New basis for wife's 'mini-fighter'

[sharky]

Huge thanks to Turbokat for his help today in scoring a bargain priced CBR400 for the wife.
Its gonna be just like a streetfighter but smaller.
No plans as yet...don't want to do a clone of the zzr6...been there, done that.....
<s>Any sensible suggestions/ideas</s>..Yeah like thats gonna happen here...

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/72103572233820.jpg

They don't look to bad naked ...
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/72103572234624.jpg

[Tony OW31]

Love those cbr 400's had one of the gull arm ones for a while back in the uk. serious fun.

[zx12argh]

Looks good mate. How much money have you made on the build yet ;)
I know where you can get a late model R1 tail that would look super on that ;)

[oldskool]

RGV fr end chrome the headers German single tail mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ace Idea mate.

[Jockney Rebel]

cafe racer it ...ala old skool cb400f

[DiscoDan]

nice choice, you can get a relatively easy 59 hp from a NC29. Have a look at As an aside the top photo is a NC29 but the nekid photo is an earlier NC23, the NC29 has a much butcher cast frame and swinger than the fabricated NC23 unit

[sharky]

Yeah I knew someone would spot that...only pic I could find of a naked one...

[Hillsy]

I remember seeing a CBR400 with a TRX or Tenere motor in it once. Don't know what's involved in the transplant, but would be a nice upgrade for the future ;)

[sharky]

Maybe a motor upgrade later...right now its just a case of getting her out on 2 wheels and her confidence back.
This is the right frame....
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/83124258828466.JPG

Rgv USD is definetely an option....I'll get it here first and then start working out ideas with her.

[DiscoDan]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/83124265265962.jpg


Looks pretty good with a late model GSXR seat unit, you'll get lots of info at this forum

http://www.400greybike.info/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5422&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=0

[sharky]

Nice one Disco <s>Stu</s> Dan....I'll get on there later...and that pic should give her some ideas....

[DiscoDan]

quote:Originally posted by sharky

Nice one Disco <s>Stu</s> Dan....I'll get on there later...and that pic should give her some ideas....

love the reference, it goes well with the "Disco Sucks" bumper sticker

[DiscoDan]

As an aside, I've got a 600RR seat unit on my NC29 now. Very easy to fit and a lot nicer than stock.

[sharky]

quote:I've got a 600RR seat unit on my NC29 now.
Any pics ?

[DiscoDan]

I knew you'd ask that :) I'll get some over the weekend. In the meantime here's one some-one else did

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/831243078158705.jpg

[DiscoDan]

Or this...

The problem is the standard subframe hangs out the bottom of the fairings so if you want it to look professional you need a custom subby

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/83124307848439.jpg

[sharky]

Food for thought there mate....
Found this one...Yeah I know its the NC23...but I've already got the seat unit [}:)]
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/83124349841810.jpeg

[oldskool]

Fuck you all my ideas Im keepin to myself now and I made my brain think nicely about a stupid Honda, fuck I gave it a capital yuck honda na hONDA only slightly better than yAMAHA

[russo]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/831244131428890.JPG


hey me and my brother just picked this 1 up still in early stages but def doing something with tail. and all usual stuff digital dash vertical twin stacked lights wave rotors bars n risers etc list goes on looking forward to see wot u come up with

[JackTar]

Surely you have a bigger pic than that russo.

[russo]

oh holy shit sorry bout that uploaded n rushed off 2 work

[sharky]

The cbr600rr looks the goods...especially as I happen to have scored a subframe from an 05 model for a very good price.;)
And DD, whats the front fairing from on the red cbr ??

[DiscoDan]

quote:Originally posted by sharky

The cbr600rr looks the goods...especially as I happen to have scored a subframe from an 05 model for a very good price.;)
And DD, whats the front fairing from on the red cbr ??

That's 600RR as well. I've got one on mine and it works very nicely. It was too easy to fit although that's a race bike so there was no need to worry about lights and mirrors

[scotty]

Check the evil bay sharky, I've seen them on there for five hung for a full set of chineeeese one's,all stickered an all

[DiscoDan]

quote:Originally posted by scotty

Check the evil bay sharky, I've seen them on there for five hung for a full set of chineeeese one's,all stickered an all

There's a fair bit of conversation on those at the 400greybike forum. They are plastic which is relatively brittle so are prone to cracking if they're not fitted well. They're certainly not just bolt on but if you take time with mounting and drilling they're hard to argue with at the price

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ABS-Fairing-for-Honda-CBR-400-RR-400RR-NC29-AE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em63Q2el1177QQ hashZitem230336901915QQitemZ230336901915QQptZMotor cyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[sharky]

Couple of quick photoshops...CBR600RR 05 Tail unit

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240377974.jpg


And the old 916
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1240392077.jpg

[bluemk1]

i think if kept naked the 916 tail looks better.

the full cbr6 fairing looks pretty good

[sharky]

Yeah...I've kinda got the 'been there done that' feeling with the 916 unit...
It's ultimately up to her but I prefer the cbr unit.

[DiscoDan]

at first glance the 916 units looks a bit too much Spada for my likes but it would be less so in the flesh. I have to agree, they're a bit overdone

[Nigel2shoes]

The 916 style tail gives it a more classy european look.

[latheboy]

The 916 tail looks shit ..... Its too big i think, i would go the other option

[DiscoDan]

quote:Originally posted by latheboy

The 916 tail looks shit ..... Its too big i think, i would go the other option

The 600RR seat is also very wide and long although it's pointy end masks some of the size. It certainly has a lot more sitting room that the original or a RS250 unit I also had on there for a while.

If you're going to make a custom subby then why not go for something svelte like a RS125 (although Radiobloke might have copyright on that) or R6?

[sharky]

After a 'discussion' last night with wifey [B)] it will be remaining fairly stock for now...she actually likes the look of them standard [:0]
Right now the main thing is getting her on 2 wheels again and if I have to build a stock honda then I so be it.
Once she's got her confidence back things may change...
She did however, say that alot depends on the state of the fairings when it turns up...if they're buggered plans could change [}:)];)