The Wretched

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/418545006126997.JPG

I thought it was about time I put a picure up of my ride.
cheers Rod

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/418545006126336.JPG

She is my every day ride, heaps of mods to come, next one on the cards is to replace the sub frame with either a GSXR or R1 tail, tomorrow I plan on doing a lot of stripping and polishing maybe even a little paint. I have left the nose cone on and just changed the look by trimming it with my handy grinder. Probaly will replace her eventually but don't want to mess with the air intake into the air box until I do some more research, I do about 80Km a day so can't afford to have her running rough.
cheers Rod

[fimpBIKES]

whatever tail u put on dont too small,
or that headlight is going to look all kinds of wrong


rip into it!!!

[rod185651]

Just picked up a K1 GSXR 1000 tail, I know what you mean about the nose cone, honestly its going to go and a custom head light configuration of some sort will replace it. Just want to make sure I don't bugger up the air induction in to the air box. Don't want the bike to just look pretty she's got to perform as well.
cheers Rod

[pesh]

hey m8 nice bike , my air induction runs through the frame , and similar to urs i ride a k5 gsxr , and it runs perfectly without all that stuff on it , plus heaps of my m8s are running the same . theres a pic in this section of the forum check it out ,

[rod185651]

Hey Mark,
thanks for the feed back, yeah it seems a lot of guys like yourself have no problems ripping the air induction off and then others say they lose all top end power, and it starts to run like shit on open roads. They're definately coming off just going to make sure I do it when I have time to sort any air in take problems if they pop up.
cheers Rod

[Hillsy]

Here ya go Rod:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1396&SearchTerms=scoops

I've done the mods on my 00 ZX9 - it's not hard to do ;)

[rod185651]

Thanks Hillsy, yeah I was reading that column last night, excellent advice mate.
Thats the go, for sure.
cheers Rod

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/655211837106983.jpg

Went out yesterday to see Ben from Extreme Creations and he did an excellent job modifying the Gixxer tail for the ninja.But didn't stop there took one look at the undertray and said we can make that fit and started cutting grinding and relocating all the michelaneous parts so they were hidden away.

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/655211837104497.jpg

[rod185651]

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Made it home... was a little worried for a while, no blinkers, dodgy tail light, loud pipe and riding home in peak Manly Traffic. But ended well.

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/655211837130371.jpg

Even though it was pissing down, couldn't wait to go for a ride as soon as I got the cowl on.

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/655211837112080.jpg

She looks rough but I love her.

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/655211837122538.jpg


I have to say I had planned to take the next month to have the rear tail completed to its current level. Due to the excellent work done by Ben I got it finished in time to ride to work tomorrow. (The Ninja is my only form of transport). Thanks mate I really appreciate your effort yesterday.
cheers Rod

[TurboKat]

Startin to look proper now Rod, that "Ben from Extreme Creations" bloke seems to know what he's doing. [8D]
Now... about that fairing ;)

[rod185651]

Thanks mate,
Yeah got out bid on an XR600 head light last night as I was tinkering on the bike. Thought I had it in the bag. Not to worry.
cheers Rod

[TurboKat]

As the owner of an XR 600 I'd advise against using one of those lights on a roadbike unless you never ride at night - a candle strapped to the front guard would do a better job [V]

[EXBEN]

No probs Rod, looks great with the cowl on.[8D]

[hmmmnz]

it worked out well ;D nice effort :D

those welds make my bike look much more compliant,and the remote shock reservoir is much better inverted and mounted internally to the lower subframe so it can actually be adjusted during set up.Anyhow...stay focussed grasshopper,you have much to achieve.
love from

Davo

[EXBEN]

[:X]

[rod185651]

Thanks for the feed back guys, and advice on the headlight Turbokat.
Cheers Rod

[LKC73]

Rob, you took them pictures in Maroubra didnt you?? You live in the area?

By the way, nice project mate!

[rod185651]

Hey Luke,
thanks mate, yeah I took the picture in Maroubra about 100m from my place, yep I live in the area drink at the Maroubra hotel most nights, it is about 50m from my place. If ya live near by have to catch up for a beer.
cheers Rod (with a D)

[rod185651]

Actually going to pub right now.
cheers Rod

[LKC73]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651

Actually going to pub right now.
cheers Rod


Hey Rod, na I dont live in the area anymore, but I still work around there.

Oh and have you seen the guy on the KTM with no right arm!!? He rides around every where! Very impressive:D

[rod185651]

Haven't seen him lately, but if it is the same guy I'm thinking of, legendary effort eh, didn't one of the mags do a write up on him last year?
cheers Rod

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/97324892980216.jpg

This weekend they're on the lounge, next weekend they will be on the Ninja.

[Loz]

Sweet, I've just pulled all the fairings off my bike again, which was exactly the same as yours when stock.

I'm very interested to see how you go with the headlight and dash unit. Got a bunch of questions for ya:

1) Can I ask what they are, where you got 'em and what they cost?

2) Does the dash work with the stock fuel gauge and front wheel speedo sensor?

3) Are you gonna chop the wiring down or just cram it all in behind the light?

4) Is that a glass or plastic lens on the light?

Take plenty of pics of how you mount those bits and pieces. I'm keen to hear how good those headlight units are for night riding too.

Good luck with it mate!

[rod185651]

Hey Loz, hope thanks for your comments, hope this answers some of your questions.


1) Can I ask what they are, where you got 'em and what they cost?

Anwer: The Head light is an aftermarket dirt bike light, the dash unit is an ACEWELL ACE-3963, the radiator over flow bottle is an aluminium drinking bottle. I bought the headlight from the bike wreckers, I bought the dash unit from Extreme Creations he is known on this forum as Exben, the water bottle is from Supa Cheap Auto, the blinkers are from MCA. I have also ordered some bar end mirrors from AUSFR he is on this forum as Qikdraw and Ben from Extreme Creations is also changing my bars and fitting some raisers.

2) Does the dash work with the stock fuel gauge and front wheel speedo sensor?

Answer:I think It comes with its own speed sensor and fuel gauge?

3) Are you gonna chop the wiring down or just cram it all in behind the light?

Answer: Ben from extreme Creations will be doing all the wiring if I'm lucky I might be allowed to pass him the soldering iron.

4) Is that a glass or plastic lens on the light?
Answer: It's a Glass lens


Answer:Definately will take heaps of pictures and post them next saturday night
cheers Rod

[TurboKat]

Rod, if you can mount those MCA blinkers on rubber or something similar then do so, Oldskool has had a few of those exact units vibrate to bits on his bike.

[rod185651]

Thanks TK, Ben was talking about the possibility of mounting them to the rubber mounts which will also attach the headlight, so hopefully that will elimininate the problem.
cheers Rod

[Loz]

Sweeeet... Cheers.

I'm glad you're doing this, it might get me off my arse! :)

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/77315362124811.jpg

Here is some more progress photos of My ZX9R, spent yesterday at Extreme Creations where Ben (Exben) weaved his magic, honestly if there is anyone out there who knows more about creating Streetfighters I would be surprised. Worked completed yesterday was the fitting of the digital dash, new headlight, clean up of the wiring, fitting of raisers and flat bars, relocation of ignition and fitting of new overflow bottle. This morning I gave her a respray using rattle can flat and rattle can gloss on the frame.
cheers Rod

[rod185651]

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[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/77315362118980.jpg

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/77315362100257.jpg

Digital Dash, Bars and Raisers from Extreme Creations
Bar end Mirrors from AUSFR

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/77315362131053.jpg


It is amazing!! Now my bike is fully naked, I am so much more witty, women find me more charming and all my friends think I am much more cooler.:D;)[8D] LOL
Cheers Rod

[Iceman]

Looks good Rod.

[BOHEMION]

Great work there mate, looks good.

[hmmmnz]

thats a great effort, it doesn't look like its been too hard for ya,
and best of all, the bike looks like it was supposed to be neekid :D

i think the only thing i would do to it would be change the radiator to a zx6r top fill one and ditch the remote filler/thermostat, and the coolant bottle

[drewboy]

That does look really good. I didn't think that model could look that good naked, well done!

cheers
Andrew

[hooligan]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/183452544120274.jpg


Ben said i should've recognised the can..
Looks great Rod.

[BANDITROD]

very nice rod looks great gotta love ASF Black

[Gix11]

Rod, what a transformation mate!:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/418545006126336.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/77315362124811.jpg

Loving your work.

[rod185651]

Thanks for the positive feedback, definately got heaps more to do, starting with brakes, dynotune, love the single swingarm on Bobby's Blade, and Ben has mentioned a Turbo.... But for now I am going to get everything running sweet for the AFR.
cheers Rod

[rod185651]

Oh yeah that pipe, sounds bloody awsome when lane splitting through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel after work. Baffles? What are Baffles?
Cheers Rod

[Gix11]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651

and Ben has mentioned a Turbo....


Really? Ben, mentioning Turbos? Never! If you took him a moutain bike to weld up he suggest a turbo mate.

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by Gix11


quote:Originally posted by rod185651

and Ben has mentioned a Turbo....


Really? Ben, mentioning Turbos? Never! If you took him a moutain bike to weld up he suggest a turbo mate.


LOL, Yeah I was told that before hand, but he does make a convincing argument.

[Billy Bob]

F@#k Rod what a transformation, when i met you at Loftus you were saying what you were going to do to the bike but i didnt realise you were going to move so fast. F@#k man top effort well done. hows your brakes now dude.

[Darn]

Nice work Rod, niiice colour choice, we will rule the world,, one day,,

[Loz]

That's amazing, who would have thought the lard-ass B model Ninja could look so great?

[rod185651]

Yep, ASF Black all the way, and yep we will rule the world LOL, as for the brakes they are next on the list, I have to replace the front discs mine are warped, and I am going to replace the rear brake line with the clear street fighter style brake line. Once again thanks for the feed back really appreciate it.
cheers Rod

[rod185651]

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[rod185651]

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[rod185651]

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[Iceman]

Looks good Rod, not sure about that seat though. lol

[rod185651]

Tah Clint,
I find the seat helps me achieve the full on racing pose. Also it's aerodimatic

[Jockney Rebel]

nice to put a name/face to the bike [my brains old and well used so it takes me a while to catch up lol] loads done and in a short time too....

[Gix11]

Came up well mate, didn't realise you were keeping the outside ring neutral. Looks good.

[rod185651]

Thanks for the positive comments eh,
I have to thank Exben again, basically I rode out there Saturday Arvo and 5 minutes after telling him what I wanted done, he had my clutch cover off and was eagerly cutting, welding and inserting my nice new window [8D]

[drewboy]

Nice mate, looks the goods!

[rod185651]

Thanks Drewboy,
The next thing on my to do list is ripping the carbies off and giving them a good clean, then I'm going out to to Bathurst to see a guy who is going to tune and re-jet them for me.

[timbo]

Hey mate love the clutch cover, and the black looks angery. GOOD JOB.

[Gi_4ce]

Great Bike man!

Are these Oberon mirrors?
They look really good on straight bars!

[336LJ]

mate, this thing in all honesty has me motivated to hook into mine, I couldnt help myself the other night after I had a bit of a re read through the thread lol.

Iv already taken the sides n shit off (whoa. major mod that one) but cant do much else till I gather parts.

I dont have any help what so ever where I am so I'll try hard not to annoy the shit out of you (and the rest of you) with my dumb questions [8D]

Oh yeah.. where exactly did you relocate the ignition to? I cant see it in the pics

[Lucas]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/544103440103996.jpg




Looking good Rod..

Is that blood or paint dribbling down the wall[?];)

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/90507890956229.jpg

At the moment the Ninja is getting some well deserved maintenance and as Weasel mentioned on the last ride a much needed major clean, polish and tidy up. This week of came the fuel tank, air box and carbies. The carbies were stripped and cleaned (Thanks Aimee at Firebrand motorcycles) On order are some float needles etc and then the bike is off to be tuned on the dyno. Other work I have done is made some mesh covers for the air box, and I am in the process of re-routing the wiring as where I had it previously on top of the engine has lead to half the wiring melting together

Luke feel free to ask as many questions as you like, the ignition key barrel is relocated to right hand side just below the frame above the clutch cover

[Lucas]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/905078770125317.jpg

[rod185651]

LOL :D thanks Lucas, I checked that red shit on the wall and its definitely not blood and its not paint, so your guess is as good as mine. However if you look from a certain angle it does look like it is weeping from some Messiah like figure.
Hey Gi_4ce, I got the mirrors from Stu at AuSFR here is the link

http://ausfr.com.au/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?Search=Yes&sppp=20

Below is a better photo of the air box covers I made.



http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/4026819258233.jpg

[Lucas]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651

LOL :D thanks Lucas, I checked that red shit on the wall and its definitely not blood and its not paint, so your guess is as good as mine. However if you look from a certain angle it does look like it is weeping from some Messiah like figure.



I was thinking of starting a new religion for a bit of a larf and to relieve stupid shits of their heavy wallets, maybe we could base it from your shed Rod, worship the wall messiah crying blood[:p]

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/4026835468444.jpg


<center>Photo taken just before our last worship service</center>;)

[Jockney Rebel]

lol REV. ROD

[336LJ]

lol, yep there it is, thanks for the helpful red arrows.

[rod185651]

BEFORE
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/76374743262914.jpg

Finally got some time to dedicate to the ninja so decided to do some work on the tail.

[rod185651]

AFTER
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/76374743269839.jpg

[rod185651]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/76374743274781.jpg


The Ninja and Chase's R1

[pt]

undertail looks the goods, did you change the pipe as well?

[rod185651]

Thanks Pete, nah I got the pipe recovered.

[Weaselman]

nice to see your bike is ready for the NFR :)

[rod185651]

Not finished but back on the road ready for the NFR

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1257622095.jpg


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http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1257668645.jpg

[CBRRRT]

L[8D][8D]KIN THE NUTS MATE

UM LUVIN IT [:p]

And now you've forgot to blank out
your number plate, I'm coming round to
nick it, lol. ;)

[336LJ]

I'v had to put my one one hold YET again. gives me the shits!

[thepj]

looking the goods, nice paint job

[BANDITROD]

looking good mate

[Jockney Rebel]

nice one rod see ya thursday for a sherbet

[rod185651]

When I got back from Tassie I thought it would be cool to be able to take my girlfriend Nicole on rides with me also, so I have now put pillion pegs on the wretched... Doesn't look toooo bad.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1264986215.jpg


Also I have been experimenting with polishing the tank, similar to a lot of old cafe racers. I think I've discovered a wax spray that stops the tank from rusting. All I need now is someone who can help me pop the dings out and metal finish.
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1264944121.jpg


I realised I hadn't used my favorite tool for a while so out came the grinder and I trimmed the headlight a little.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1264967619.jpg


Sorry guys, no turbo, buts that's all I got

[Gitzy]

Looks cool mate, dont mind the tank like that..

[Ross_247]

Looks awsome Rod, that polishing has mad a huge difference, nice 1 mate

[robmac]

That tank looks great. Nicely different.

[KATO ZX7]

I like the idea your on, it doesnt look that bad.
A good mix of shiney metal and black.

[CBRRRT]

When I was a kid I knew this guy that had a Triumph Triton. He had polished all the ally and chromed the tank and frame, when the sun was on it, it looked like it had gone supernova. That bike was fuckin awsome, bliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing***

You're looking good mate, keep polishing.

[Surt]

:D:D:D yeah, keep polishing mate, gunna join it soon! btw which wax[?]

[Fight_fan]

That tank looks gr8 man! I dig it! Could be a lot of work to keep nice tho I rekon. Or duz the wax lessen that? Personally preferred ur h/light b4 u chopped it, but thats jst me...

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by Surt

:D:D:D yeah, keep polishing mate, gunna join it soon! btw which wax[?]


The wax is called "Corrosion Guard" by Echo Lube
you spray it on and after a few hours everything evaporates except for a thin film of wax. It remains slightly sticky for a day or so but I rode the bike in the rain Saturday night and the tank didn't have any surface rust at all on Sunday morning. When you want to give the tank a bit more of a polish I just spray the tank with a degreaser and the wax just wipes off.

[rod185651]

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1271582363.jpg


Taken at AFR 10. Polished tank was put in shed and replaced with spare tank for ride and bike painted hammertone charcoal. But realisticly it is more grey in colour.

Next is replace radiator with ZX7R radiator, fix water pump and maybe tinker with the clutch a little.
Would love to get a set of Carrozeria wheels buts thats a pipe dream at the moment.

[Billy Bob]

Dude wheres the window gone?

[timbo]

good point where is the window

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by Billy Bob

Dude wheres the window gone?


Had some issues with cam breather on Dyno and on track so sold it.

[timbo]

yer they do breathe a little with lots of revs on board