Can you weld cast aluminum? Usually you will need to do some welding in order to finish it off.

Take some pics with the tail fairing off and I'm sure people will be able to add little cut lines to the pics for you.

 

I do know how to weld. I'll have the bike at my boss's garage where Ill be able to weld pretty much anything, and have all the tools I'll need. I plan on starting in a couple weeks once a few more things I need arrive and I got time off. I do plan on sharing most everything I do, so once its apart, I'll post more. I maybe getting ahead of myself but Im excited.

 

I know this is not the same gen R1 as yours, but the tail is just gorgeous. It's fabricated from scratch. All you would need to do is make a plate that bolts on to the existing subframe location and go to town. Could probably even sell your unmolested subframe for a few buks.

http://forum.motomummy.com/index.php?/topic/97-2000-r1-custom/

 

That is pretty unique. I was thinking about something close to this. Found this a few min ago. Closest thing to what I have in mind. Not sure who's bike it is but she's a beauty.

 

Been digging into the bike a bit more now, u'll notice the frame slider on the left side is torn up now... Managed to wash out pulling away from a stop thanks to a bit of crap on the road. nothing major though, easy fix.

got the bike all naked and modified the bottom fairings along with the shroud under the radiator. small brackets using some stock lock screws to hold that and the lower fairing in place up front. all the cuts will be "hidden" from edge tim strips.







Bars and upper triple is with a friend of mine to get machined down (removing ignition stay) and have some spacer made up to the mounts.



This is the beginning of the bezel/bracket for around the back seat. After being welded, cleaned up and drilled, ill rivet the small seat plastics to it. Once the subframe is cut ill be making a plate to cover the square hole at the rear. In that plate will be my small round brake and blinker led's. This bracket will sit on top of the plate used as a cover. on the sides of the seat where the exhaust come up will be little shrouds that contour around the exhaust. Ill keep posting as I work on it.



Better idea of how it sits on the bike and where the rear plate will be..
slowly but surely it'll come together

 

Pretty bad ass dude keep it up

 

cut about an inch and a half after the seat mount. But you have to have an idea of how you want to deal with the exhaust exits and the new tail. The 04 and up r1 models are hard because of the underseat exhausts.

 

Streetfighter

Nice project! Let's see more photos.

 

Nice project! Let's see more photos.

awesome bike. i'll get you all more pics once some more work is underway

 

really like the green !! and good luck with your project.

 

Glad you all like it so far. I do have plans for the exhaust, mainly bending up new pipes and keeping the dual undertail. The silencers are fakes, straight pipe inside, so those will be shortened and tucked under the seat more. Even the tips of the silencers will be shaved down some. About an inch past the longest part of the seat is where they should end.

Im very antsy to get these bars on so I can haul it for some cuttin and weling.

 

Look what arrived ! The stay assembly hasnt gotten here yet but i got the harness mod'd and good to go. still need to relocate main wire harnesses to airbox and run them all down n' over the radiator to the light and spedo. once the bars and stay assembly is here i'll have some more work to get into.

 

bad ass cant wait to see it mounted up

 

Its comming up fine. Is this an Fz6N headlight?


I give Suzuki a thumbs up for bringing out a pure SBK bike in SF trim.

GSXR VIRUS:

 

I went with the FZ1N Headlight assembly. The suzuki is definitly a cool bike. The rad shrouds make it. I've always liked when you can take a bike and make it look "alien"

 

Nice, looking forward to see the progress of your build

 

Triple and bar mounts are good to go. Just need some paint

 

Looking good brutha. I'm doing a streetfighter set up as well. I just used a hacksaw and cut the subframe end off and now I'm in the process of making a custom fiberglass tail. Fun stuff. Relocating the ignition cylinder sounds like a good idea to create more room up front. Might have to steal that from you :thumbup.

 

Moving the ignition was a tough choise, not many places to put it and no bar lock. But like you said, more room. You can always ditch the ignition if your clever on hiding 2 switches to take its place.

 

Anyone know where to find Throttle Cables that are about 5 inches longer and match right up? I think I can get away with the clutch cable reaching after getting it to a better path. MotionPro will make some custom cables but if i can buy a set that work from a different bike, cost wise would be nice.


Maybe the Fz1 cables? Only looks a couple inches longer if that, not sure if thats going to be enough.

 

All of the wiring is relocated. I dont want to see electrical tape for a while.:bulsh: I'll more than likely be ditching the key ignition and hide a couple little toggle switches.

And for a quick taste on some of the stainless steel braided hose covers. Only could do a couple at the moment since I'll need to drain the radiator and havent gotten the 1" - 1 1/4" cover yet. I'll be pulling most of the lines to wrap them all up when I get it.

 

You read my mind with the braided line sleeve.

 

UPDATE! Throttle cables... I was actually pretty shocked this all came together as well and as easily as it did.. I needed about 5" longer cables to get good clearance turn to turn with my CR Mid DBars. Keep in mind I also have a 1" spacer under the Mounts. I own a 06 KTM 250 SXF dirtbike... I stole the cables off that for shits and giggles... and they are perfect! There is no mid line adjustment on the KTM cables but if you adjust them by the TB's you should be golden.

$30 off ebay to replace the ones I just stole from my bike.

 

Nice. This makes me wonder if throttle cable off of anything would work as long as the length right.

 

Bars and controls are done.. Ignition and triple.

 

What did you do with the ignition and what length brake lines did you need?

 

I got 35" brake lines. More than enough. The ignition was deleted and 2 toggle switches are in their place. 1 switch for the fat wires and 1 for the small. The orange wire you wont need if you uses the existing harness (cut off wires right at ignition). Then I just found a clever spot to hide the switches.

 

I'm not sure what you mean about using the existing harness. Is there another one? Come to think of it, I have no idea what you mean....at all. :lol I suck at wires.

 

When you take off your ignition and fallow the wires back to under the tank, there are 2 harness's that the ignition plugs into. 4 wires in all. 2 fat wires in one harness and 2 thin wires in the other. I cut the wires off right at the back of the ingition to keep those harness's. Sottered in 2 switches, one switch for the fat pair of wires and the other for the skinny wires. That way I can just remove my switches at the harness's whenever I need to instead of cutting them.

Better?

There is a orange wire as well at the back of the ignition but you won't need it so cut it out if you go with the switches.