Finished the bugger!!!

Well the deed is now done and I have finished fitting in the kit. I just had a few loose ends to tie up and make the fairing brace as well as checking everything was tight!

The eagle eyed will notice it still has on the old petrol tank, that's just a temporary measure as its nearly full so I will have to run it down a bit so I can change tanks.

Oh and the old tart needs a polish but that can wait till Ive had a test ride, can't wait!!!!!

Streetfighter comfort kit Pt 2

Got a little more done on the Handlebar kit, bit of a one step forward and two steps back affair though!

Although the fitting of the kit is going fine when I removed the fuel tank yesterday it was damp underneath and to my dismay it has had a shoddy fibreglass repair!!!! so I need to find another tank, hopefully a nice solid one.

Anyway first thing I have done is bolt the ignition to the yolk with the spacer's I cut to length so that the steering lock would be usable. Then I disconnected the old clutch cable from the lever and fitted the lever and the switch gear to the handlebars, I may have to lengthen the switchgear wiring as I am not wholly convinced it is long enough, It might well be but I need to take the clocks out an see how much cable is behind them and if it can be re-routed.

The next job I tackled was threading the new clutch cable through the frame, top tip here, tape the end of your new cable to your old one and use the old cable to pull the new one through, it saves a lot of time and hassle believe me.

So that's it for now I was losing the light and the tank thing was annoying me so I just called it a day, my next task is to get some brake fluid then I will remove and fit the new longer brake hoses and bleed them and the right hand switchgear.

Streetfighter comfort kit

Just before Christmas I decided to buy a handlebar conversion kit for the Fireblade, after much deliberation I chose the one from 998cc.com, as much on price and after speaking over the phone I liked the cut of his jib and the deal was done.


So here is a few pictures of it going on the blade:

First job was to remove the mirrors and the fairing stay.

Then I removed the bolts securing the handlebars to the top yoke and separated the switch gear from the handlebars. The next job was too separate the the ignition switch from the top yoke, By god the bolts were tight, and I was pleased to get them out without damaging them.

Right off with the old yolk and on with the new! the new yolk was a bit of a tight fit over the steering stem but with a couple of short sharp shocks with a copper 'n' hide it was seated nicely

Now that the new yoke is on I have fitted the Renthal bar's that came with the kit.

That's all for now, next I will cut the spacer's to align the ignition barrel with the lock stops and remove the petrol tank so that I can fit the extended clutch cable.