike but it's in San Antonio.   

[nickshelby500kr]

The red 1100evo? Yea I liked the red better. But this one was actually at their Dallas location so I was able to and inspect it first hand and start it, etc.

The inspection is the biggest thing. If you're going to buy wrecked, inspect it first. Otherwise you could be in for some unfortunate surprises.

[nickshelby500kr]

so here is the tear down. tail disassembled and subframe rails removed.

[Raux]

nicely done.

[muskrat]

The red 1100evo? Yea I liked the red better. But this one was actually at their Dallas location so I was able to and inspect it first hand and start it, etc.

The inspection is the biggest thing. If you're going to buy wrecked, inspect it first. Otherwise you could be in for some unfortunate surprises.

yes but it's in San Antonio and I'm not driving 10 hours to go see it.  I'll wait for one here in Dallas. 

[nickshelby500kr]

yes but it's in San Antonio and I'm not driving 10 hours to go see it.  I'll wait for one here in Dallas. 

yea i saw this one was in dallas and jumped on it because i knew it would be awhile before another cool monster showed up.

[nickshelby500kr]

swapping the lever was easy enough, aside from tapping out that metal sleeve bushing to remove the pivot.

One negative is that the license plate tail will not work, technically it will bolt up but the turn signals will not actually mount up. In order to get this thing back on the road it has to pass a full inspection. So looks like I may be springing for that tail tidy or something after all because i doubt i will come across another evo license holder.

[nickshelby500kr]

Tail put back together using 1100S tail. Only downside is that I lost the LED license light.