keef Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 There's a streetfighters ride coming up in november. The 6th gen tank is on my 5th gen. $20 worth of new gaskets for the fuel pump and sensor, $100 for the in tank fuel filter. I figured while it was out, 160,000ks was long enough for a fuel filter. Had a mate give the tank a free paint job in hot rod black. the 6th gen tank is much better on a naked bike. i just need to connect the hoses to the tank and should be good to go. The seat will need some trimming to fit the new tank, but no big deal. I'm half way through the big air box mod using the big K&N filter to make room for dual stacks. then it will be time to mount the bigger oil cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer paladinreed Posted August 6, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 6, 2017 Pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Passed its rego inspection. to recap the 5 years and million pages. ninja 250 seat and subframe, 6th gen tank, er6n headlight, ducati 1098S rear and 848 front, gsxr 600 forks, gsxr 1000 rotors, gxsr 600 calipers, COP conversion, MT09 front guard, Custom front rad, SP1 oil cooler, delkevic headers, MT09 carbon akra can, antigravity battery. To do, 10 row oil cooler, big airbox and dual stacks, and map it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 11, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted September 11, 2017 Better pics please!!!! Your bike/efforts are worth it!!! Like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Better pics please!!!! Your bike/efforts are worth it!!! Like this Dutchy, no offence mate but your example of a better pic is, according to the technical criteria of photography, not actually any better. Your bike is in the shade, the sunlight is highlighting that ondulating roof in the background, the latter is so busy visually it distracts from the main subject. I know you have much, much, much better photos to use to push your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 I can bolt a top box to my pillion seat, is that what you meant, Dutchy? I actually can. I bolted a mounting plate to a spare pillion seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhenley17 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 It's an RC51 at a very nice race track with a top box. Pretty sweet to me.Think he just meant some better angles and lighting. Good-looking bike, I'd like to see more as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 11, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted September 11, 2017 As you wish... but come on, let's see more of the beautiful fighter!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 That's better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I still reckon you need that chain of mine... it matches the wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Tank spacer worked out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 still haven't got it off numbers. He flew to another state to ride a new bike back (1000 miles). He was going to drop it off and pick up some rotors off me, but we missed each other, so now they are all in the post. The rotors would interest you, seb. They are one off carbon fibre centred buzz saw discs by extreme creations to suit carrozerias. They only weigh 1030g each for a 320mm rotor. I sold the sp1 oil cooler to a guy in canberra who's building a vfr fighter, and replaced it. First, the 10 row was too big, the oil lines were below the headers. so i bought a 7 row, and it is just right. Much bigger oil cooler and my custom rad has made me cautiously optimistic. Which is good, because my MT09 is getting its wheels replaced under insurance - i ran over some debris and buckled them both. I have been riding my Bro's aprilia tuono for a month, but that was a big enough favour, so now i'm on the fully road legal, and slightly dodgy VFR fighter that my wife has named the vortex, since it seems to suck all my time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 Some pics of the 7 row oil cooler. I think i have the over heating sorted. I've commuted on it for the last couple of days. Stop start/heavy traffic, 105-110C. Free flowing, 95*C. But when it got hot, it dropped back to 100 pretty quick once it was open road again. Since i wanted an open road/back road blaster, and occassional trackdays, i reckon i'm good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyRedRC46 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Are you not worried about the headers transferring heat into your oil cooler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 no, not really. thats where i had the sp1 oil cooler. The headers are ceramic coated (but looking a little worse for wear) and i could always wrap them to keep even more heat in the pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 big thanks to Seb. I finally fitted the tank adaptor. I replaced my half arsed version with a beautiful piece of hand made awesomeness. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Pics or it never happened... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 no pics of the tank adapter, but.... big airbox using a full size k & n. Needs a clean and sikaflex to seal, but it should be ok. Used plasterboard/drywall/hollow wall anchors. They are one piece and a screw, so nothing can fall in. And I added sensors back in to the delk headers so the rapidbike evo will do its thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Stray Posted November 3, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted November 3, 2017 Keef, that is one AWESOME build! You’ve clearly put a lot of thought into it. What at are you doing with the trumpets? Dual stack or 4 x short? Also, is that a dent on the right of your new tank a few posts above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 yes, its a dent. Didn't notice it until I took that pic. The light caught it just right... But a dent is better than the holes in the last one. Dual stacks. Not new ideas, just riding on Mohawks and highside's coat tails. I've siliconed (selley's armour flex) the air filter in earlier today. Just letting it set. I had to tape it down to use it as glue on one side since I could only bolt down 3 out of 4 sides. I bought the full size K & N, not the small one. I have a ride in 3 weeks with the guys from ASF. Pushing to get the VFR reliable, otherwise I'll be on the MT09, which will feel like cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Stray Posted November 4, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted November 4, 2017 Keef, do you think it might be worth throwing some steel mesh or some sort of protection over that lower oil cooler? Can’t tell from the pics how solid it is. I’m concerned about stones flicking off the front wheel and puncturing it. Pumping engine oil all over the road when you’re 100 miles from anywhere would not be fun! Sorry if it sounds like I’m being a d!ck but I’ve genuinely got your best interests in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 all good. I have some nomex honeycomb and some al mesh. I'll put something on before I go on NFR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosenoose Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 hey keef, i am ready to start my own naked vfr project. from looking at the front end without the fairing on it, i'm going to have to remove the dash in order to fit a headlight. what gauges did you go with, and how did you mount them? my budget is not real big. i'm trying to be fairly cheap, with ebay and amazon. i have been wanting to shed some pounds off the bike for a while, but didnt feel terribly motivated until today. i paid like $40 last week for some headlight bulbs, to replace the burnt out ones on my bike. today was the first day i had with rideable weather. before i even got off my road, i hit a pothole and both low beams died. i had high's, but no low's. i got home and took the front fairing off and started looking at my options. i found some chinese grom style gauges for cheap, but idk about the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 mines an acewell bolted to the underside of the top yoke. It came as part of a package deal with the gixxer front end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loosenoose Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Sounds good. I was considering and acewell or vapor, but leaning towards the vapor because of cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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