Greenys Blade

[Greeny]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/41538299126964.JPG

Well here it whats left of my fighter. Its a 93 Blade. Well it was.
Had a Bit of a meeting with a car.

Have started to rebuild it.
Must say getting a few ideas off here.

[Greeny]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/41538299131922.JPG

Heres where its at right now.
Stripped all the damaged bits off and cleaning up whats staying.

Currently rebuilding the front calipers and giving them a coat of paint while they are apart. Will put some pics up when they are ready

[Iceman]

Looks like you've got a whole lota work ahead of you mate.

[Gix11]

Got any pre-crash photos mate? Was it your fault or the car driver's?

[Greeny]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/41538348128950.JPG

Heres a pic befroe i had the seats retrimmed. It was a basic build.
This time its getting made to look a bit better.

And yeah the accident was my fault.

[crashtest]

was a nice lookin blade man too bad about the acco i feel ya pain looks similar to the acco i had a few months back, hope ya not too banged up and the blade isnt too fucked...

[Greeny]

Well its been a while but i have finally got 99% of the parts i need and have been able to get some done on the bike.

Heres the Brake calipers after getting new seals and a coat of paint

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/342555251157891.JPG

Went with the same style healight as i had on the bike before i crashed it.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/34255525180681.JPG
But this time i have given it a trim to make it smaller.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/34255525176613.JPG
I have also given the rear sets a bit of a clean and tidy up.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/34255525157747.JPG

And last night i got the forks mounted.
Its been 4 months since the bike has had Forks so i was pleased
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/34255525159477.JPG

Should get some more work done today..

[03gixxerpilot]

Mate it sux when you crash, good to see the bike comming back together,
in the first photo you got padding around the handel bars, did you used to stunt it?

[Iceman]

It's starting to look like a bike again. Keep up the good work.

[Greeny]

03gixxerpilot, Yes i did stunt it. You can still see the 55 tooth rear sprocket i had on the bike in the first pic.
The foam was there as i was sliding forward when doing highchair endos.

Bought bars with with a cross brace this time.

[Greeny]

Well ite been a while since i last did a bit of an update so heres where the bike is at.
Got the great news that my discs dont look like they will be here for another 6 weeks, Considering they shoud have been here 3 weeks ago and they are the only thing holding up getting the bike back on the road im not happy.

Here is the modded light and new front.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/416872564159632.JPG

Made this little dash to mount the hi tec speedo
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/416872564149521.JPG

closer view of the front
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/416872564154957.JPG

front wheel and rebuilt, painted calipers.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/416872564141384.JPG

Painted headers and Rad.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/416872564151498.JPG

And the polished sprocket and nuts
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/416872564151747.JPG

[Gix11]

Keep 'em coming mate. Looks like you're moving in the right direction.

[Slingblade]

Nice work Greeny. Nothing worse than waiting for parts.

[Smokey74]

Sucks that you wrecked, but it looks like you putting it back together better than ever. Very nice work.

What type of speedo are you using and where can I get one? I bought one off e-bay but it isn't exactly what I was looking for.

[Greeny]

Smokey its just a Push bike speedo i got from dick smith.
I just lock wire the magnet thing onto the disk and then lockwire the reciever onto on of the fork axle pinch bolts.

[WATEVR]

greeny lookn good mate, wheels look great and the speedo is a great idea.....i like it

[Greeny]

Well that day finally came today when after nearly 6 months of rebuilding the Blade finally got to the level it could be riden safely.

Not finished though. Still waiting on Wave rotors to arrvie so in frustration i "borrowed" a set off a mates bike. He didnt need them LOL

Felt great to be back on a fighter.
:D:D:D:D:D

More pics to come later. Right now it ride and cleaning time


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/76172413433569.JPG

[geesexar]

hey good work greeny..whereabouts in addy are you located..give me a pm and we can hook up for a ride

[fimpBIKES]

lucky bloke ;)

[Slingblade]

great work greeny. Good to see the blade back on the road.

[shift1313]

wow, great work, that crash looked pretty serious im glad you could bring it back. Was the frame tweaked at all? Reason I ask is because i bought an fzr with a similar fate(guy wheelied into a truck) and the front wheel and forks sheared right off. it pushed the exhaust so far back that it bent the rear suspension hanger and broke a motor mount off the case.

[BOHEMION]

Has anyone ever had problems with painting there calipers with the "proper" caliper paints ???? any brands you blokes favour?

[Greeny]

quote:Originally posted by BOHEMION

Has anyone ever had problems with painting there calipers with the "proper" caliper paints ???? any brands you blokes favour?


I just used the brake caliper and drum paint from Supercheap.
I have used it before and it wears alright. Though if you spill brake fluid all over it and let it sit, some paint will come off.

I used the whole can on the 3 calipers, i think it gave about 6 or so coats each.

[HueyonaBlade]

Hey there Greeny , What length are the front brake lines on your fighter?
P.S. Looks good so far too!

[Greeny]

I just ordered a set of the 6 inch longer ones off Stu at ausstreetfighter.