My Fireblade resto. Sold!! Pics of its replacement... R1 (15/08/09)
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My Fireblade resto. Sold!! Pics of its replacement... R1 (15/08/09)
Right, Im planning to go legit on a bike this year instead of risking getting caught on other peoples bikes. So I decided to get my arse into gear and get something that needed a little tlc I could fiddle with in the cold months.
So last night I bought a 2001/Y Honda Fireblade 929cc. I bought it from a local stunt rider called Graham Aitken who used it for shows so it isnt perfect but has good potential for a nice bike.
Pulled it straight in its new home for now.
Started to take the crash cage off and 12 bar
The tail fairiing has been chopped down for purposes of trickery so off it came
Brother in law lending a hand
Star Boyz disks
The rear sprocket has stars cut in it too and is a 50 tooth iirc. You can make it out in a couple of pics.
Tank and fairings came off too as all could do with replacement due to damage and bits chopped here and there.
Got a list of stuff I want/need for it. Its all cosmetics, mechanically its sweet
Im off up Westgate Road on Saturday for a look about, no doubt Ill end up buyin somethin
Updates as soon as poss
So last night I bought a 2001/Y Honda Fireblade 929cc. I bought it from a local stunt rider called Graham Aitken who used it for shows so it isnt perfect but has good potential for a nice bike.
Pulled it straight in its new home for now.
Started to take the crash cage off and 12 bar
The tail fairiing has been chopped down for purposes of trickery so off it came
Brother in law lending a hand
Star Boyz disks
The rear sprocket has stars cut in it too and is a 50 tooth iirc. You can make it out in a couple of pics.
Tank and fairings came off too as all could do with replacement due to damage and bits chopped here and there.
Got a list of stuff I want/need for it. Its all cosmetics, mechanically its sweet
Im off up Westgate Road on Saturday for a look about, no doubt Ill end up buyin somethin
Updates as soon as poss
Last edited by BigErn; 13-01-2009 at 06:31 PM.
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That would be fantastic mate
PM me your PayPal and how much you want and Ill try to work out how to do it
Do you have any other spare bits? I may buy other stuff from you too.
Your bike looks very nice, I had to strip mine straight away or I'd have been out on it
Last edited by BigErn; 13-01-2009 at 06:53 PM.
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Right, the bug has bit me a bit more. I was going to just replace the fairings and give it a fresh paint job but now Im very tempted to pull the motor out and strip it properly and get the frame powder coated/polished/painted and all other bits too and go a bit bufty on it.
Decisions decisions
Decisions decisions
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Well, it happened......... I decided to take a couple of more bits off.
Ill let the pics do the talking for me.....
Subframe off
Bars and top yoke off
Forks out
Lifted the frame off the motor
Rear disk, starry
Rear sprocket, also starry and in need of a good polish
Swing arm off, need to split chain
Swing arm off
Frame and swing arm off and ready to polish/paint/powder coat or whatever
Think I need a new back wheel
Small pile of bits
I got a spare engine with it too, one that has a hole in the block but gearbox and everything else is fine. Gonna go pick that up too and have the head fiddled with in the summer ready to fit next winter
Next step is to decide what I want to do with it colour wise. Frame & swing arm, plastics etc.
I jhave a few things in mind but any suggestions are welcome.
More updates as progress progresses
Ill let the pics do the talking for me.....
Subframe off
Bars and top yoke off
Forks out
Lifted the frame off the motor
Rear disk, starry
Rear sprocket, also starry and in need of a good polish
Swing arm off, need to split chain
Swing arm off
Frame and swing arm off and ready to polish/paint/powder coat or whatever
Think I need a new back wheel
Small pile of bits
I got a spare engine with it too, one that has a hole in the block but gearbox and everything else is fine. Gonna go pick that up too and have the head fiddled with in the summer ready to fit next winter
Next step is to decide what I want to do with it colour wise. Frame & swing arm, plastics etc.
I jhave a few things in mind but any suggestions are welcome.
More updates as progress progresses
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oooh , that didnt take you long lol
personally , id get everything polished ( speak to karl )
aint wise , depends what your into , could go sleek , black n silver tribal etc ,
or mental , go orange or candy red etc ,
sure it will be the tits lol
im still waiting on pics from lee of me r1
like a kid at crimbo
bk to work beginning of feb , so its high up me list lol
beef
p.s that fifty tooth rear may be a little high geared for roadwiding wnt it ?
beef
personally , id get everything polished ( speak to karl )
aint wise , depends what your into , could go sleek , black n silver tribal etc ,
or mental , go orange or candy red etc ,
sure it will be the tits lol
im still waiting on pics from lee of me r1
like a kid at crimbo
bk to work beginning of feb , so its high up me list lol
beef
p.s that fifty tooth rear may be a little high geared for roadwiding wnt it ?
beef
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lookin good m8, so how many projects you got now? sumit new every time a come on here. Good luck mate! might let you kick me arse when a get the worth out.
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Beef I dont hang about when I set my mind to it mate
I need to download photoshop and have a fiddle about with ideas.
The rear sprocket will be replaced with a standard one but Ill keep it for use at a later date along with the fairings that came off it. The 12 bar and crash cage are being kept in Grahams garage for me to use too one Im used to riding it and fancy fuckin about on it
Ad it will be out and about this summer I hope
I need to download photoshop and have a fiddle about with ideas.
The rear sprocket will be replaced with a standard one but Ill keep it for use at a later date along with the fairings that came off it. The 12 bar and crash cage are being kept in Grahams garage for me to use too one Im used to riding it and fancy fuckin about on it
Ad it will be out and about this summer I hope
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Great project. For frame, sub-frame and swingarm i'd go black powder-coat. Bodywork I'd go satin black with ghosted honda graphics in matt black. Keeping to a subtle theme but of the menacing kind. Sort of themed on an all-black 2005 blade as seen here http://www.motorsm.com/AUS/bikes/pic...lade_Black.jpg
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id personaly chrome as muck as pas as in frame wheels swing arm and urban cammo the body work would be realy nice once done
thats what ill be doing when i get a bike again
thats what ill be doing when i get a bike again
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Id thought about urban camo mate as a lad I know did it to his fighter years ago and it was mint.
I like polished bits but cant be arsed to keep on top of it. Our boys R1 is stove enamel'd.
I like polished bits but cant be arsed to keep on top of it. Our boys R1 is stove enamel'd.
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Can I fuck work photoshop so I give up and Im sticking to my original plan of all black, with maybe some airbrushing done too.
Bought a few bits and pieces for it over the past week. Mirrors, bar ends, levers, rear sprocket, undertray and couple of other odds an sods. Still need plastics and tank and I think thats more or less it. Im sick of looking on Ebay
Bought a few bits and pieces for it over the past week. Mirrors, bar ends, levers, rear sprocket, undertray and couple of other odds an sods. Still need plastics and tank and I think thats more or less it. Im sick of looking on Ebay
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Cool project, i wouldn't mind doing something like this myself.
Be brave a re-do a wiring loom and stash it in the frame.....it will be hollow right??
Any plastic type bits off to carbon delight......oooooooh send them your fairings aswell, proper job.
Be brave a re-do a wiring loom and stash it in the frame.....it will be hollow right??
Any plastic type bits off to carbon delight......oooooooh send them your fairings aswell, proper job.
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Right, a bit of an update on things so far.
I have been abusing the good old Ebay and have got most of the stuff I need now. Next thing is to get the front tyre off the rim and then the frame, subframe, lower engine mount and wheels can be sent off to be coated black.
I still havent decided on colour for it yet, its doin my head in.
Ill get a couple of pics of stuff next time Im down there.
I have been abusing the good old Ebay and have got most of the stuff I need now. Next thing is to get the front tyre off the rim and then the frame, subframe, lower engine mount and wheels can be sent off to be coated black.
I still havent decided on colour for it yet, its doin my head in.
Ill get a couple of pics of stuff next time Im down there.
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i would get the frame and swing arm done gloss black and get fairings and wheels done the brightest white you can find.
white bikes with white wheels look cool i reckon.
i wouldnt mind a blade for the summer u can pick early ones up for Ł1500 ish.
are they quick ?
daft question really of course they are but are they much quicker than my last bike ( a 91 gsxr750)
white bikes with white wheels look cool i reckon.
i wouldnt mind a blade for the summer u can pick early ones up for Ł1500 ish.
are they quick ?
daft question really of course they are but are they much quicker than my last bike ( a 91 gsxr750)
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Well things have been a bit slow recently, been doing other stuff and kind of put the bike on the back burner. I have still been popping on Ebay collecting fairings and other bits and pieces that I needed if they were priced right and I have had some powder coating done too. Only got a couple of pics tonight on my phone when I nipped down to pick up the plastics so I can take them into work and make a start prepping them for paint. Ill get the other pics off the camera soon and post them up.
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This should help a fair bit
http://firebladeriders.forumotion.co...422b4cc8025be0
You will need
954 subframe,seat unit,undertray,rear light,and a universal bike cable for the seat lock mech
like i said imho its the best thing i have done to the bike looks so much better
if you want any more pics with measurements just ask
http://firebladeriders.forumotion.co...422b4cc8025be0
You will need
954 subframe,seat unit,undertray,rear light,and a universal bike cable for the seat lock mech
like i said imho its the best thing i have done to the bike looks so much better
if you want any more pics with measurements just ask
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Spent a bit of time in the garage the other night polishin me pipe
And then popped down and fitted it once it was back on its wheels.
Its gettin there slowly. The wheels on the above pic are its old flat spotted ones, they were just put on to get it rolling, once its more or less done Ill get the tyres swapped on to its new ones. Well once I find a front wheel anyway...... bloody hens teeth.
I have the footpegs and my steering damper at home in the garage to make a start polishing when I get the chance too
Fairings are getting 10 minutes spent here and there prepping between jobs at work or when I get a minute.
And then popped down and fitted it once it was back on its wheels.
Its gettin there slowly. The wheels on the above pic are its old flat spotted ones, they were just put on to get it rolling, once its more or less done Ill get the tyres swapped on to its new ones. Well once I find a front wheel anyway...... bloody hens teeth.
I have the footpegs and my steering damper at home in the garage to make a start polishing when I get the chance too
Fairings are getting 10 minutes spent here and there prepping between jobs at work or when I get a minute.
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Bloody itching for it to be done now, passed loads of bikes along the beach today. I got 2 panels into primer yesterday, only the rest to do now