NOOBIE R6 FIGHTER BUILD

[LKC73]

shouldn't be too spendy if i could find one that has had a massive front on and is fucked from the middle forward... never know my luck :P

XA-Mount, shop USA mate, I always do for most of my parts.

Check this out http://www.ebay.com/itm/CBR-Subframe-Rear-Sub-chassis-07-08-09-10-Honda-CBR-600-RR-/250979657443?hash=item3a6f8da6e3&item=250979657443&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

Sorry for the high Jack NOOBIE.

[kiwi kdx]

all good mate, trav seems alright, although i rekon he's after me fender when i get done with rego.......

[xa-mont]

hells yeah i am... planning ongoing to the snow this year and i might need a snow shovel...

BTW that one is a good price. nearly all the ones i could find were about 300US for just the subframe.

[kiwi kdx]

Battery turned up today, so i can finally get onto wiring the indicators and headlight next week.....

and thr RC8 race tail is n the post!!!!!!!!!

[Fight_fan]

and thr RC8 race tail is n the post!!!!!!!!!

WIN!!! I'v been wanting an excuse to use one of them 4 a while!

[BANDITROD]

you and me both lance

[Fight_fan]

I kinda figured u'd jst wait till I'd done it then copy me, jst like the RC8 front guard! ;)

[BANDITROD]

lol yeah for sure mate your my hero ..i want your babies

[kiwi kdx]

oh u guys are so cute.....

[kiwi kdx]

wiring comlpeate!!!!!
started the bike up again today, all seems to be going well
although i may have a crook oil pressure sensor, oil level is fine
but my oil light is flasning.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120131_191840.jpg

[BANDITROD]

are you sure its not an oil pressure problem ...i reckon mishdog used to have the same prob with his R6

[Mishdog20]

Nah it just used to use heaps of oil...lol. I never had a problem with the oil pressure, but the stator and rec-reg's are common problem. Oh that and second gear.

[kiwi kdx]

i really hope not, i have heard the sensors do play up
a bit, ill get a new one and swap them out if its not unplugged
or anything silly like that.

ok so after some reading, my R6 only has an oil level light
there is no pressure light and as the oil level is fine
im guessing the sensor it either fuked or unplugged.

[BANDITROD]

typical yamahahahaha

Nah it just used to use heaps of oil...lol. I never had a problem with the oil pressure, but the stator and rec-reg's are common problem. Oh that and second gear.

[kiwi kdx]

so she is up and running, a littie bit rough at the moment, but a service and some carb clean will sort that!

turns out the oil level light is flashing coz........ its low on oil, who woulda thought???????

i found out on the R6 you dont screw the dipstick all the way in when you check the level,

so after the service that should be sweet!


click the picture.....

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/th_20120131_145540.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/?action=view&current=20120131_145540.mp4)

[Hillsy]

Sounds nice and throaty :cool:

Good work mate ;)

[BANDITROD]

nice ...sounds like an angry little fucker

[kiwi kdx]

thanks guys, sounds way better in the flesh!

[kiwi kdx]

rite....... so my R6 says it should be 93db at 6500 Rpm........

with my modified can its 112db at 2000 Rpm!

looks like i will have to chop up the original can to get this lil fella legal.

[wackyrider]

Sounds good. Come on and get the bike on the road so you can join in for a ride. With this weather been making the most of it.

[1CY-R6]

hey kiwi.

I'm just about to attempt my rewiring. any tips? also what did you do with the weird thing strapped to the heat sink?

also you binned your fans? does she run hot?

[xa-mont]

yeah. get your shit together. i'm getting sick of just riding with Jules all the time... he keeps motivating me to do wheelstands everywhere :P

[Hillsy]

........also you binned your fans?........



Really? You're gonna need a fan mate.

[kiwi kdx]

it'll be on the road soon boys!!

having a bit of a problem with first at the moment, she slamms in to gear dont know whats going on???

"1CY-R6" good stuff mate the wiring is easy cut one headlight plug and use the other one for your lights and thats about it really, then just tuck shit away where u cant see it.

oh and dont worry i do have a fan, it sits behind the rad on the early models.

[kiwi kdx]

now... to quieten her down for rego.....
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120207_090245.jpg


this is the workshop of the guy doing everything i cant, having no welder or mill etc.

some fun toys in here!!!!!
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120207_101813.jpg

[1CY-R6]

hey kiwi, where did you mount your rectifier?

[Huskey]

Great build mate, I've been wanting to streetfighter a bike for a while now and wasn't sure if i should do my cbr250 or get a bigger more modern bike. but after seening this build i've made my choice. looking forward to seeing it 100% complete

[kiwi kdx]

mate my rectifier is tucked away under the seat in the same spot it came out of the factory...

are the later modle ones up the front???

and good stuff "huskey" get a thread going!

[kiwi kdx]

off for a RWC check tomorow....
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120213_192653.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120213_192709.jpg

[kiwi kdx]

got a few bits left over after the build, so if anyone in Melbourne wants them.....
2001 R6 swinger, hugger, axle, rear caliper and mount, $200
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120214_120216.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120214_120201.jpg

2004 R1 tail fairing modified to fit 01 R6 (no undettail, small crack in the paint) $100
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120214_120147.jpg
i alos have 2004 R1 lower fork legs for radial calipers that i may sell if someone really wants them, one needs a little tweak... with standard springs and internals.
the top 2 of this pic.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/2011-12-18135047.jpg

[Mishdog20]

so did it pass rwc or not???

[kiwi kdx]

its getting done this week sometime, the guy said it looks like it will fly through!

Its booked in for a rego inspection at Vic Roads next tuesday, please all pray for me......

[kiwi kdx]

rwc passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so happy!

[MattyDucati]

Good onya bloke!

[Mishdog20]

well done mate, now go out and flog its ring off...they luv it...lol

[wackyrider]

Great news mate. Inspection on Tuesday, that means riding next weekend?

[kiwi kdx]

yep inspection on tuesday, so i just hope Vic Roads dont give me any greif.......

and the maiden ride will have to wait till the following weekend, im away next weekend dam it.

bout time i got out and met a few of the boys too.....

[wackyrider]

Vic roads all they check is the chassis & engine number, which you need to show them were they are. A mate went down to register his bike, so took it don on the back of his Hilux. The guy at Vic roads was too scared to climb up and just said, 'Ok, I believe you', and just signed off on it. LOL

[K6Thou]

Well done mate. Shame you have to wait to ride it ......

[LKC73]

Welldone mate, bet you cant wait to pull all the rego shit off it, and go blasting!

[kiwi kdx]

thanks guys.

and yeah cant wait to rip all the rego crap off and go for a spin!

[BANDITROD]

the reason they dont climb in the back of utes is because it is a worksafe issue ..thats why they usualy make you unload it


Vic roads all they check is the chassis & engine number, which you need to show them were they are. A mate went down to register his bike, so took it don on the back of his Hilux. The guy at Vic roads was too scared to climb up and just said, 'Ok, I believe you', and just signed off on it. LOL

[IndecentExposure]

Omnomnomnomfuckingnom! <3

[kiwi kdx]

look what turned up in the post today!!!!!!!

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120220_144447.jpg

[wackyrider]

Nice

[Fight_fan]

Soooo jealous!

[kiwi kdx]

Me too jealous of myself!!!!!

[Fight_fan]

LOL Best u go punch urself in the dick for bein a cunt then! ;)

[kiwi kdx]

hahahahaha!!! most days i do deserve a punch in the cock.......

but not today.... as today i got this.....

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/plate.jpg

so got it home, shitty stock exhaust off, stumpy on and out for a spin!

rides like a dream, tracks beautifully! its running verry lean with the race system on and i still have the K&N
to put in, so ill have to move the clips up a few notches on the needle's.

now.... a tip, when riding your new street fighter for the first time........

be mindfull of your upright riding position......FUK ME THE FRONT END LIFTS UP QUICK!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway took it home and pulled it apart again.

so i could see how this looks!

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120221_153923.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120221_153846.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120221_153913.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120221_153836.jpg

[K6Thou]

My $0.02 the top/flat section of the tail should be on the same angle as the front of the tank. (steering head to fuel cap)
Not necessarily in line but at the same angle.

[MattyDucati]

agree with k61000 with the angle and maybe 6" shorter? bike is looking horn!

[kiwi kdx]

Yeah im with ya both on the angle!

i may shorten it up a bit, but not too much as i really want to use the original seat.

[Fight_fan]

Yep what they said!
Def needs to be shortened up a bunch.

[kiwi kdx]

u guys love ur short tails huh!!!

im gonna perk the subframe and seat angle up by about 5 deg.

that should allow me to move the tail forward about 75mm, maybe more but ill have to wait till i get another subframe to hack up and see.

[Fight_fan]

u guys love ur short tails huh!!!


Ahh yes sir, yes we do!

[kiwi kdx]

i was gonna wait and get a 2nd sub frame, but then tonight i thought fuk it!

so i took to mine with a hacksaw to get a rough idea of what i could do with still

using the original seat.

this is what i have so far.....

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120222_200023-1.jpg

i will get a nice thin cut off wheel next week and start taking out slices untill i get it rite, but this is the angle i want, it will move up about 40-50mm and froward about 15mm by the time i take a bit more meat out.

[LKC73]

The boys are right, short tail and have the rear wheel stickin out the back :p
The new angle looks great, but hopfully you use the full hight of the RC8 tail, nice sharp high tail!!!

[LKC73]

Oh and congrats on the rego mate! Im sure its a blast to ride.

[kiwi kdx]

thanks mate, it is a hell of a lot of fun to ride,

FUKEN loud tho!!!!! its ok when crusing along, but sitting at the lights and a cop pulls up next to me and it's sits there rumblling and spluttering like a V8 running off the headders! i love it! its sure to get me into trouble.....

im gonna get the tail as high as i can, but im determin to use the stock seat.

[Gix11]

Don't compromise it because of the stock seat mate! If the seat needs chopping or changing to make it work properly why not do it? It's all part of the process.

[kiwi kdx]

oh if i have to i am more than willing to, i just think i will be able to get away with not loosing it, and still have a good look and comfy ride.

[kiwi kdx]

due to the shitty weather i only got a small bit done today.

now i know some of u fellas are gonna say its still too long, but im gonna wait to see it all glassed up
before i take any more out.

the angle and height of the tail is set.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_110305.jpg
still need to trim a chunk off the bottom of the tail, ubove the hugger.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_110315.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_110330.jpg

i diddn't cut much out of my subframe so no need to re-inforce that.
i just had to bake up some bracing for the tail tidy.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_105743.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_105749.jpg

so just some glassing and bogging to do, then paint,

Does anyone have any input for a colour scheme???? i wan to try and incorperate the KTM orange
somehow....somewhere.

[Fight_fan]

The angle def looks good mate! U'v got ur work cut out glassing it all back together but it should look awesome!
I would suggest jst painting it orange, but thats been tried n failed a couple of times round these parts n is no longer a real popular choice LOL

[kiwi kdx]

cheers mate, and glassing it is the easy bit!

fibreglass is playdough for adults!!!

the rain went away so i got a bit more done.

i used the original side pannels off the RC8 tail, but flipped them, virtically and horazontally, then side for side,
gave them a trim here and there and drilled a hole in each, so i can use the original bolt holes for the R6 side pannel.
RIGHT
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_162005.jpg
LEFT
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_162020.jpg
FROM THE TOP
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_162033.jpg

AND WITH THE SEAT ON.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_162119.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120228_162132.jpg

there is still a small gap i will have to shape and fill and im going to glass the back of the seat tray on for a bit of extra strenght.

[mr.zxr]

good work mate. i did a lot of chopping and filling on mine and the result was just what i wanted. the RC8 tail looks very nice.

[Fight_fan]

Heck yeah! Thats sweet mate!

[LKC73]

Just a quick mock up in paint. If your doing this, it will turn up great.
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll290/DRA93N/Giffs/Mock1.jpg

[kiwi kdx]

mate that is almost exactlly what im doing!

i may re-do the side pannels tho, put some nice angles on to widen under the wide part of the
seat and lose the curvey bits... wont really know till i start playing with it a bit more.

[wackyrider]

Coming along nicely mate. Never really had a go at fibreglass so I have no idea how easy / difficult it is. Been meaning to make a bellypan for a while though

[Haze]

Looking very clean! The rc8 tail makes it look like a german fighter style.
Now you have to paint it KTM orange ;)

[K6Thou]

Looking good dude.!!!

[kiwi kdx]

thanks guys!

i just want it back on the road now..... hopefully i will get some glassing done on tuesday if this rain fukes off!

[kiwi kdx]

had a spare few hours today so i nicked down to bunnings and got a little fibreglass kit.

i layed up a sheet of glass for my side pannels.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_141410.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_142818.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_152425.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_155235.jpg

also glassed in the reinforcement for the tail.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_141403.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_142812.jpg

abd due to the fuken crappy chinese tail i had to fix that to get the shape rite.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_151753.jpg


so this it the basic shape so far.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_160327.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_160334.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_160408.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_160718.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120304_160705.jpg

[LKC73]

Thats looking good mate. I'm sure you have this all done in no time. But dont rush it, take your time and it will be a very nice job.

[BANDITROD]

looking good jarrod far better than the last tail

[kiwi kdx]

oh dont worry mate i still have hours of sanding ahead of me.....

and rod i should have just trusted you from the start mate!

[BANDITROD]

lol

[kiwi kdx]

more glassing done today.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_130711.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_130705.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_124747.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_135221.jpg


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_143946.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_165031.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_165024.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120306_183505.jpg

[wackyrider]

Looking great mate.

[xa-mont]

i like it, but i think it's too big in all dimensions apart from width. maybe when it's painted it will look smaller...

[kiwi kdx]

first time i've ever been told its too big..........

[kiwi kdx]

only got the initial layer of bog on this weekend, i was busy pulling the engine out
of a Lotus Esprit turbo...... i dont know whats worse, that i pulled that out or that
i used the Ferrari 458 as a table to rest my tools on!!!!!

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120311_152051.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120311_191746.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120311_191739.jpg

[xa-mont]

ummm...lotus exprit.... Ferrari 458... I WANT TO GO TO THERE!!!

[kiwi kdx]

yeah its a special house, there is accually 2 Lotus Esprit's the Ferrari, a Lincon Contanental soft top
a 911, a Kingswood station wagon, a MG TC and a MG TF all parked under verious trees!!!
accually the Ferrari is in a shed, Lotus's and lincon in the driveway, mg's in the poarch
911 and kingswood under a tree!

no old bike tho damm it!!!

[Jed]

Wow, Cool, a Kingswood Wagon :)

[kiwi kdx]

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120314_144612.jpg

[xa-mont]

nice one. I love my SIDI boots. best around. My old man just got some SIDI dirt boots too and they seem pretty pimp.

[kiwi kdx]

i couldent agree more mate i think i may just sleep in these tonight!

[kiwi kdx]

whats that, you have more gifts for me......
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120315_143800.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120315_143818.jpg

[xa-mont]

less pictures of gear, more of painting!

[kiwi kdx]

haha sorry mate....

its still not paint, but i have my indicators sorted.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120316_074702.jpg

[xa-mont]

i guess that's progress... and the weather isn't really what i would call "painting" weather right now :( not riding weather either!

[kiwi kdx]

Here ya go travis, some primer.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120318_183242.jpg

[xa-mont]

stop fucking around and paint the fucker so you can come for a ride. you missed out on a ripper today.

[kiwi kdx]

ok mate, im gonna go mad with some rattle cans tomorow.......
not sure weather ill put a clear coat on or not, i done really want too much shine....

im fuken hanning out for a ride mate, where did u go?

[xa-mont]

we did kinglake - healesville - wurberton - reefton spur - black spur - yarra glen - home. Was some awesome hooning with me, Jules, a dude on an Aprilia DD750 and a dude on an 848, as well as a couple of others down the back on FZ6r's

[kiwi kdx]

nice ride!

fuk i better get my skills up so i can keep up!

[xa-mont]

there is normally a more varied group of riders with some middle runners and some newbs, but it just so happened that yesterday the 4 at the front were all pretty closely matched.

[kiwi kdx]

Ok Trav....... This is just for you buddy!
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120320_120249.jpg
a bit more primer...
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120320_125915.jpg

And some colour for the front guard and tank.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120320_090957.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120320_091003-1.jpg

I love this colour!!!!
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20120320_125926.jpg

Now if u can tell the wind to fuck off! I'll get the tail painted too.

[Jed]

Looking Good. Can't wait to see it all back together