My FZS600, modding in Oz.

[joebloggs]

Golds a bit marmite, just never worked for me, maybe get someone to photoshop the swingarm gold too.

[Nightfury]

Coming along nicely. Maybe could do with a splash of gold towards the rear to balance the colour out a bit?

[Frosties]

Looking very nice fella. For me, the gold forks work well 

As you ride a CBF1000 you obviously have know idea re style 

   At least I don't have a zimmer frame holding my feckin screen up 

[joebloggs]

Looking very nice fella. For me, the gold forks work well 

As you ride a CBF1000 you obviously have know idea re style 

   At least I don't have a zimmer frame holding my feckin screen up 

I don't have a screen fuc u very much 

[Frosties]

So ya stuffed it then right 

[joebloggs]

So ya stuffed it then right 

No brought a damaged repairable, never liked the look of the stock fazers fairing so was either going to sell it of find one without that fugly piece of plastic stuck on the front.


Taken mucho work and thought to make the bloody thing look good without the plastics but thats part of the fun

Of course you'd struggle to make that Honda look good coz Stevie Wonder was the chief designer 

[Frosties]

Can't argue with the CBF looks, it's not what I'd call cool or sexy and definitely not a good looking bike  Does my commuting though.


Was actually referring to the screen frame on the ZX9......or have I got the wrong model in mind.

[joebloggs]

Wrong model 

Fugly and a little souless or not, you can't fault Hondas build quality. Only had one, a VF500 when I passed my test, brilliant bike if a little expensive on servicing. Just never found anything else after that that caught my eye, well RC30 maybe but look at the price tag

Seem to have gone slightly off topic

Yeah gold swing arm for colour balance......

[His Dudeness]

I think you've done some great work there well done. From the picture if I was you I'd do the side rad covers red and the swing arm and front forks black. You'd have a nice balance between red and black then which is always a great colour combo. But if you want the gold go for it

[Frosties]

Ok, I admit i'm shit with paint but had a go at "balancing" the gold by painting the rear hangers. Think doing the rear arm would be too much. Thoughts?

[joebloggs]

Ok, I admit i'm shit with paint but had a go at "balancing" the gold by painting the rear hangers. Think doing the rear arm would be too much. Thoughts?

It helps but now the swingarm looks out of place

Poor lad, took all that time to spray his bits gold and now were all pulling it down (sorry that was suppose to say giving constructive criticism)

Dont take any notice of us winging poms

[Frosties]

Ok, I admit i'm shit with paint but had a go at "balancing" the gold by painting the rear hangers. Think doing the rear arm would be too much. Thoughts?

It helps but now the swingarm looks out of place

Poor lad, took all that time to spray his bits gold and now were all pulling it down (sorry that was suppose to say giving constructive criticism)

Dont take any notice of us winging poms

I was happy with just the forks, it's the rest of yous  . Gold chain ??

[Nebuchernezzer]

I've got gold rim tapes, i think the gold swingarm would be too much and i couldn't justify spending more on a chain just because it was gold haha! :P
I painted the wheels black over the weekend (yes they are already black, but the front one is about to be a TRX wheel, and it was blue) and after the clear has set enough, perhaps later in the week we'll see how gold tapes go.
I think the balance of red is good, i have considered painting all the silver bits on radiator and end of the cam covers black but perhaps not.
Do some more paintbrushing :P.

[Nebuchernezzer]

Trx front wheel, standard rear, new bearings an seals, pilot road 4s (120/70, 160/60 rear) and gold rim tapes. Sprayed the wheels only a week ago but they didn't get chipped too much or anything during the fit up of the tyres so all good!

[joebloggs]

Trx front wheel, standard rear, new bearings an seals, pilot road 4s (120/70, 160/60 rear) and gold rim tapes. Sprayed the wheels only a week ago but they didn't get chipped too much or anything during the fit up of the tyres so all good!

A set of stainless steel disc bolts would finish them off nicely, only M8 button heads. Replaced all mine and a few other bolts for a fiver

[Nebuchernezzer]

Hrmm, not a bad idea, and i have some of those bolts with me at work (the original yamaha ones) so i have a size to go off with getting replacements on the way home before i fit the wheels.

[joebloggs]

I've sprayed my disc centres black to make sure the new bolts stand out. Anal I know but another piece of contrast
Like the rim tape, even if they are gold lol

[Nebuchernezzer]

Got myself some nice shiny new disc bolts, some loctite for them and some thread sealer for my fork tops which are insisting on weeping right now.
And one day i'll get a photo of the bike with the wheels on...i think it looks great (apart from that it's filthy!)

[Nebuchernezzer]

Took a photo of the bike with the wheels on finally.
It's pretty damn filthy right now but the photo hides that haha!
Random little things need fixing now.
Grips are coming loose (heated grips, superglued on)
Forks weep but i bought some thread sealer at least (at the top)
Got to give the chain a good clean and lube.
Left footpeg is all loose and wobbly.


*edit* fixed the grips and the footpeg when i got home, took like 3 minutes.

[kebab19]

Nice lookin' machine, well done boss

[Nebuchernezzer]

Thanks mate .


Did a few things on the weekend:
Checked the travel on the front forks, i had the forks pushed through the triples 10mm with my previous front wheel (standard wheel with 110/70 PR2), the TRX wheel and 120/70 tyre i have now on there now is taller and raises the nose a bit, it changed the handling a little and i didn't like it.
Turns out i have clearance to drop the forks 20mm through the triples and after a test ride it feels good like that!
My front travel is 100mm to bottomed out, got some photos attached of the clearance (photos taken with the forks pushed through 10mm on the triples and the springs etc taken out).


I reset my front oil height to 130mm from 135mm just to stiffen it up a little as it goes through the travel.


I sealed my front forks caps with hydraulic thread sealer, they were weeping before.


I fitted my R1 fork blanking plates, which means i can put the mirror support pieces back in behind my fairing....no more wobbly fairing at speed!  Will paint them red later when i spray the fairing etc (bit of spray putting will fill in the R1 logos haha)


Cut down my rear mudguard.  Moved the numberplate up over the reflector area and just cut off everything below.  I'd like to make it slimmer again later when i change my indicators out to slim ones.  Probably have it so just the plastic tray holding the CDI is left and the numberplate will mount of a small metal angle mounted through where the reflector was.


Cleaned the chain with kero.

[Nebuchernezzer]

Last two pics are the bike as it sits with the forks lowered 20mm.
Pics before that are springs out with the front dumped onto the stops.

[Nebuchernezzer]

Measured up the clamps on my danmoto adjustable clip ons this morning.  The clamps that go around the fork legs are 24mm thick/high (whatever you want to call it).
I have 20mm of fork tube above the triples plus 2mm of thickness for the top cap.
Basically i feel i have enough room to try out the clipons above the top triple, which on a fazer is probably the best place for them if you want to keep the fairing (which i do).
It'll be a good intermediate riding position (i'm hoping!), while not being too nose down (i'm hoping!) :P.
Not sure if i'll push the forks through another few mm to get 24mm above the triples, i'll probably go down the route of just milling a few mm off the danmoto clip on clamp instead though.
Mounting perhaps will end up like this bike.

[JoeRock]

Wrong model 

Fugly and a little souless or not, you can't fault Hondas build quality. Only had one, a VF500 when I passed my test, brilliant bike if a little expensive on servicing. Just never found anything else after that that caught my eye, well RC30 maybe but look at the price tag

Seem to have gone slightly off topic

Yeah gold swing arm for colour balance......

Unless it's had a later F model mirror/clock bracket fitted your E should have the H-bar bracket holding the mirrors up, same as on the old fireblades? Binned mine personally and put the F bracket on, huge visual improvement IMO!

[fazersharp]

Exactly what I have done here in the uk but I have stuck to uk plate laws and it look like your laws or the amount of numbers on the plate result in a smaller plate than here in the uk


Yours

 

Mine