Rebuilding, Restoration, Resto-mod and Custom Builds

Updated 2026-08-07 Work continues on my 1999 ZX9R, I assembled the front brake calipers and mounted them back onto the bike to help bleed them with fresh new fluid. They now work very smoothly! Since the front benefitted from new Read more

Updated 2026-07-15 My enthusiasm for finishing my C2 model has not diminished from my efforts in June, (See: https://sidyoung.com/zx9-r-june-progress-report/ ) and I now have a number of items from the crash completed as well as some long over due maintenance Read more

Updated: 2026-06-22 This post is a follow up to this post: https://sidyoung.com/zx9r-crash-and-rebuild/ During my holiday break I spent two days working on the zx9 and now that I made some progress I decided to finish it off without delay! Tasks Read more

Updated 2026-07-15 My enthusiasm for finishing my C2 model has not diminished from my efforts in June, (See: https://sidyoung.com/zx9-r-june-progress-report/ ) and I now have a number of items from the crash completed as well as some long over due maintenance Read more

Updated: 2026-06-22 This post is a follow up to this post: https://sidyoung.com/zx9r-crash-and-rebuild/ During my holiday break I spent two days working on the zx9 and now that I made some progress I decided to finish it off without delay! Tasks Read more

Work in progress – Update 2026-06-26 – Check new posts for more updates! Back in 2023 I crashed my 1999 ZX9R while riding to work, it was not a good start to the day! While I walked away with a Read more