Progress on my Yamaha YZF 600r .. seat, light, tail, etc.

[inreb]

Success with the paint!! Though next time I'm going full-matte rather than the semi-gloss .. it's too hard to get "right" .. 4 coats later.




Love this side:



This side, not as much:



The gapping isn't "ideal", but no worse than stock, so that's a great success

Some unexpected bends took about 1mm off the front. Note for next time: test-fit taking the seat on and off a few times to check for spacing (before drilling)

A beautiful and distinctive looking modification in progress. Kudos to you sir. I look foreward to the day I see you at Timmys so I can shake your hand and slap your back. May I buy you a tea and bagel? I'd like to revisit the fork rake issue again, I have a 43mmx700mm tube right here, maybe I could compare it to the slope of your forehead?

[dropgear]

Bahahaha ... I guess you liked that thread, eh friend?

A bagel and tea WOULD be nice.

[inreb]

Bahahaha ... I guess you liked that thread, eh friend?

A bagel and tea WOULD be nice.

u almost had me there hahahaha good stuff

[rcaste]

Whoa! Its got a very nice and distinctive look! I like how you posted the process in fruition, makes the end product itself that much nicer.

[DrunkinRoxtar]

Maybe it's just me and I haven't really thought this through, but your tank, custom painted like this would look sweet.

[dropgear]

you're right, i would be brave enough to do that. i was thinking flowers. seriously.

[zacm7]

paint it to match the look of copper not that suzuki "copper" crap though lol, and a black from with gold front end would be sick. looks like it will be cool.

[dirtbag]

Drop Gear, Are you planning to hack off the rear sub frame? I think it's going to look incomplete until it comes off.

[dropgear]

yeah man, for sure.

kinda like this, as it's hot:




i was exploring the idea of getting a 2nd frame, chopping and painting that, but the complications with insurance were too much.

i don't give a hoot about getting cash for it if I crash, but i don't want my liability coverage scrapped just because the VINs don't match.

[DY]

for sure cut the subframe short. Isn't the subframe steel anyways? just keep the old parts and weld it back on if you need to. I don't see any structural problem that could come up because, unlike aluminum, steel is so easy to weld.

Not a fan of that bike you posted above but I like bikes that show a lot of the rear wheel, really hot. Imagine if your passenger slids off the seat tho.

[dropgear]

i have a soft spot in my heart for rat-bikes, but that was more of a joke.

yeah, the plan was always to cut. it's just a matter of pulling the trigger. it's all ready to go ..... nothing attached anymore, all the electronics have been moved .. :nervous:

[makalux]

i like the idea of chopping the tail right off. Ive been thinking of doing that for a while, but then i couldn't take passengers, have no storage space, and risk falling off the back.
Then again iv got a naked sv650 with a fighter front end, slightly different look

[dropgear]

So progress. Painted the seat black.

[ripcurl]

Awesome job so far!

+1 for the shortening of that subframe sticking our on the back

This has the potential to be a sweet streetfighter! You should consider removing the fairings