before:




after.. better picts on the way.


the workhorse..




yeah the picts suck jbaz has better ones. kthx

1/23/2006 12:04:57 AM

Here's where the info's at.

My friend and I have taken on a nice little project this winter. He bought a 2000 Yamaha R6 thats a bit wrecked for 1500 bucks. Has 16k miles on the engine. We just got it on Jan 15, 2006 and already we are working hard on it.

The Bad: As you can tell, the gas tank has a huge dent, cracks and such in rear farings, missing upper cowl farings and headlamp. Well, the front rim is bent a bit, the subframe is bent as well, front forks are leaking fork oil and are shifted off the triple tree, and it is possibly in a need of a good carb tuning.

The good: The owner bought an extra subframe and we installed that already, the tank has no holes, started right up when we got it. New sprocket, chain, and clutch.

Our plans for it is to turn it into a streetfighter. We are going to paint it flat black and use it as a stunt bike as well. The sprocket on it is already an aftermarket stunt sprocket (not sure what size). We already bought the headlight kit and we'll prolly add a slip on exhaust, cage, and 12 bar in the near future. I'll take some pics of the pic with the body work we done to it tomorrow.





This is what the bike looks like right now. Bondo filler on the dents and sanding it now. Bondo is a bitch since we put 20 layers on it and its hard to match the curves on the other side, expecially when the tank is bent a bit. But all in all, we've got the shape of it good and time to do touch up bondo.





Well the body work is completed. Here's some more pics of the project and the finished body work.


Added new spark plugs and air filter right after we took the tank off.


Other pieces already preped for primer.



And this is the finished product!

We went with a flat black color, but instead of using the flat black color, it didn't make since of doing that when black primer is same color. So we added 3-4 coats of black primer and it works. Its not going to win any beauty contest, but it looks far better then when we got it.

Project Details
bike cost: $1500
body filler: $16
bondo scraper: $3
bondo touchup: $3
Black primer spray cans (4): $20
fiberglass fabric: $5
fiberglass resin: $11
Various Sandpaper grits (80,220,400): $8
Streetfighter headlight: $50
Air filter: $50
Spark plugs (4): $36

Total project cost: $1702 (and change)


Future additions to the bike:
* Bought new engine crash cage for $315
* New front forks
* Larger stunt sprocket
* 12 o'clock bar
* Slip-on exhaust
* Swingarm sliders

[Edited on January 23, 2006 at 12:31 AM. Reason : images]

1/23/2006 12:20:49 AM

good picts

1/23/2006 12:25:58 AM

you forgot to add in 5 bucks or so for jbaz's chicken nuggets

1/23/2006 12:38:27 AM

labor charge not included

1/23/2006 12:43:15 AM

shit son, that's pretty hawt.

1/23/2006 1:10:09 AM

fool u forgot my mug shot

[Edited on January 23, 2006 at 1:16 AM. Reason : lol]

1/23/2006 1:15:46 AM

he didn't 'forget'...

1/23/2006 1:17:14 AM

baby face makes another appearance (i strattle the bike like i strattle ur mom)

[Edited on January 23, 2006 at 1:18 AM. Reason : hehe]

1/23/2006 1:17:50 AM

i don't think your legs could fit around my mom.

[Edited on January 23, 2006 at 1:23 AM. Reason : 'bogus insult']

1/23/2006 1:19:55 AM

hey u gotta fit in where u get in. and i get in just fine

1/23/2006 1:23:52 AM

how can you be sure you're in the right spot?

1/23/2006 1:24:23 AM

anyway, getting back on topic... whoever worked on reshaping that front fender did an awesome job.

1/23/2006 1:27:17 AM

how much bondo did you put on that tank?

1/23/2006 2:23:17 AM

cave and pave

1/23/2006 7:06:24 AM

a lot

1/23/2006 8:38:41 AM

roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of a gallon

1/23/2006 9:36:05 AM

electric sander to the rescue!

I taught jbaz how to manipulate teh bondo

1/23/2006 10:30:21 AM

^no, I just didn't use the electric sander. I like working it by hand with a file or sandpaper.

1/23/2006 10:54:13 AM

i used it though new helmet for bike with mirror shield. my old helmet turned out being too big and never fit right..doh

1/23/2006 11:00:59 AM

^ that was a much better choice.

1/23/2006 11:40:24 AM

I liked the paint before.. but the body is much smoother now. oh yeah, let me ride it

1/23/2006 1:29:40 PM

that looks pretty cool, I love those streetfighters

Let me know if you want some pinstriping done

1/23/2006 1:53:28 PM

^^^thx graz, pmd bout striping

1/23/2006 2:10:23 PM

oh, poor little Hawk.

1/23/2006 3:08:01 PM

^i still got the hawk FOO getting it repainted the same blue. get it back next weekend. im keeping both foo.

1/23/2006 3:14:55 PM

this is a good thread

1/25/2006 9:31:37 PM

"Wow, a project in the garage on tww thats actually completed"

1/25/2006 9:53:30 PM

far from complete

1/25/2006 10:54:41 PM

word. now all you need is some diapers

1/26/2006 12:38:19 AM

So, two 12 year olds got together and colored on a bike, huh? Good work, kids.

Seriously, though. It looks good.

Mike

1/26/2006 12:30:38 PM

wait
where did you find an r6 for $1500???

1/26/2006 1:26:45 PM

hmmhmmhaha - i feel lucky, knowing that i could probably ride either of homeboy's bikes when i want fj40s

1/26/2006 4:49:15 PM

the more i see this

the more i want a street bike like that

the only thing that bike needs to be a dream bike (for me) is a dirt bike bar

1/26/2006 5:01:45 PM

^^u can ride whichever you want i dont give a shit .

lost traction down cates yesterday on the old tire for a couple feet..yeahh

1/26/2006 5:11:02 PM

got it off craigslist.


going to change up the paint maybe to camo for some laughs.

1/26/2006 5:12:06 PM

oh shit

do a flat blue

1/26/2006 5:30:53 PM

shit, for 10 bucks, change the bike's color every week! You could even stash 2 paint cans in the back seat then when your on police bands, just change the color. "what officer? This is a blue bike, your looking for a black bike? Nope, its been blue for a while and its a honda."

1/26/2006 8:13:12 PM

the cage..






apologies for night picts.

1/31/2006 10:42:57 PM

now you will have to slow down to about 25 mph every time you come up to a corner

1/31/2006 11:27:08 PM

i dont think it comes out as far as the 905 i had on the gixxer. and im not a knee grinder anyway. besides if i try to lean really far i find myself going way to fast, around double the speed limit most times, and i dont need to be doing that!

that's why i have the hawk

1/31/2006 11:28:32 PM

lol, kyle leaning? when? I've never seen that before. I want some pics for proof. Now, kyle, get a third bike so you can learn how to lean.

2/1/2006 9:46:22 AM

i can lean plenty on the hawk

2/1/2006 9:58:58 AM

just as a heads up, I'm gonna steal that bike after class. you might catch me leanin around cates

2/1/2006 10:58:58 AM

bring something to cut the steel cable.

2/1/2006 1:04:59 PM

it wasn't there after gym

2/1/2006 1:26:25 PM

next time take off the tank before you try and sand it

2/1/2006 1:33:54 PM

ur the 8th person that's said that... but thx

2/1/2006 1:53:05 PM

hey, i think i saw you homeboys yesterday

2/2/2006 9:25:44 AM

so he just wrecked the shit out of that r 6

2/2/2006 9:21:58 PM