fireblade rothmans

h2olo · 07-03-2009, 3:23 AM

Originally Posted by splatty

Nice bike mate, looks cool with the yellow wheels.

I was wondering the other day what my B/W blade would look like with white wheels.

If you do decide to give it a go splatty, then I know of a good place in Coventry that only charges £20 per wheel

to shotblast and powdercoat them, I would recommend him 100% he has done a few things for me including my bikes rearsets, pillion pegs, exhaust cover and also my daughters cycle frame, let me know if you want his details.

crashboy1 · 07-19-2009, 11:05 PM

hello eveyone

I'm new to the forum.
I got this about a month ago.

Wurn · 08-23-2009, 1:38 PM

Just got her this past Friday... she is lovely

rschultz · 09-08-2009, 9:10 AM

Before and After

129CBRider · 09-08-2009, 10:37 AM

WOW!

180ade · 09-08-2009, 1:56 PM

sweet looking bike rschultz....must have cost a fortune to get it back in that condition....what can you got on there?

rschultz · 09-08-2009, 2:14 PM

Fun project... Got a great deal on the bike. The salvage co pulled the front cowl off to sell the meter separately (tried to rip me off), I could tell this was the case since there was very little damage to the front. They also (unknowingly) pulled off the tip over sensor since it is attached to the front cowl. They told me the bike cranks but does not start. I told them probably will need to replace the engine. I got an additional $1000 off the price. Got it home, twisted the #1/#3 wires together. Hit the starter and she started right up. The whole build is documented here.
http://www.***********/forums/showthread.php?t=63451

rschultz · 09-08-2009, 2:16 PM

I see I cannot reference another forum. If anyone is interested, I can copy over all of the text and photos since I have documented the entire build.
Let me know if that is Kosher. Thanks,

jazzy · 09-08-2009, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by rschultz

I see I cannot reference another forum. If anyone is interested, I can copy over all of the text and photos since I have documented the entire build.
Let me know if that is Kosher. Thanks,

Why not make a new thread here on the .Org to show us all your work

08CBR1KRR · 09-08-2009, 7:50 PM

I'd love to see it too!
Fred

red08 · 09-09-2009, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by jazzy

Why not make a new thread here on the .Org to show us all your work

Or one can just use his imagination and reconstruct the link to onethousandrrdotnet.

jazzy · 09-10-2009, 4:00 PM

Originally Posted by red08

Or one can just use his imagination and reconstruct the link to onethousandrrdotnet.

Nice one

Haven't been on there in ages....oo did i say that out loud

TheTrickster · 09-18-2009, 8:47 AM

Finally, finally got around to picking up my CF front mug guard!!!

Sorry for the iphone piccies - its all I had when I fitted it!

Took 30mins to remove old one and put new one on.

mjpartyboy · 09-21-2009, 2:31 PM

Originally Posted by TheTrickster

Finally, finally got around to picking up my CF front mug guard!!!

Nice. Did it already have the brackets fitted to it so you can attach the front brake line's T-pieces to it?

TheTrickster · 09-22-2009, 3:20 AM

Originally Posted by mjpartyboy

Nice. Did it already have the brackets fitted to it so you can attach the front brake line's T-pieces to it?

Nope the new CF Mudguard had all the thread and bolt holes already in place, just a case of unbolting the lines (keeping the bolts) sliding the new one in place and redoing the blots up again.

The only issue is its a very tight fit and the thread could potentially scratch the inside of the forks (Hence in the install instructions, it says to cover with tape)

akroblade954 · 10-27-2009, 6:16 PM

1st post! Been on here a little while but not yet posted

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...4/CIMG3231.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...4/CIMG3230.jpg

orien87 · 11-03-2009, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by rschultz

Before and After

Good stuff

orien87 · 11-03-2009, 1:46 PM

Originally Posted by buckychoplin199

hey guys im new to the site but here is my fireblade. powder coated wheels, two brothers slip-on, two brothers juice box, and a z-bomb.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...8cbr1000rr.jpg

How much did it cost? Who did it for you?

CbrRydah · 11-03-2009, 2:36 PM

Very nice, Dude... That yellow just makes those wheels "pop", doesn't it?? Good job!!

rogerbarratt · 11-06-2009, 2:01 PM

nice rear end AKROBLADE954 - what exactly

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did you do to get that look?

akroblade954 · 11-06-2009, 4:29 PM

Originally Posted by rogerbarratt

nice rear end AKROBLADE954 - what exactlyAttachment 39729 did you do to get that look?

You are already most of the way there (in terms of expense!) with your seat cowl. Only other changes are rear peg removal (2 - 3 hour job unfortunately) and removal of tail tidy & indicators. As you can see on mine, the mirrors with front indicators are gone too.

I mounted the rear plate using a couple of half inch wide aluminium strips, drilled for the 4 fixings.

I don't have indicators or mirrors and don't carry pillions. For the MOT you don't need indicators if it is a single seat motorcycle and doesn't have an indicator switch (haven't removed that yet though

), but legally i am not sure....

Good luck

rogerbarratt · 11-06-2009, 4:43 PM

cheers and looks good to me - forecast is wet tomorrow so am planning on spending the day in the garage - rear peg removal is #1 on the list - will split the rear subframe in two hopefully to make it easier as per other posts. I have fitted an R & G tail tidy but it's a bit big so it may be going on e-bay soon....

akroblade954 · 11-06-2009, 5:11 PM

I fitted the R&G tail tidy too, then junked it......

Yes, split the subframe. There is also one very very awkward screw / bolt to get to, which is under the riders seat in between all the electric gubbins. The simplest way to reach it is to drill a very neat 6mm hole in the plastic tray, which you will never see. It was a while ago that I did mine so sorry I can't be more specific. It is mentioned on 1 or 2 of the forum guides for the peg removal and believe me you will know which one it is when you get to it!!

Weather not too bad tomorrow if you like slipping around on wet leaves

rogerbarratt · 11-07-2009, 11:52 AM

phew - spent a good 2 hours removing pegs - all done now and not too difficult - could probably halve the time to get them back on.

I loosened the two central bolts connecting the rear end to the main frame to give more room but didn't realise the lower one had a nut at the back which fell off deep into the depths of the frame/exhaust - great. Anyway can't find it so will get another nut this week and then will be back on the road.

jazzy · 11-09-2009, 2:07 PM

Originally Posted by rogerbarratt

phew - spent a good 2 hours removing pegs - all done now and not too difficult - could probably halve the time to get them back on.

I loosened the two central bolts connecting the rear end to the main frame to give more room but didn't realise the lower one had a nut at the back which fell off deep into the depths of the frame/exhaust - great. Anyway can't find it so will get another nut this week and then will be back on the road.

Any pics

mjpartyboy · 11-10-2009, 8:49 AM

Originally Posted by rogerbarratt

I loosened the two central bolts connecting the rear end to the main frame to give more room but didn't realise the lower one had a nut at the back which fell off deep into the depths of the frame/exhaust

The same thing happened to me and I eventually found it resting on part of the exhaust that wasn't visible from the outside. I fitted the Sato Street Hooks so I can easily put the pegs on if needs be.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t_hooks_03.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t_hooks_01.jpg

DukeCBR2008 · 11-24-2009, 1:15 AM

Originally Posted by mjpartyboy

The same thing happened to me and I eventually found it resting on part of the exhaust that wasn't visible from the outside. I fitted the Sato Street Hooks so I can easily put the pegs on if needs be.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t_hooks_03.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t_hooks_01.jpg

mate, looking for those 4 a long time. Where did you get the sato hooks from? Any online dealer?

CBRMarc12 · 11-24-2009, 11:52 AM

I bought the Puig clear windscreen for my '08 1000RR and it's a definite improvement over the stock shield.

Originally Posted by MadnohB

maybe something like this with a higher bubble from Honda (OE)

CBRMarc12 · 11-24-2009, 11:58 AM

I put a color coded candy red Hotbodies Hugger on my bike and it looks pretty good, not perfect but close enough plus I like the additional coverage over the rear wheel to keep the underside of the tail clean as it's painted.

Originally Posted by wblamb

The hugger is Hotbodies. The color matches pretty well in daylight, but it isn't even close in artificial light. It doesn't fit over the tire evenly from the rear view. I want to replace it with the Blk Honda euro hugger.

I thought about painting the rest of the exhaust, but the paint I used is semi-gloss, and I thought it would bring out the irregularities of the factory exhaust.