Cheap/DIY Mods - The compilation

[Dougness86]

Ok this thread is for all the people like me who have mod fever but an empty wallet. What i want to do here is compile a list of all the mods that can be done for less than $100. Things like paint, airbox etc.

Here's what i got

Airbox Mod
Black out Passenger pegs
Paint Rearset plates
Remove centre stand
Sticker removal (not really a mod but aesthetically important IMO)
Oil Cap (pick your mod)
Gas Cap ("")
Radiator plate paint



Any more I am missing? I want levers badly but until i have cash i am stuck doing "mods" like the ol' "paint engine bolt black" mod

Please help me be more productive

 

[luckyirishboy209]

Ok this thread is for all the people like me who have mod fever but an empty wallet. What i want to do here is compile a list of all the mods that can be done for less than $100. Things like paint, airbox etc.

Here's what i got

Airbox Mod
Black out Passenger pegs
Paint Rearset plates
Remove centre stand
Sticker removal (not really a mod but aesthetically important IMO)
Oil Cap (pick your mod)
Gas Cap (\"\")
Radiator plate paint



Any more I am missing? I want levers badly but until i have cash i am stuck doing \"mods\" like the ol' \"paint engine bolt black\" mod

Please help me be more productive

head light mod

 

[Dougness86]

I'd like to do the headlight mod but frankly, electrical scares me. I don't want to eff something up

 

[opds9091]

engine bolt kit, gas tank bolt kit, fairing bolt kit, dual headlight mod, frame sliders, FE kit, drill out the can (exhaust), LED bulbs, that just a few.

 

[4drfocus]

You can cut up your stock plate fender with a dremel to make a FE.

 

[4drfocus]

Also you can shorten and paint the swing arm fender,paint the windscreen & fuel cap,another great mod is to flip over the rearsets rubber shims so the metal side faces the rearset,this mod stiffens up the rearsets so they dont flex.

 

[tom5796]

Grip Puppies. $10

 

[Mattberkshire]

What the heck is a grip puppy?

 

[AlanB]

FZ1 bars! :thumbup:

 

[tom5796]

What the heck is a grip puppy?

Motorcycle Accessories from California Sport Touring, Inc.: GRIP PUPPIES ™ Small. (1 Pair) Click for Sizing Info. Pick First Class Mail for Free Shipping.

 

[Mattberkshire]

Cheers Tom. My heated grips have the same effect. And make the grips all warm!

 

[sweber_7]

You can cut up your stock plate fender with a dremel to make a FE.

what happened to that exhaust?!?!?

 

[Jedi]

Dunno if this counts as a cheap mod, but here in the UK I've found a local guy who specialises in automotive upholstery, and he's agreed to reshape my girlfriends saddle for £20 so she can put at least one foot flat on the floor.

+1 on the headlamp mod too, I did it the el cheapo way with one 90° spade terminal, a scotchlock, some insulation tape, and a foot of wire from an old extension lead.

Crude, but very effective :thumbup:

 

[Wavex]

=> -1 front sprocket! $30 if I remember right...
=> LSL bars... pretty cheap too... both mods here: Esjot Sprockets

=> powder coat rearsets ($40 for both)
=> dremel the rear hugger

 

[MarinaFazer]

You can cut up your stock plate fender with a dremel to make a FE.

DUDE...what exhaust do you have with the stock covers? Looks pretty sweet.

ps: front forks black - '06 and older have silver ones

 

[FooFazer]

Hmm.....wonder if he could reshape my wifes saddle and maybe add some padding to her fenders?:thumbup::spank:

Dunno if this counts as a cheap mod, but here in the UK I've found a local guy who specialises in automotive upholstery, and he's agreed to reshape my girlfriends saddle for £20 so she can put at least one foot flat on the floor.

+1 on the headlamp mod too, I did it the el cheapo way with one 90° spade terminal, a scotchlock, some insulation tape, and a foot of wire from an old extension lead.

Crude, but very effective :thumbup:

 

[Jedi]

Send me some pics, I'd be happy to pass them on to him... eventually...

 

[tom5796]

Cheers Tom. My heated grips have the same effect. And make the grips all warm!

Mine too!

http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-mods/9031-heated-grips-less-than-50-a.html

 

[4drfocus]

DUDE...what exhaust do you have with the stock covers? Looks pretty sweet.

ps: front forks black - '06 and older have silver ones

That's my $50 straight pipe slip-on's, made them myself> 20" piece of flex pipe & two stainless steel bolt on tips, all from Autozone. My friend welded the Y pipe then painted it with Krylon bbq paint, it's insanely LOUD.

 

[opds9091]

You can cut up your stock plate fender with a dremel to make a FE.

nice job looks great