Highsided the **** out of FZ6 while racing..

[octonaut]

I`ve come full circle.
Had an FZ6-S as my first step up bike, 4 years ago.
Sold it and regretted it ever since.
My road registered bike is now a K1 GSX-R 1000.. uncomfortable as ****, but crazy awesome power.
6 months ago I purchased a race ready, 2006 FZ6-N, Ex - Yamaha cup, minus the pimp suspension bits , and began competing at our local track, after attending monthly ride days for the last few years.
I`ve had it in about a dozen races now, and was becoming more confident and competitive in my class.
Got a bit of the red mist, gunning for 2nd place and powered up too early into the sweeper coming out of the back straight and felt my back end let go.
Before I knew it i was big Superman through the air.
Slammed out, slid down the track, nearly got run over by a cuppla following bikes, but hobbled away with nothing broken.
All I can say is that leather is awesome... Saved my ass. Wear it!
Road or racetrack, shouldn`t matter, don`t care. Put it on cos it works!
The bike however.... not so saved....
Apparently it was cartwheeling 6ft in the air just behind me.
Wrote the front end off, cooked the rear sub frame and exhaust, smashed up all the fairings and clip ons, frame sliders saved the donk, but yeah... didn`t take home any chocolates.
After stripping off the mangled bits, it doesn`t look too bad really.
The main frame around the engine is still straight, the swing-arm appears to measure up straight, and I`ve been reading about the `03 R6 fork swap.
I`ve sourced the forks, calipers and axle but have read about this elusive Dako81(?) fella around these forums that may have a spacer kit available?
Anyone know of this mystery Jedi?
Anyways, yeah nah, good chat
Stay upright homies.

 

[zixaq]

First, glad you're okay!

Before you jump into a rebuild, please have an expert look at the frame to see if it's been damaged. Since the front end took a beating, this is especially important around the steering stem. If there are cracks in the frame, just part it out and get a new one.

If the frame's okay and you rebuild, the R6 forks are a pretty significant upgrade and highly recommended. If you PM Dako he's still around and may have some spacer kits, otherwise you can use commercially available shims for the wheel and brake spacers, and you'd have to fab up two small brackets for the front fender.

Once you get the R6 forks on, the back end is going to feel super bad though and you're going to start shopping for a new shock. There are some cheapo options documented on this forum, but you can pick up a bespoke Wilburs single-clicker for less than $600.

 

[Botch]

Glad you're okay!

 

[Motogiro]

Main thing is you're okay...

Dako81 pokes his head in once in a while so I know he at least stops by to check things out. Give him a PM.

I really like the the fairing and tail section of that cup bike. You could modify the front fairing for some headlights and make it road legal.

Yes! Protective gear is a must!

 

[octonaut]

cheers for the well wishes.
Myself and my bush mechanic mates have had a close inspection of the frame and it looks unscathed.
I removed the forks, fairing stay bracket and radiator and gave everything a good cleanup, and from what we can see there`s no hairline cracks anywhere.
the triple clamps measure up equal on each side and still have smooth movement, and when i unbolted the upper engine mounts, there was no apparent warping of the frame, with only a millimetre or so gap between the donk and the frame.
Crunched my foot somehow, and wasted my helmet.., but i won`t bother with sharing the photo of my big bruised ass.
All good ..
let the shed times roll!!!