My Streetfighter FZ6

[tgroah]

Here is my streetfighter FZ6

It has the following:

* Single sided swingarm from VFR 800
* '08 R1 tail --- molded undertail
* '08 R1 tail light
* '08 R1 seat
* '06 R6 front forks
* billet clip-ons
* Headlight Assembly from India FZ6
* Custom, super-short can (sounds like an F1 car)

Here are some pics:











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[Jb40k]

Sweet work on the tail unit! Looks stunning buddy! :thumbup:

 

[krushnuts]

Here is my streetfighter FZ6

It has the following:

* Single sided swingarm from VFR 800
* '08 R1 tail --- molded undertail
* '08 R1 tail light
* '08 R1 seat
* '06 R6 front forks
* billet clip-ons
* Headlight Assembly from India FZ6
* Custom, super-short can (sounds like an F1 car)

Holy sh*t that thing looks wicked, how's it ride/handle?

Did you buy it like that, or mod it your self/with help?

 

[Ridgeback]

Woahh ! That is one stunning looking FZ fella :thumbup:
Very,very Trick.
Rates alongside the best I've seen on the forum.Nice one.

 

[tgroah]

Every aspect of the bike was done by me alone. Paint,welding, fiberglass plugs, etc...

Thanks for the comments

 

[Wavex]

YEAH BABY!!!! Rep point for you.

It's been a while since an FZ6 impressed me but I have to say this one does! Very cool work. One of my new favorite!

 

[dturpen]

Looks VERY cool! Love the SSSA, R1 tail and FZS headlight!! Now, paint/powdercoat those rearsets black and you'll be all set! :thumbup:

 

[Ridgeback]

Every aspect of the bike was done by me alone. Paint,welding, fiberglass plugs, etc...

Thanks for the comments

Top skills then fella.
That back end is so badass.Of course the law of the forum,is you gotta explain how you did it.Swingarm,subframe,seat unit,the lot

 

[Wavex]

Yes, please post here when you get a chance: http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-streetfighter/20329-conversion-thread-fz6s-fz6n.html

The more info the better

Awesome work again...

 

[jtarkany]

Very nice :thumbup:, would you mind posting a full side shot?

 

[skooter65]

Got to love the single side swing-arm. Do you have any photos of the tail from the side?? Would love to see more.

Great Job!

 

[tgroah]

I'm on my mobile right now. I'll post some more pics along with a few before and after pics.

 

[victorb]

:thumbup:
just plain awesome!

 

[Erci]

Wow! Very very impressive!

 

[discgolfdude]

That looks awesome, well done!! :rockon: How much was the swing arm, and how hard was it to do it??

 

[tgroah]

Here's how the build went.....

Swing Arm --- It was an ebay item for the amount of $450. This included the wheel, chain,shock, and everything related to the swing arm. I ordered the VFR 800 swing arm, which is way too wide at the bearing cups to fit the FZ frame. So I took the stock swing, and cut the piece of round stock that houses the bearings off, ground it back round, and welded it in the VFR arm. Of course I had to make sure I had the sprockets lined up, and the wheel centered with the front. The shock mount was also relocated. It took a bit of work to get it under correctly. I then painted it satin black in color.

The sub-frame. I cut the sub-frame completely apart. Removed the rear-sets, and just about any bracket you can imagine. I then had to make all the mounting points for the new upper R1 race tail and seat.All mounts were made out of 10 gauge steel. I spotted everything together, and put the tail together about a dozen times before I was happy with the angle at which it was sitting at. All wiring/brackets occur under the seat now. It was painted a satin black as well.

The tail itself started out life as an '08 R1 race tail. I then shaped modeling clay, to form the male plug for a mold for the undertail. Once I had the fiberglass undertail, I bonded the two halves together. There is a bracket inside the tail that cradles the tail lamp. That's what the two rivets are for on both sides of the tail.

Forks: I found a complete front-end off an R6S. I didn't want to use the FZ6 trees, so I had a sleeve turned, and pressed into the upper tree to allow the FZ6 steering shaft (I had to press it on the lower tree) to be used with the R6 stuff. I had to relocate the steering stops as well.

Headlamp: I bought this from Vishnu on the forum. It was reasonably priced and I think it looks awesome! I had to do a bit of fab work to shim the light off of the forks, and I had to cut down the side covers to clear my clip ons. The kit included the mirrors as well. I'd recommend him to anyone as a seller by the way. What a great guy to deal with!

The clip-ons are ebay items. They are completely adjustable, which proved invaluable during the build.

Exhaust: I'm still up in the air on my exhaust. I made a super short muffler that's baffled. It's 3" exhaust pipe, with a stamped steel weed-eater tip. The baffle is 2" exhaust pipe with about a hundred holes drilled in it, then wrapped in steel wool. I had originally point it at the rear tire, but figure that would be a big no no. So I pulled it back off and welded a slight bend into the assembly. It's very loud, but has a nice tone to it.

I'm on the look for a used set of round pipes..... like akropovic or such. I'm thinking about cutting the header pipe further up, and having pipes sit right under the motor, possibly concealed with a belly pan.... We'll see.

 

[tgroah]

Here's the side view someone wanted. The pipe has since changed.

 

[pt1979]

very very nice man. over here in austria you could just ride the thing on a racetrack, we can't use such bikes on the street, too much customizing, no one would license that thing.

 

[Wolfman]

Love your work, looks bloody great!

Am in the middle of doing a Single sided swingarm swap on one of my fizzers right now, as well as a "new" rear single seat unit....straight off an FZ6 Cup bike, and modified to take a brake/tail light.

I am also retaining the underseat exhaust, but with only a single pipe..

Love your side mounted exhaust, it must be unbelievably loud though!

I reckon the R1 seat unit looks awesome too...top marks all round.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[darkstofknightz]

This is the type of bike that cannot get enough praise, truly awesome. Email this to Yamaha to give them some ideas!!! :cheer: