Beta-brain
06-17-2009, 07:10 PM
Before I got into modding PC's my main passion in life was motorcycles I've been mad about them since i was a kid and got my first one when I was eleven and I went on to train as a motor vehicle tech so I could eventually work just on bikes, I've owned, built and customized many bikes and this is the latest.
I did have a website with the details of this build but since I moved ISP's I no longer have any free web space and as I'm too tight to pay for it the site is down but while I'm waiting for some PC parts I thought I would post some shots of my last bike build, yeah, I'm bored ;)
The bike started out as a Yamaha FZX750 (called a Fazer and 700cc in the USA) it was a bit tatty and definitely needed a make over so I decided to make it into a streetfighter, basic lean and mean that's all about go rather than show with no flash paint and loads of chrome just satin black paint, kind of Mad Max style.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/1-FZX.jpg
I stripped the bike down completely and fitted the front forks from a FZR1000 Yamaha because the standard FZX750 forks are a bit spindly and flex and the front wheel is a small 16" which doesn't help the handling and there are not many decent 16" tyres that fit it, the FZR1000 fork legs are stronger with a bigger diameter with a 17" wheel and big brake discs with four piston calipers, a billet alloy top fork yoke was fitted with short risers and flat anodized gold bars.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/2-FZX.jpg
The tailpiece is from an R1 Yamaha 1000 it was bought cheap because it was cracked but some fibreglass and filler sorted that.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/3-FZX.jpg
I made a new tank top from fibreglass which is a dummy tank top and cut two holes in it for the air filters to come up through.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/mould%20small.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/tanktop2.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/7-FZX-R.jpg
The most expensive item was the stainless steel exhaust system, ouch, but it still cleans up like new after nearly 6 years and was worth the money.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/4-FZX.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/5-FZX.jpg
Finally the complete back end from a Yamaha XJR 1200 was fitted which has a much bigger and stronger alloy swinging arm and a 17" wheel, this replaces the original 15" wheel which is even harder to find a decent tyre for than the 16" front!
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/9-FZX-R.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/10-FZX-R.jpg
I fitted a set of FZR1000 carbs and a Dynojet jet kit which took a while to get the jetting right but gives the motor more mid range torque and the bike pulls like a train, I've used the bike for about 6 years and it been very reliable which is more than some of the PC's I've built :facepalm:
I did have a website with the details of this build but since I moved ISP's I no longer have any free web space and as I'm too tight to pay for it the site is down but while I'm waiting for some PC parts I thought I would post some shots of my last bike build, yeah, I'm bored ;)
The bike started out as a Yamaha FZX750 (called a Fazer and 700cc in the USA) it was a bit tatty and definitely needed a make over so I decided to make it into a streetfighter, basic lean and mean that's all about go rather than show with no flash paint and loads of chrome just satin black paint, kind of Mad Max style.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/1-FZX.jpg
I stripped the bike down completely and fitted the front forks from a FZR1000 Yamaha because the standard FZX750 forks are a bit spindly and flex and the front wheel is a small 16" which doesn't help the handling and there are not many decent 16" tyres that fit it, the FZR1000 fork legs are stronger with a bigger diameter with a 17" wheel and big brake discs with four piston calipers, a billet alloy top fork yoke was fitted with short risers and flat anodized gold bars.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/2-FZX.jpg
The tailpiece is from an R1 Yamaha 1000 it was bought cheap because it was cracked but some fibreglass and filler sorted that.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/3-FZX.jpg
I made a new tank top from fibreglass which is a dummy tank top and cut two holes in it for the air filters to come up through.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/mould%20small.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/tanktop2.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/7-FZX-R.jpg
The most expensive item was the stainless steel exhaust system, ouch, but it still cleans up like new after nearly 6 years and was worth the money.
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/4-FZX.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/5-FZX.jpg
Finally the complete back end from a Yamaha XJR 1200 was fitted which has a much bigger and stronger alloy swinging arm and a 17" wheel, this replaces the original 15" wheel which is even harder to find a decent tyre for than the 16" front!
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/9-FZX-R.jpg
http://www.fazerfetish.eclipse.co.uk/10-FZX-R.jpg
I fitted a set of FZR1000 carbs and a Dynojet jet kit which took a while to get the jetting right but gives the motor more mid range torque and the bike pulls like a train, I've used the bike for about 6 years and it been very reliable which is more than some of the PC's I've built :facepalm: