Custom Fz6r

[vitrox]

work in progress..

Obviously there is no front end on the bike. In order to get the r6 forks on there I had to take the r6 lower triple and have it machined to fit inside the headstock on the fz6r. I don't get it back until tomorrow.

Other mods, vortex swingarm spools, drilled/tapped then backed with a 6mm nut inside the arm.

2008 R1 stock rearsets, I had these laying around from my r1 and the fz's shift arm and rod was bent, so I just replaced everything with the r1 parts. I used one of the shift rods that came with my bazzaz traction control unit for the r1. The rear master cylinder bolts right up to the r1 rearsets. They aren't fully attached to the bike yet. I'm going to cut the factory brackets on both sides with a plasma cutter and clean them up a bit to lower weight. I also have a hydraulic brake switch for the rear I need to install, because I don't think the factory one will bolt in.

The fairing stay was cut and modified quite a bit, the bike will be naked, so no need for all that extra metal on there. Still need to figure out a mount for some led headlights and turn signals.

and this is where it stands at the moment.

[travstoll]

impressive....I love these kind of threads. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[joloy133]

I was thinking about cutting the back of the swingarm to put a different end like the extensions for drag racing. Would you know if that mod would work? Looking forward to follow the build of your custom.

[PuRpl3_Dr4nK]

Nice man! Do those R1 rearsets bolt on with no modification or are you going to have to do something special?

[travstoll]

Originally Posted by joloy133

I was thinking about cutting the back of the swingarm to put a different end like the extensions for drag racing. Would you know if that mod would work? Looking forward to follow the build of your custom.

Please don't do that to your beautiful motorbike..lol. Seriously though, FZ6R for drag racing? It tops at 130 or something like that...you will get smoked every time. But if you are dead set on doing it, cutting the swingarm is about the worst way to do it. Most people completely replace the swingarm with something like this This gives the swingarm structural integrity more so than if you were to just cut and weld or even bolt extensions on to it.

Hopefully I didn't discourage you too much...most of the time you just don't see 600's, especially one with this low of a top end with swingarm extensions, because they serve no real purpose.

[vitrox]

i would talk to roaring toyz and see if they have extensions out yet. The swingarm is pretty basic, its just hollow square tubing it seems. I don't see why you couldn't extended it on the cheap. Custom is best.

[vitrox]

Originally Posted by PuRpl3_Dr4nK

Nice man! Do those R1 rearsets bolt on with no modification or are you going to have to do something special?

the top bolt goes in just fine, but the bottom bolt doesn't line up with anything. The plate that the rearsets mount onto is 1/4" steel though, no reason why you can't just drill it out and tap a new hole, which is what i'm doing. Make sure to use loctite, they had red on the factory bolts. I'm not sure which shift rod you would use though. The one I have came with a quickshifter kit for my r1, and it was leftover. I'll check the measurements on it and maybe someone can run to a shop with a tape and see which bike has a similar length.

[joloy133]

Originally Posted by travstoll

Please don't do that to your beautiful motorbike..lol. Seriously though, FZ6R for drag racing? It tops at 130 or something like that...you will get smoked every time. But if you are dead set on doing it, cutting the swingarm is about the worst way to do it. Most people completely replace the swingarm with something like this This gives the swingarm structural integrity more so than if you were to just cut and weld or even bolt extensions on to it.

Hopefully I didn't discourage you too much...most of the time you just don't see 600's, especially one with this low of a top end with swingarm extensions, because they serve no real purpose.

It would just replace the neanderthal bolt/plate setup, strictly for looks. Some of these end pieces already have the spool connections. If they are strong enough for "busa's" to drag at high HP, I thought they'd be OK for our stock bikes. The finished length would be stock dimensions.

[travstoll]

Originally Posted by joloy133

It would just replace the neanderthal bolt/plate setup, strictly for looks. Some of these end pieces already have the spool connections. If they are strong enough for "busa's" to drag at high HP, I thought they'd be OK for our stock bikes. The finished length would be stock dimensions.

I guess I am not envisioning what you are thinking...got a pic of the part you are thinking of using or a drawing?

Sorry Vitrox if we are totally thread-jacking this thread from you...lay down the law and make joloy start his own thread lol...

[MikeN02]

I cried a little...

Love the new peg plates shifter whatnot, dunno what they're called. I think it's the rearset bolts?