re: FZ6 "Black project"! Now with Spy Video!
the headlights are the 1 you bought from a fellow rider here? bike looking very good! how about powder coating the fork cap as well?
Yes, i bought the headlight second hand from Mav, a fellow forum member, as i bought it satill a bit scuffed from Mav's accident, it was always going to need a paint, if anything to colour match it to the rest of the bike.
As for powdercoating the fork caps, i prefer the contrast of the silver against the black...i will be changing the steering head nut though...plain billet valtermoto head nut has been ordered.
This is really cool. I've been wanting to go the stealth route but I have the 2005 bluish-grey model and I don't really know how well it would accent the bike's paint. I have been considering painting the bike black but I'm not sure how the process works or how much it will cost, or even how it would contrast with the silver frame.
Are you just taking parts off and having them powder coated? How much is this project running you? I'm almost at the point where I'm considering a second job literally only for FZ mods... :rockon:
this is a pretty extensive project...here's the list of things that i have purchased, had to modify, or get painted!
Purchased!
1. Ripper Mask Headlight
2. Second hand rear sub-frame
3. Single seat Unit, as part of FZ6 Cup bike package.
4. Custom Billet top clamp
5. FZ1 smoked LED integrated tail light/rear indicators.
6. Various electrical connectors.
Modified, and, or fabricated.
1. Rear Sub frame, mostly chopping off the bits that are not required anymore...like the passenger footpeg hangers!
2. Rear seat Unit, including fitting the tail light. Thanks Mikey!
3. tail light bracket. Thanks Mikey!
4. Fender eliminator
5. headlight mounting brackets.
6. Custom billet top clamp....was'nt an exact fit! Thanks Mikey!
7. Seat pad.
8. Exhaust end cans cut down by 85mm
9. Mid pipe...removal of Cat.
10. Headers, Mid pipe, and rear connector pipe...all ceramic coated silver, inside and out.
11. Exhaust hanger brackets, positional change, as with FE....which has been bought forward by 65mm.
12. Moving of all electrical bits and pieces from side of sub-frame, to their new home under the seat....bit of trickery required here! Thanks Mikey!
13. Relocating Power Commander to under the petrol tank.
14. Fabrication of a new sub frame underside...to protect electrics under the seat....as original OEM FZ6 underseat, sub frame tray is now outta there!
Painted...everything in 2 pack!
1. Seat Unit...from pink to gloss black
2. Bellypan...from CF lookalike to gloss black
3. Headlight unit...from satin black to gloss black.
4. Fender eliminator...from satin black to FZ6 frame colour (satin balack/greyish sorta colour!)
5. Steering Stop...from flat black to FZ6 frame colour (satin balack/greyish sorta colour!)
6. Headlight mounting brackets.....FZ6 frame colour (satin balack/greyish sorta colour!)
7. Rear subframe...FZ6 frame colour!
So as you can see, it's a big job! Lots of hours in the workshop so far, with a fair bit of help from Mikey (Ozzieboy).
The cost is rather crazy, but i am doing the job properly, no skimping, or glossing over things that could be left...Paint & bodywork, is over $1000 just for starters...
Here's how my bike looks right now!
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