Bought a partly completed FZ6 streetfighter

[BlakeAllan]

So I recently purchased my first real motorcycle. A 2004 FZ6. I purchased it from Red Label Moto in Seattle. If you live here or are visiting its defiantly worth checking out. Great shop, cool bikes and the owner is very friendly. Anyways it has 13,xxx miles on it. It defiantly isnt in great condition in terms of looks but runs and rides very well. As you will see in the pictures the PO must have started converting it to a naked streetfighter type. I am still trying to determine what all was done. The bike also came with a 1st gen GSXR headlight that is loosely mounted on the frame to be legal while i wait on fork mounts. I also need to figure out a way to mount the tach/speedo, any advice on this is greatly appreciated. All the wiring looks to be finished. He installed LED front turn signals in those ugly frame holes. The headlight wiring is all there and the light works perfectly. As with the speedometer.

My goals:

-bend and fab fork mounts to fit the gsxr headlight (which are best to order?)
-Clean up and hide wiring up front
-frame sliders
-buy and figure out where to put a horn
-repaint the tank (it looks like it was keyed hardcore)
-possibly superbike bars
-overall clean up and replace things as i see them
-add a small front fender

Can any of you experts out there see anything else that was changed or modified? Im not familiar with what an FZ6 would look like stock.

Thanks!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53741487@N02/5604812866/


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[victorb]

Looks pretty close to stock from the pictures you posted. You're missing a couple of plastics / cosmetics parts, but nothing that really matters: exhaust covers, side pods, radiator guards, and the rear tire hugger (see attached picture).

You'll find a ton of ideas and info on how to mount your headlight / speedo on this forum.

Careful riding without a front fender though.. From your pictures, the traditional "over the fender" brake line routing is really close to your front tire with nothing to protect it from road debris.. If you have some spare cash, you might want to invest in some stainless steel brake lines.. For about $90, they're a nice upgrade to your 7 years old rubber lines, and will route directly from the MC to each caliper without going over your front wheel.

Nice clean bike! Have fun making it yours!