1997 cbr 600 f3 fighter conversion

Started last winter

I apologize in advance for some of the pictures but I was quickly snapping pics with my iPod as I was working.

Without further delay lets begin.

What she looked like before.

As she sits now


Some of the undertakings I have dealt with in the last couple of days.

Windscreen and speedo mount

Speedo Mount

Windscreen

What I came up with, its just sitting there. I need to come up with mounts and trim the edges still, but you get the idea.


And my collection of parts so far

I will continue to post pictures as I progress.

 

Been a little busy with school and building myself a useful workbench, but I was able to get a little progress in.

 

well it's been a while, school owns my life but managed to make some progress, little bit of welding yada yada yada....

ran out of paint so gotta get more, and finally start putting this thing together.

 

well managed more progress this last week between classes.

 

Thanks, I do too. It's coming up on a year now that it has been down. Goal is to have it ready for next season.

I may consider changing out the clippers for bars, but for right now I think I'm gonna keep them. I have other things I need to hash out like exhaust fabrication, suspension that are gonna cost me a pretty penny. I will get around to it just not immediately.

Thanks man, it definitely has come a long way since the pictures I showed you at the down the street.

 

Little bit more progress tonight, I'll start off with a couple of mount pictures for those that are interested or trying to figure out a way to mount a dash or subframe. I know it took me a while to come up with the subframe mount. It could of been better but i think it came out good for my first time welding.

Any questions feel free to ask, I will try and answer to the best of my ability.








Its center I swear, i was off to the left when i too that picture.

 

Thanks, and it wasn't too bad just had to be patient. I am using a dominator dual head lamp setup, have them mounted on the first set of pictures.

 

Thanks, and I did see your thread for your CBR. I was more than I was willing to do when I started, I did not want to chop of the subframe since I was concerned with overall strength back there. I've seen builds where people recommend over-engineering for safety reasons. The beauty with the 1000rr tail is that it created a vertical support when bolted up to a solid mount replacing the need for trellises. So I took the easy way out instead of fabricating some intricate subframe. I think the tail is fitting for the overall with of the bike, I would have considered the bobber look but for me it seemed to common. Don't get me wrong when done properly they look great.

For me a fighter is something I consider to be an extension of the way someone expresses themselves creatively. Yeah sounds kind of cheesy saying that, but then why do we modify anything. Yes all of the components are in a similar or stock location or they are factory components. To me it was important to maintain some of the ergonomics that came with the bike due to back issues, but still give it a updated look with an old school feel. Now I'm not saying getting rid of fairings and throwing dominators on is the general point of converting a bike into a fighter, but if that is all that someone can afford who am I to tell them otherwise.

As stated earlier I will probably consider a bar in place of the clip-ons, but for now I have to prioritize my budget to get other things done. I would love to get everything done all at once, but then I would have had this done earlier in the year.

To answer your question, although I have added personal expression into the subject of what a streetfighter is. Yes it is even though things remain in the same or similar location.

Is Triumph's Street Triple not a streetfighter version of the Daytona 675? How about the Honda Hornet to the CBR600, or the CB1000r to the CBR1000? Now I'm not saying they identical but they are slightly watered down, naked variants of those bikes. So again it is a fighter with a bit of my personality accenting the overall concept of what it will be.

I hope it doesn't sound like I took offense, I can appreciate the question and I hope I was able to answer it. I had a friend over during the labor day weekend ask why did I tear down a perfectly good bike, and I wish I would of replied with what I just did. But I didn't all I said was it needs some of me in it.

 

Thanks man, I did do all the painting myself, like I said patience is the key to making sure things come out right. Once the motor was out it wasn't to bad. I spent more time cleaning all the nooks and crannies than I did painting.