Just fantastic....thanks for sharing!:Flash:
Almost done with the bike, time for some picture whoring
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FZSex
this is what my 07 blue would look like if I wasn't lazy, great job!!!!!!
makanouchi
Junior Member
I have those same grips and love them! Your bike is awesome! I especially ike how you mounten your gear indicator!
mastakilla
Junior Member
Great pix, the bike looks very clean, love it!!!
Could you come over and do that for mine?
Could you come over and do that for mine?
Wow! I think you have a Home Run here.
You should enter it in the Bike of the Month contest.
Well done.
You should enter it in the Bike of the Month contest.
Well done.
IPilot
Junior Member
All those mods look great!!! Wish I had the money to do all that!
Very nice, very clean looking too. :thumbup:
staticghost
FZ6 Fanatic
Ah Man this is a hot looking bike. Great choice of mods and what you did with them....I'm jelaous.... NICE...:thumbup:
Congrats man. Your bike looks very nice. Thanks for the nice shots!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
SANGER_A2
Super Member
Dude. Get them ceramic coated black. It's what I'm planning to do to mine (it's a black 08) as well as powder coating the silver bits. You can see an example of it being done (on an ugly bike) here. It'll make them last forever too!
What did you do to your downpipes? Are they powder coated too or painted? I painted mine on my old bike but it chipped sooo easily.
What did you do to your downpipes? Are they powder coated too or painted? I painted mine on my old bike but it chipped sooo easily.
makanouchi
Junior Member
I would love to but you're too far away and I don't have a passport
Great pix, the bike looks very clean, love it!!!
Could you come over and do that for mine?
makanouchi
Junior Member
I painted the headers with high temp paint. Preped it with hours of sanding...still looks like day one after a few months. If I ceramic coat the muffler, I'll do the headers at the same time. My only concern is the packing in the muffler. I believe ceramic coating is baked at 400 degrees and I don't know if that will damage the muffler internals or not.
Dude. Get them ceramic coated black. It's what I'm planning to do to mine (it's a black 08) as well as powder coating the silver bits. You can see an example of it being done (on an ugly bike) here. It'll make them last forever too!
What did you do to your downpipes? Are they powder coated too or painted? I painted mine on my old bike but it chipped sooo easily.
aj_fz6
n00b
Nice!!!!
Did you shorten the center stand as well or just the side stand? I'd love to lower my bike an inch but it seems like cutting down the stands would be a pain.
Did you shorten the center stand as well or just the side stand? I'd love to lower my bike an inch but it seems like cutting down the stands would be a pain.
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jsteinb95
Very nice pics, thanks for sharing!
makanouchi
Junior Member
I only shortened the side stand. I can still get the bike on the center stand with just a little more effort. It's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be.
maverick1970
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First off nice job on your upgrades and modifications. You've done somethings that I'm definetly interested in doing.
Second, would please you go into more detail on the process that was conducted in reference to the headers? I want to get my coated black and have heard good things about these guys JET-HOT Coatings Header Coatings Page and I'm curious as what you did compared to what the Jet-Hot guys do.
Second, would please you go into more detail on the process that was conducted in reference to the headers? I want to get my coated black and have heard good things about these guys JET-HOT Coatings Header Coatings Page and I'm curious as what you did compared to what the Jet-Hot guys do.
Damnitsjeff
Yumma Dum Dum
That thing is awesome!!!! I truly have to say that is the best looking FZ6 I have ever seen. Great work!!!!!:bow::bow::bow:
makanouchi
Junior Member
Went to Pep Boys, bought 2 cans of their high temp header paint, the kind that is supposed to withstand over 1000 degrees. Removed the header from bike, sanded them down first with 200 grit to remove dirt, imperfections, etc. Proceed next with 400, 600, and finally 1000 grit for super smooth finish. Then 6 coats of the flat black high temp paint. Make sure you follow the directions on the can and stay 18 inch from the object being painted to get it nice and even. I waited 20 minutes btw each coat. It took about 4 coats before the header began to get evenly black. After final coat of paint, I let it sit for an hour then into the oven at 250 for 20 minutes, let cool, 350 for 20 minutes, let cool, and finally 450 for 20 minutes. The baking is necessary for the paint to have a good bond with the metal. Total cost: $30 for paint and sand paper. Hope this helps.
Guitar Man
Keep moving!!!!
Did the Mod of the Year place do that to the digital readout also when they had it? That looks pretty good.
