R1 Fighter

[Gordan]

Ok i figure since its a Thursday night and im bored, I would finally write up about my build.
I have a specific look that i want to achieve with this bike, and its hard to explain, so you will just have to wait and see what it is
Ive been fightering it for a few of months now but i have finally worked up the energy to take some pics/do a write up of it now.
Bike is a 2001 R1 and it was a blue stocker when i bought it. Since then I have painted it and done some work to it.
Constructive criticism/ideas is welcome

List of things ive done so far:
- Re-painted the radiator (it was looking a bit shabby) and put on an "R1" stencil into it.
- Got bar-ends
- Got some lights from AUSFR
- chucked some decent indicators on there to get rid of the big uglies
- Made up some brackets for the dash (looks shitty, i plan to make better ones soon)
- Cut the muffler down so its shorter for the terry tuff cunt look!
- Rim stripes
- -1 sprocket on the front
- Re-organised all the light/dash/indicator wiring along with all the other little wires that go somewhere
- Got the exhaust sand blasted and painted it silver with the heat resistant paint.
- Relocated the stock overflow bottle to underneath the tank, inbetween the block and airbox (fits nice n snug in there and its out of sight)
- Relocated the horn to mount just behind the radiator.
- Painted crank case cover gloss black

Excuse the dirty bike, it hasnt been washed for a while. Original plan was to go for the cafe fighter sorta look, but ive changed my mind and am going with the dirty bars and a bit more of an agressive look instead.

Plans for the near future:
- Fit all my new parts when they arrive (next week) Waiting on top yoke with fatbar risers, black billet fuel cap and body, extended clutch cable, braided brake lines and some other bits n peices.
- The paint is currently satin black, but its seen better days, looks like ill be repainting it a gloss black.

Plans for distant future:
- Possibly doing a half-bobber on it, so basically cut the back end of the subframe. Im planning to shorten it by maybe about 5 inches (from the lights, to the end of the pillion seat) so basically the tail lights are right behind the pillion seat. I need to plan this a bit more before i commence though.
- Powder coating the frame black.

Anyway enough dribbling and heres some pics.

[g0zer]

looks like it needs a crash cage

[Sprint]

Might look better with Renthals?
Powdercoating the frame (& swingarm, hopefully) as you are planning will bring it together, won't cost a lot, but will be a shipload of work...

S.

[Gordan]

some parts that have arrived so far...

[Gordan]

Yeh i am planning to powdercoat both frame and swingarm, i suppose it just depends when ill get the time to do it.

[Spuddy]

Do a wheelie, mister.

[Rastas]

those headlights are way too high, pull em down and closer to the forks and itll look awesome!

[Orson]

I was just about to congratulate you on sticking with clip-ons...but then

[debaser]

looking like an interesting thread

[Gordan]

those headlights are way too high, pull em down and closer to the forks and itll look awesome!

I was thinking the lights would look a little lower once i put the pro taper bars on, as they are higher. But i might play around with the lights once i chuck the bars on and see what i can come up with.

I was just about to congratulate you on sticking with clip-ons...but then

Yeh it was a tough choice, but i think dirty bars are better

Only updates I have is that I put the Pazzo's on, more updates to come next week!

[rudleo]

i agree with rastas.. headlights lower would look more awesome...

nice thread.. interested to see how this one turns out!

[Gordan]

Some update pics. Ive cut the bars down 30mm on each end to make them not as wide as i still got the bar end mirrors to go on the end. I like my lane splitting

Fitted all the controls onto the bars and re-routed some wiring. Just gotta wait for the top yoke to arrive now and ill be able to mount the bars.

[Gordan]

The parts arrived on Thursday morning and I had a boner. So I spent most of thursday putting all the stuff on and fixing little fiddly bits on the bike. I gotta say im pretty happy with the craftsmanship of the abm top yoke and the billet fuel cap. Ive made up a little mount for the front brake reservoir so its secured (not in the pics). Also ive transfered the bar end mirrors on which is also not in the pics.

Next up, mounting the dash in a better place as I dont like the last mounts i made up, it was a rush job. Im thinking about mounting it to the top yoke somehow. Also ill try and get the lights closer to the forks as they stick out a bit too much now and position the indicators somewhere else.

[Gordan]

1 more pic

[Bunyack]

those bar risers are pimp!!!! lookin good Gordie.

[olli]

looking sweet mate

[Sprint]

Looks way better than clipons - wheelies even easier now too eh?
Nice work.

S.

[Gordan]

Thanks everyone

Sprint - its pretty ridiculous now, if you accelerate slightly harder then average in 1st or 2nd it just pulls the front wheel up. I love it though, i feel like a hooligan!

[potato]

nice one gordan looks hawt!

[kiknet]

Looks cool man, chuck a massive sprocket on the back for the ultimate anti-social hooligan machine