Member Contributer Stéphane Posted July 7, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted July 7, 2007 First of, thanks to Sebspeed and Rivcyko for the advice and help throughout this project. Why do this? Well, to minimize the $ damage during track days. What you need: - A complete set of fairing for a 6th gen. I bought mine on ebay and here, and the total cost is less than $300 including the shipping. - Chicken wire. - aluminum door screen - Epoxy gel To begin, cut a piece of chicken wire to roughly the size of the light hole. Mold it in, and cut the extra until it fits nicely in. Next, cut a piece of door screen and wrap it around the the chicken wire. I poked the chicken wire through the screen to keep it in place. Next, use epoxy gel (5min - yeah right) to glue one corner at the time. Refer to this thread for this part: Easy breezy beautiful Hold it in place for 10 minutes. Some of them, you really need to hold it in place, and it is not that easy. The nicer the initial fit is, the easier this part becomes. I only used door screen for the turn signal holes. Not as tidy, but it'll do. Next, it will be the tail section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Alien VFR Posted July 7, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted July 7, 2007 Nice work... Looks like spider man had his way w/ your headlights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer FotoMoto Posted July 7, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hey Steph, The mods look GREAT! I think I will try this double layer look on my RCBVFR side covers. Just notice that you say your de-linked vtec weighs in at 441lbs. How did you take off nearly 100lbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rivcyko Posted July 7, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted July 7, 2007 HELL YA! I love how you watched the details, and have everything aligned. :thumbsup: Thanks go to you. How's bout some pinnage, dearest of mods? Glad I could make myself useful. See how she does, at the track. My limited knowledge, is at your disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer chonsey Posted July 7, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted July 7, 2007 Nice work :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Good job! :thumbsup: Do you need some mirror block plates? I can hook you up! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Stéphane Posted July 7, 2007 Author Member Contributer Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hey Steph,The mods look GREAT! I think I will try this double layer look on my RCBVFR side covers. Just notice that you say your de-linked vtec weighs in at 441lbs. How did you take off nearly 100lbs? Thanks. As for the weight, it's not 100lbs off, but 30lbs. I've taken the dry weight (470) and subtracted everything I've taken off: link brake sys, center stand, cat converter, rear fender etc etc. HELL YA! I love how you watched the details, and have everything aligned. :thumbsup: Thanks go to you. How's bout some pinnage, dearest of mods? Glad I could make myself useful. See how she does, at the track. My limited knowledge, is at your disposal. Not sure it is "pinned worthy", but thanks for the vote of confidence. Good job! :thumbsup: Do you need some mirror block plates? I can hook you up! :thumbsup: Thanks, Seb. Once I was going to put c/f plates, but the deal fell through. I just have "oversized head" screws which seem to do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie1dog Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Looking good. :salesman: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Stéphane Posted August 3, 2007 Author Member Contributer Share Posted August 3, 2007 Ok here it is: The rear - not as nice, but it'll have to do. safety wiring And this one is for the community :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyrock Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 :thumbsup: Now all you need is a Toro1 Supercharger kit for those liter bikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rivcyko Posted August 6, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 6, 2007 Any track time, on the body yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Birdman Posted August 6, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 6, 2007 Great work. Nice to see you even have a sponsor. :goofy: Do you ride racing tires at the track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Stéphane Posted August 7, 2007 Author Member Contributer Share Posted August 7, 2007 Any track time, on the body yet? Well, we only had 4 15min sessions, so my times went from 1:44 to 1:27. I can easily see another 5sec go, but after that, it will take times. I was talking to a friend who says that a lot of guys who have been racing there for year are still in the 1:22s. The pros do 1:09!!!!!!! Great work. Nice to see you even have a sponsor. :goofy:Do you ride racing tires at the track? Yes I did. BT002 type 3. I love them. I really tortured them :lol: . I haven't found the right pressure yet. 34/34 hot. I might go a bit harder on the back because they really "melted" but never let go(I'll show you the track pics when my friends - pro photographer, emails them to me). There was a guy on ZX6 who said he couldn't get close to me on the straight - too much power :goofy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer skuuter Posted August 7, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 7, 2007 Great lookin' stuff....bike really looks clean with it on........... :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heavenzjai Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 nice but...a set of fairings can be expensive. If you track the bike often, why not make a fiberglass copy of it? masking tape entire area/parts lay 2-3 laters of fiber glass va-la Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Stéphane Posted August 20, 2007 Author Member Contributer Share Posted August 20, 2007 nice but...a set of fairings can be expensive.If you track the bike often, why not make a fiberglass copy of it? masking tape entire area/parts lay 2-3 laters of fiber glass va-la I got this one for cheap: I bought all the parts of ebay. I won't have to do the fiberglass because I'll buy a race bike next year, so this set will be up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Yeah, you can tell he's been bitten by the racing bug... his house is for sale!! :goofy: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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