Wifeys CBR400 streetfighter gets a new arse

[sharky]

So this is my next project....needs a fair bit of TLC so its going to be fully stripped. It has after market Coerce rearsets, billet clip-ons and a st/st exhaust. We still have the new black screen from her old one too.
The frame and wheels will be powder coated and it will get a custom paint job with some new graphics.
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1241283838.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1241331475.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1241316351.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1241324321.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1241250873.jpg


She couln't wait to swing her leg over it when she saw it yesterday...her face lit up as she wheeled it up and down the garage...
:)

[papa smurf]

Good stuff Russ, glad to hear that Sarah is happy with it.
If you need a hand with anything sing out mate will be happy to help.

[TurboKat]

A Honda [:0]
Tell Mrs. Sharky to give it the berries !!!!

[sharky]

Yeah,....and I know how much you enjoyed riding it.;)
She would have thanked you 'personally' if you
ANSWERED YOUR BLOODY PHONE:D

[Iceman]

Hey Russ, I have a single seat fibre glass racetail for CBR900 sitting in the shed, I reckon I can do you a good deal if u want it.

[TurboKat]

quote:Originally posted by sharky


She would have thanked you 'personally' if you
ANSWERED YOUR BLOODY PHONE:D

[:I] Oops !
She's welcome.

[sharky]

Cheers Icedude but she likes the storage under the pillion seat...she can fit a large handbag etc in there.

[sharky]

First stage complete....only nasty I found was a bent and badly straightened fork...they're pitted to hell anyway so not really an issue.
Found a few bolts missing...minor stuff like a subframe frame :o
On the plus side it looks like its got $1000 worth of Sansei clip-ons and Coerce rear sets :grin: And the st/st exhaust is light as.
The previous owner certainly got his moneys worth from the front sprocket......
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1242560801.jpg

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1242596395.jpg

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1242530395.jpg

[pt]

fucking LOL at the front sprocket!

[BANDITROD]

sweet jesus thats worse than the way i treat them ......

[Tony Nitrous]

quote:Originally posted by sharky

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1242530395.jpg


My Gran had more teeth than that..........http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6339/roflk.gif

[LKC73]

Nice one sharky! but that front sprocket would hold shit like that! The person who had it before you guys got hold of it must of hand no idea it was that bad!

[Tony Nitrous]

quote:Originally posted by LKC73

Nice one sharky! but that front sprocket would hold shit like that! The person who had it before you guys got hold of it must of hand no idea it was that bad!


Had a bike go into a local shop with the chain pulled
tight as a F#ckin' bow string. Couldn't have pulled it
any tighter if they'd tried.
When questioned the kid/owner said...
"It has to be like that, else it just makes a noise
and won't go!"
Guess what the front sprocket looked like ?

[RED ZX]

fucking hell, thats crazy.

[sharky]

Thought it was about time for an update...been busy with work etc blah blah.......

Frame has been etch primed and Satin blacked. Engine gloss black with st/st engine set. Purple Samco hoses on order.
The subframe has been powder coated...was $50 min cost at blasters...$60 to have it coated....
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1246261939.jpg

Wheels are off to the powdwer man this week, swing arm is being prepped for paint.
Bought one half of a 1098 Ducati muffler set...dirt cheap on ebay and looks the dogs...
Bodywork is being stripped at work...the seat unit had 1.7mm of paint on it...I measured a bit that I peeled off !!!! And now it weighs a lot less too......

[Large]

That looks like a MotoGP garage[8D]

[LKC73]

Awesome Sharky!

[Fight_fan]

That looks unreal russ! Keep up the good work!

[miniman1]

Lookin good mate!

[80s freak]

That satin frame is great.

[sharky]

Few pics and an update...
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1248172814.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1248152394.jpg


The left panel weighs 600g, the right 1.3kg...http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1248176139.jpg

Strated peeling off the paint...
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1248082213.jpg

Beat my own record....this was1.83mm thick !!!
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1248163065.jpg

Got the new Samco hoses too...just gotta figure out which one goes where.[?]

[80s freak]

You gotta love bog, and that's alot of it.[:p]

[zx12argh]

Giddy up Rus. Progress is good :D

[sharky]

Looks like she might be going naked [}:)]

[papa smurf]

quote:Originally posted by sharky

Looks like she might be going naked [}:)]


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[sharky]

The bike mate...the bike...
So here's the latest pic....needs a belly pan and headlight fairing...
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1249248587.jpg

[LKC73]

Sharky, she's looking great mate! Got any blacker?? ;)

[papa smurf]

That's looking the goods mate.
I'll have to come & check it out through the bottom of a stubby soon.;)

[sharky]

Funny you should say that mate....we were saying last night about getting a crowd round..her horsey girls (and their other 'alves) plus any one else we know....

[papa smurf]

Sounds like it could be dangerous.;)
We're racing next weekend but nothing really for a fair while after that.

[sharky]

So she thought her arse-end was too fat...(no...the bikes)...thought about the 916 tail...
Decided to have a photoshop session to see if the stock tail could be cut down....
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1250308770.jpg

versus 916
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1250263067.jpg

Not quite as good but a lot less work involved for me right now....I gotta get this done before my frame is ready.....

[Fight_fan]

I actually prefer the chopped tail hey russ! Not a big fan off the ol' 916 tail anymore...

[80s freak]

Have you had a look at Tyga bodywork:
http://tyga-performance.com/site/product_info.php?cPath=72_824_825&products_id=1537

[sharky]

I had'nt...thanks mate....nice stuff...down side is $500 plus postage [:0]

[fimpBIKES]

yeah, i like the chopped version
have you done it yet? [:P]

[sharky]

Sure have mate....
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1250584625.jpg


Also spent ages ysterday doing something weird.....po-lish-ing....ended up looking like an abo....
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1250585329.jpg

I hope to be able to cut the tail down a bit more but I'm gonna wait until all the electrics etc are on before that decision is made..not sure how much of it goes under the stock tail.

[RUSS M8]

That looks great for a stock tail mate :)

[DiscoDan]

That looks great, it came up a treat.

[80s freak]

Looks fantastic, well done.

[sharky]

SV650 headlight looks the goods...
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251612504.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1251653267.jpg

[EFE 1230]

Looks good fishman!!

What are the samco hoses like? are they available locally? expensive?

[RUSS M8]

Wow, cafe fighter 400! Has that zorst got a muffler, or you gotta put one onto there? Looks great as it is!

[KATO ZX7]

Nice work sharky, i just showed Trev your "polishing" post ^^^^^

Well, the least he could do is get me a Dremel :D

[sharky]

New muffler fitted....Supertrapp 'copy'...I replaced the mild steel guts with st/st and used one of my old end caps...
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1254057802.jpg

[LKC73]

Wow man, that looks loud!

[sharky]

Every cloud etc etc....
Offered up the Yzf 125 tail to the bike....[}:)]
Wish it been as easy to fit to my frame :(
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259381467.jpg

Now I just have to move the exhaust in line with the tail.
Its a ducati muffler, easy to seperate the parts and modify to fit.

[80s freak]

Looks Horn!

[ozzy1100]

that changed the hole look of the bike for the better russ
cleaned up the line and took all the mass out the back end i like it lol
pitty about all yr cutting and plastic welding lol

[Fight_fan]

Yeh that looks tops Russ! Good stuff!

[Magpain]

That looks great. Should post it up when all finished. Looking forward to seeing it. Are you going to paint the fuel tank black? or is it already?

[sharky]

Thanks to Gibbo I got to play again today...
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1260453404.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1260466803.jpg


I have also been sorting the muffler using half of the carbon fibre tube I bought and a few bits'n'pieces I had lying around.
Only question now is 'Will she like it ?'
Oh, and what model is the fairing from Z750 or Z1000...and what year ??

[wackyrider]

Looking good Russ. Did u take the engine out when u painted it and the frame? And what paint did u use? I like!!

[steampunk]

I know this got sold off aaaggess ago but is there a new thread with progress of this? I really like how this bike was coming along before it got sold.

[BANDITROD]

I think it ended up in WA mate rockhard had it for his daughter

[BANDITROD]

Here ya go http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19248