new streetfighter build

[tippgod]

hi there

can anyone give me ideas. i recently got a dismantled zxr400 H1 off a friend and was going to convert it into a street fighter. nothing as outragoues as that one on ebay with the skulls and ribs on the tank but just something simple as this is my first attempt at building this kind of bike. if anyone has any pics or anything that can be of help that would be great.

cheers

[Xphyral]

go buy some issues of streetfighter magazine and maybe bsh for a few custom ideas, i'm building atm. set yourself a realistic budget and then just let your imagination run away with you.

I'm sure baz will have more suggestions soon enough

[masterofinsanity]

where dya wanna start? go look on ebay.de for streetfighter have a look on http://www.disturbingthepeace.co.uk and check out the motorcycle links directory i have amassed, there's a specific section for streetfighters and some damn good websites to keep you going forever!

i presume you're gonna ditch the fairing? set of risers drill the top yokes (fortunately the zxr400 have beefy top yokes as std) fit risers and drag bars, depends on your budget at the end of the day?

what is your budget?

[tippgod]

got a load of ideas of that site. too many to be honest

budjet wise i dont know. its a project bike bike and i am in no rush with it so would just be doing it bit by bit

the first thing i am going to look at is the front and belly pan. i like the idea of putting on a belly pan. does any one know of a one that fits or could you use the orginal fairings and just butcher them . my side fairings are ok (scrathes and small cracks). after that could anyone recomend a nice headlight unit that they have seen.

cheers for all the help and will let you know how i get on

[masterofinsanity]

what style of streetfighter are you going for? british/american or german?

[tippgod]

is there a differnce new to the whole streetfighter scence. in ireland its not really big so i dont know that much. bought a few magazines at the weekend and just had a quick read only so far. the worst about it is trying to decide between things. like for instance the headlight unit. one with a small fairing or just a headlight. would like both but maybe the fairing is more pratical cause you can hide the speedo and stuff behind it. the best friend owns a metal work shop and would help me with polishing the frame and swing arm if i was going to go down that road but still looking at powercoating. some of hte pictures on that website are unreal the way people have come up with stuff

[masterofinsanity]

you could get your mate to mod the subframe and jack it up a touch and use the original plastics, you may have to trim them by the tank to look good, vertigo headlight and make a belly pan from your plastics.similar to this, this is one of my faves!!

[zimm]

i'd go cafe racer style ..

H shape single seat unit, clipons, round headlight, flyscreen, chrome mini-clocks, lots of polished/chrome bits, twin (one each side) exhausts, fill in and smooth over the intake holes in the tank.. small belly pan (maybe)

if you could get the tank chromed, and did the panels black with some classic pinstriping ... crackle black finish on the frame and swinger ..

maybe .. dunno, be different though

[zimm]

you could get your mate to mod the subframe and jack it up a touch and use the original plastics, you may have to trim them by the tank to look good, vertigo headlight and make a belly pan from your plastics.similar to this, this is one of my faves!!

thats quite nice .. not a 400 though .. what is/was it ? zxr750 ?

[Gemini]

look what comes up on first page of google images when u search 'streetfighter bike'



looks familiar...

gem

[RedexRobB]

Thats an R1 Zimm if i remember rightly.

Yep, right here, http://www.f1moto.co.uk/

Company not too far from me.

[masterofinsanity]

thats quite nice .. not a 400 though .. what is/was it ? zxr750 ?

its an R1

[masterofinsanity]

i made the belly pan above on the blue one from the original fairings.