Hey guys,
Been part of the site since march and this is only my third post, so it's safe to say I've been lurking and working. I've had my build thread up on another site since I started and figured I'd would put it up here also so I could get ideas on where to take it next. It might take me a while to copy and paste so bear with me.
Hey guys,
as the title says this is going to be my first fighter and im sure its going to run me for a loop with how old it is. im learning a lot about it every day just by reading everything i can that you guys write day in and day out. so this is a thanx for all the help so-far and also for future help that im sure you will send my way.
so with all that out of the way heres a few specs about the bike and pics too!!
my bike:
its a 95 and was in ok condition, runs good (needs carb work), suspension is pretty solid yet and all the plastics were there (or so i thought).
after a bit of inspection i found that i was missing the upper faring stay, the front cowl was wasted and the lower farings were toasted from the exhaust.
so instead of paying a ton of money to put it back to stock beauty i desided to look around on the internet to see what could be done with it and thats where i found you guys. the bike now looks like this.
i was happy riding it just like that for the time being until the bug bit and i bought these:
2005 ZX10R forks and lower triple clamp. i think i got them for a steal at $100. from what ive read they will be a drop in affair, but if thats not true i know i can just swap steering stems and call it a day. i still need a top clamp, clip-ons, and front wheel and calipers to make it all work.
thats where the story goes south. came out the other morning to ride the bike to work and wouldnt you know it its on its side. guess i didnt have the stand all the way out and it fell over. broke a few things that i didnt want to have to replace.
thats obviously the generator cover and i was planning on just using something like liquid metal or JBweld to fix it till i could find a replacement but its beyond fixable so thats out the window.
i broke the left side rear set also but that was fixable. it looks like this.
im hoping that this stuff works as well as they say it does.
so thats where i sit at the moment. im looking at a few new headlight ideas, but they are being pushed back till i can get her riding again. im not sure what all im going to do with her just yet but im sure its going to be a never ending project.
any help, suggestions, criticism, or comments are more than welcome. ill update as things go. also if anyone has a generator cover for me id be happy to take it off your hands lol.
Been part of the site since march and this is only my third post, so it's safe to say I've been lurking and working. I've had my build thread up on another site since I started and figured I'd would put it up here also so I could get ideas on where to take it next. It might take me a while to copy and paste so bear with me.
Hey guys,
as the title says this is going to be my first fighter and im sure its going to run me for a loop with how old it is. im learning a lot about it every day just by reading everything i can that you guys write day in and day out. so this is a thanx for all the help so-far and also for future help that im sure you will send my way.
so with all that out of the way heres a few specs about the bike and pics too!!
my bike:
its a 95 and was in ok condition, runs good (needs carb work), suspension is pretty solid yet and all the plastics were there (or so i thought).
after a bit of inspection i found that i was missing the upper faring stay, the front cowl was wasted and the lower farings were toasted from the exhaust.
so instead of paying a ton of money to put it back to stock beauty i desided to look around on the internet to see what could be done with it and thats where i found you guys. the bike now looks like this.
i was happy riding it just like that for the time being until the bug bit and i bought these:
2005 ZX10R forks and lower triple clamp. i think i got them for a steal at $100. from what ive read they will be a drop in affair, but if thats not true i know i can just swap steering stems and call it a day. i still need a top clamp, clip-ons, and front wheel and calipers to make it all work.
thats where the story goes south. came out the other morning to ride the bike to work and wouldnt you know it its on its side. guess i didnt have the stand all the way out and it fell over. broke a few things that i didnt want to have to replace.
thats obviously the generator cover and i was planning on just using something like liquid metal or JBweld to fix it till i could find a replacement but its beyond fixable so thats out the window.
i broke the left side rear set also but that was fixable. it looks like this.
im hoping that this stuff works as well as they say it does.
so thats where i sit at the moment. im looking at a few new headlight ideas, but they are being pushed back till i can get her riding again. im not sure what all im going to do with her just yet but im sure its going to be a never ending project.
any help, suggestions, criticism, or comments are more than welcome. ill update as things go. also if anyone has a generator cover for me id be happy to take it off your hands lol.