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THE BEGINNING - Posted 5/18/07
I bought an FZ6 in September 06' and wrecked it in late November 06'... Bummer. Most of the damage was cosmetic, so I took the opportunity to change the bike to better suit my tastes. A common misnomer is that a fighter is a spilled bike that someone couldn't afford to buy the OEM replacement parts. BS. I already have more in this bike than a new R1, and I am just getting started on the REAL fighter mods.
I didn't take a lot of pics through the rebuild process, but trust me, it was a lot of work. Some of the mods after the wreck, and a few from before the wreck:
- Two Brothers Racing - Carbon Slip-ons
- Corbin Seat
- Galfer Wave Rotors (front and back)
- R6 Forks, Master Cylinder, and Calipers
- HEL Stainless Brake Lines
- Rizoma Rear Sets
- Rizoma Handle Bars
- Rizoma Grips
- Rizoma "Dynamic" Mirrors
- Rizoma Brake Fluid Reservoir
- Rizoma "Zero" LED Turn Signals
- Vortex 520 Chain Conversion 15/50 (was 16/48)
- Power Commander III USB
- Speedo-healer
- Demon Universal Mini-fairing (later trashed: cheap, dark, cheap)
- 7" Round Headlight Bucket
- Aztec 8 Headlight Brackets
- Adjure 7" Wave Cut Black Dot w/ Tri-bar Light
- Fabbri Windscreen
- Removed the Center Stand & Hugger
- Fabbed a Tag Bracket / Exhaust Mount
- Made New Wiring Harness for Speedo and Turn Signals
- Re-routed Wires to Clean up Entrance to Frame
- Puig Belly Pan
- LSL Frame Sliders
- Custom Paint
- Clear Alternatives Integrated Signals LED Tail Light
- LOUD Ass Horn
I'm leaving stuff out. It took a while to get everything to look the way I wanted. Hiding this, moving that, and the freaking headlight headaches... BAH! When I was finished, I was absolutely thrilled with the bike. The new suspension and brakes made it a joy to ride. The all black agressive look made me smile whenever I would get close to it.
A few months have passed and I still love the bike, but I know that it isn't *really* a Streetfighter yet. The more I look at it, the more I want to ditch the seat, undertail exhaust, shorten the subframe, and re-visit that stinking headache headlight. So, in the next update you get to see what a REALLY naked bike looks like, as I currently have it stripped down to the frame parked in my garage. Soon the real fun begins.
The pics below show the bike new, then bent, then black.
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1) Stock-ish FZ6 before the spill. |
2) Grab handles become grab handle. |
3) TWIST! |
4) Ouch. Did I mention I had to replace the instrument cluster? |
5) Bike with the cheap-o Demon fairing. |
6) Wave rotors are purty. |
7) Mystery rider. |
8) Rizoma parts are beautiful. |
9) Front wave rotors, R6 forks & calipers, SS brake lines... |
10) Yammie motors are slick. |
11) Cleaned up tail end. |
12) Last look before the Demon headlight comes off. |
13) Profile shot of the new headlight. |
14) Second profile, up close. |
15) The Rizoma Rear Sets. |
16) See how the windscreen helps dress up the speedo? |
17) Entire assembly is for sale. As close to plug and play with a 7" round & 43mm forks as you can get. |
18) The tag bracket / exhaust mount I fabbed; installed on the bike. |
19) Bracket off of the bike. |
20) The sweeping steel neck is from a robot I defeated back in the day. No BS! It was straight before we fought >:) |
21) Close up of the speedo mounts I fabbed out of cruiser slip-stream brackets. |
22) Closer look at the Aztek fork headlight clamps & Rizoma signals. |
23) Last profile shot of the new light setup. It is off the bike now, actually it is for sale. Wanna buy it? |
24) Last pic of the bike before I tore it down to the frame again. |
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