New stuff on it's way - Braking Wave Discs, Racetech Springs & Emulators, Ohlins Rear Shock, TB ti's

[Wolfman]

Ok folks, "mod fever" has hit an all time high in my neck of the woods!

Am waiting on the following...

Braking Brand Wave Discs, Ohlins Rear Shock, Two Brothers Titanium Exhaust, Racetech Springs & Gold Valve Emulators for my Forks! oh and a set of Carbon Brake & Clutch Levers.

Racetech Springs & emulators bought locally. TB Ti's, bought from this site. Ohlins Shock from Hard racing in the States. Braking Wave Discs, bought locally. Carbon brake & clutch levers from Superbikes online in Ireland!

None of it has lobbed just yet, and i am going to wait for all of it to get here, before i put it all on, get it put on, and set up (fork springs, gold valve emulators & rear shock).

Brake Discs, Pipes, and to a lesser extent, levers, will help drop some weight on the bike, and obviously improve performance in each of their dedicated area's.

Same re performance for Springs, emulators, and rear shock

This lot, should be the last of my performance mods for a while..or at least till my bank balance recovers!

Down the line, i am looking to get a seat cowl, bellypan, and some carbon fibre - rear hugger - chain guard, front fender, engine covers, tank pad.

Here's some photo's of what's on it's way to my front door, will post photo's, and impressions of installed items once they get here, where possible.

 

[grommit]

That is gonna keep you busy for a couple of days. :thumbup:

Are you sure those levers are carbon, I have seen some for £19.99 on Ebay that are "carbon look".

 

[Doorag]

You should have sprung for the MotoGP style levers with the drilled out ends on them. I really want some of those.

 

[Wolfman]

That is gonna keep you busy for a couple of days. :thumbup:

Are you sure those levers are carbon, I have seen some for £19.99 on Ebay that are "carbon look".

I reckon you might be right....did quiz them about that, as they are so cheap...but they reckons they are the real Mc Coy...have serious doubts, but if that is the case, then i have a spare set of levers for a "rainy day", and i will just have to go down the route i originally was going to, and get some Pazzo's, or Rizoma levers. Soughta bought them on a whim, just because i really dislike the standard silver levers so much!, will tide me over at least, looks wise, until i want to fork out the cash for the top end stuff.

 

[Wolfman]

You should have sprung for the MotoGP style levers with the drilled out ends on them. I really want some of those.

Yes, bike "porn" at it's best! Man i have just laid down the cash for PCIII, Dynotune, and braided lines in the last fortnight too, have sorta taken a deep breath and gone, well if i gonna do it all, i should do it now, before summer hits, and i ride to the Moto GP at Phillip Island.

That's if i can swing enough time off work! - i flew over last year, and hired a car to get to the track, and even though it was a SAAB Aero 90 soft top, it sucked!, every guy i saw on a bike, i was just like...gimme your bike!)

With a New bubs on the scene, it took some serious talking to convince the missus i needed all this stuff!

 

[codeblue]

Good for you with all those mods, can't wait for your reviews on those mods. Good Luck.

 

[sideshow_downs]

Looks like you have some good mods comming. will be looking for the reviews :thumbup:

 

[Wolfman]

Looks like you have some good mods comming. will be looking for the reviews :thumbup:

Oh i will relish in telling you all about it, have never owned a bike as new as this one, and have never been in the financial situation to be able to afford such extravaganzes before, so, whilst i feel like i am spoiling myself, i also feel great excitement, am a bike nut, and all these mods are a dream come true...i bought the FZ6 as i saw it as a bike which is well suited for mods, and have really been enjoying the journey.

Could be at least another couple of weeks before i get to get it all together, it's a long way to send stuff to Australia!

 

[madmanmaigret]

paitiently waiting for pics and reviews!

 

[Wolfman]

My Braking Wave discs arrived today, and they look Schmicko! as did all my bits from Racetech...just waiting on my Ohlins shock, and TB pipes, and when they get here...will put the bike in for a day to get it all fitted....not long now i reckon! :Flash::Flash::Flash:

 

[mstewar1]

I'm very keen on hearing a review of the race tech fork bits. That's the route I was planning on going.

 

[Wolfman]

I'm very keen on hearing a review of the race tech fork bits. That's the route I was planning on going.

In Australia at least, it is a lot cheaper than going down the R6 fork mod. You still get better performance, with springs chosen for your weight, and some adjustability via the Gold valve emulators, oh and i am getting it all set up by someone who is very experienced with suspension...should'nt be long now, Ohlins shock for rear has apparently been cleared by customs in Australia, so that cant be far away.

 

[Rxticle]

Yep - waiting for the pics and the you tube vid for the exhaust sound. Have the same colour FZN as you and can see the mods as if they were on my bike!

 

[Wolfman]

The Ohlins shock arrived today...got home last night to find a note in my letterbox to say it was waiting for me at the local post office! Photo's to come later today of it before install...much later, just got home from work...it's 4am in Oz!

 

[bossdoc83]

Reading about all the toys and parts makes me all excited, and they're not even for me!! I'm sure it will be a blast to spend time putting everything together, at least it always is for me. On most projects, just tearing something apart and putting it back together is 90% of the fun! The other 10% is playing around, "testing" and sporting your s***!

I'm curious about the front suspension mod your doing. I've been looking into that and would like to get your feedback when you get it all done!

Have fun!!:thumbup:

 

[Wolfman]

Reading about all the toys and parts makes me all excited, and they're not even for me!! I'm sure it will be a blast to spend time putting everything together, at least it always is for me. On most projects, just tearing something apart and putting it back together is 90% of the fun! The other 10% is playing around, "testing" and sporting your s***!

I'm curious about the front suspension mod your doing. I've been looking into that and would like to get your feedback when you get it all done!

Have fun!!:thumbup:

Well i have the rear shock in my hands! Is a sweet looking piece of kit, cant wait for it to be installed...have attached a couple of photo's of it out of it's very nice box!...even the packaging from Ohlins is Schmicko!

Agree about the fun of doing mods yourself, hence the reasons wht i am going to fit the Two Brothers Pipes when they arrive...the Mechanic at the shop, who is doing the brake & suspension mods, is not having all the fun!

In fact, if i thought i could pull off the suspension mods myself, i would do them. But in this case, i want maximum bang for my quite significant $$$ investment, and what it set up as well as possible, and as i have said before, the guy doing my nike comes highly recommended by about 3 independant sources! Took the shock in to the shop to show him today, and he got all glassy eyed, and started making sexually suggestive remarks towards the shock! lol...lets hope that unhealthy obsession for bike bits works in my favour during the install!

Here's a couple of pic's of my new "Baby"! Oh and i included one of the box it came in, cause i am a sucker for nice packaging! (it even had Ohlins stamped into the foam packaging inside the Box!)this box held up remarkably well on it's journey from the US, to Australia!

 

[bossdoc83]

Took the shock in to the shop to show him today, and he got all glassy eyed, and started making sexually suggestive remarks towards the shock!

:rof:Looks like you picked the right guy!! Any bets he will be :smoking: when he's done?

 

[Hellgate]

Very cool, you are going to love that shock!

I am really looking forward to your fork emulator report.

 

[Wolfman]

Well the bike went in today for the front suspensions mods, re-spray of front forks (satin black), brake discs, pads, rear shock, levers, and TB Ti's....and the subsequent trip back to the dyno for a re-tune!

Will be way for well over a week, have gone into withdrawal already! charging the battery on my old Ducati 500 Pantah now, the ol' girl is back on commuter duties for a week.

Man is my FZ6 gonna feel weird when i get back on it, especially after spending a week on the Duc, plus all my mods....NEW BIKE feeling again...best part about doing mods, each time you do a significant one, the improvement makes it all feel brand new!

Oh yeah, and Hellgate, i cant wait for the report on my emulators as well, from the feedback i have recieved from others, it seems that they make a big difference, would love to be able to run a FZ6 with my mods, up against an fz6 with the R6 forks, both set up for my weight, preferences, etc...would be interesting to see how they stack up against each other for arguements sake???

 

[OZXJR]

Have the two bro's arrived mate ?