Dismantled my FJS4002; a pictorial journey

A friend of mine and I spent the weekend dismantling my Silverwing.

This was our first time dismantling a vehicle, let alone a motorcycle.

Follow my pictorial journey to see what unfolded...

First, we had to remove the plastic fairing surrounding the frame.


The Silverwing may be score well in areas like comfort and handling, but it's a real hassle to remove its fairing, especially the front!

I proceeded to remove the front fender...


and my electrical components like the relay pieces and rectifier. I kept these as spares. I cut through the wire harness as I was not intending to keep it. I did keep the ECU unit though.



Digging deeper, I removed the air intake box & throttle body to access the starter motor. This is a key component that I also intended to keep as a spare part.


Of course, not forgetting the CVT transmission. Pretty dirty if I do say so myself!


This is the Silverwing without its fairing and underseat box. I'd like to think that the chassis could be chopped up to be converted into a cruiser!





And lastly, the engine and chassis (which are required by government law to be scrapped) at the government-appointed scrapyard. Cheers for the 24,000km clocked in.

Good job in dismantling it. I still disagree with a government dictate that forces you to take a perfectly good vehicle off the road. I guess there’s no provisions there for classic cars and bikes.

Erdoc48 wrote:

Good job in dismantling it. I still disagree with a government dictate that forces you to take a perfectly good vehicle off the road. I guess there’s no provisions there for classic cars and bikes.

There is a classic vehicle scheme in Singapore. However, the Silverwing is still considered new enough to not be a "vintage".

I quote from the transport authority's website on what constitutes a classic vehicle: "Classic vehicles must be at least 35 years old from their original registration date. Older cars, motorcycles and scooters manufactured before 1 January 1940 are classified under the Vintage Vehicle Scheme."

Link to website as reference: https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/content/onemotoring/home/buying/vehicle-types-and-registrations/car/classic-car.html

Well, it's a sorry sight. However, a look underneath the tupperware is always interesting.