jtarkany Skunkworks: Project Blackbird

[jtarkany]

After a 6 day fabrication marathon here is what visions and i did to his bike.

Slab yokes mounted, bike stripped:

Slab yokes from the front:

Slab Yokes from the top:

Dog bone bottom mount on cross brace:

Center Block and top shock mount:

Center Block and top shock mount mated:

Center Block and top shock mount on bike with shock bolted in:

Top shock mounting point:

Tank on:

Sub frame roughed out:

Sub frame completed:

R1 Seat mounted:

Side by side:

I love this sub frame and R1 seat, I think I will have to make another sub frame for myself and get an R1 seat now

 

[Jman]

What swingarm is that from? Looks natural with the frame.:thumbup:

 

[SweaterDude]

what fork/clamp setup is that if i may ask? and is that an R6 swing?

 

[jtarkany]

That is an R6 swing arm and R6 front forks. The slab yoke is custom made in my backyard out of 6061 Aluminum using a drill press, chop saw and belt sander.

The rest of the project will be more backyard fabrication of parts such as:
- Top mount bracket for the top of the shock
- Bottom mount bracket for dog bone
- New subframe

 

[jtarkany]

What swingarm is that from? Looks natural with the frame.:thumbup:

Jman...Have you not seen my streetfighter revealed thread, same set up as I did on my bike :thumbup:

 

[lonesoldier84]

There is only one word in the English language for this.







Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

Really forging a unique machine there. Brilliant stuff man.

 

[SweaterDude]

those slab clamps remind me of the Confederate Hellcat (the old cool looking one) make sure you get an evil looking face for it:rockon:

 

[Royaltool88]

Im reallly diggin that swingarm! Im unsure as to what r6 parts fit with my 08 fz6 though. So i quess what Im asking is, what year r6 swingarm would work? And this might be a stupid question, but would it ride higher or any different at all?

 

[Motogiro]

That bike is just bad to the bone!
Awesome work John!

 

[The Toecutter]

Way to cool Dude!!! :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[joshiepoogoose]

bike looks good, i also would have never thought of using the sliders and jack stands to hold up the bike. good idea!

 

[jtarkany]

Im reallly diggin that swingarm! Im unsure as to what r6 parts fit with my 08 fz6 though. So i quess what Im asking is, what year r6 swingarm would work? And this might be a stupid question, but would it ride higher or any different at all?

For my bike and this one we are using a 2003 R6 Swingarm. This swingarm fits great at the Main axle mount and is a little shorter, the furthest adjustment out is the same as the shortest adjustment in on the FZ6. Fabricate and add top and bottom mounts for the shock and dog bone and you are good to go.

 

[jtarkany]

Today the bottom mount for the dog bone was fabricated and installed on the bottom cross brace. The center block which will act as the base for the new subframe and top mount for the shock was also completed today.

Tomorrow we will fabricate the top shock mount and the rest of the subframe. More pictures soon.

 

[Jman]

Jman...Have you not seen my streetfighter revealed thread, same set up as I did on my bike :thumbup:

I did, but forgot all the various mods (so many to count!). You do great work!:rockon:

 

[The Toecutter]

Today the bottom mount for the dog bone was fabricated and installed on the bottom cross brace. The center block which will act as the base for the new subframe and top mount for the shock was also completed today.

Tomorrow we will fabricate the top shock mount and the rest of the subframe. More pictures soon.

It is looking AWESOME!! So much fabrication done by yourself.... You are quickly..... scratch that...... Have become the Jesse James of our FZ6 world!! :bow: :rockon: :rockon:

 

[jtarkany]

Subframe is still in fabrication mode, but....here are some more pictures :thumbup:

Slab Yokes from the top:

Dog bone bottom mount on cross brace:

Center Block and top shock mount:

Center Block and top shock mount mated:

Center Block and top shock mount on bike with shock bolted in:

Top shock mounting point:

Tank on:

 

[JimStl]

The engineering is cool to see!

 

[jtarkany]

Posted all of the project pictures in the original post. Well my portion of the project is complete and the bike and forum member are on their way home to do all of the finish work :thumbup:

 

[visions]

a million thanks to jtarkany, my fighter dreams come to fruition!
here is the link to the build thread, still lots of work to do...

pow! :rockon: Fightahstyle! the visions fighter build

 

[ChevyFazer]

Man tapatalk has screwed me over!!!!! I'm just now seeing this wickedness!!!!!!