Lentech
Well-Known Member
02 FZ1 Re-gains its Street Worthyiness!
I picked up this bike last year as a parts bike as it was a 03 branded wreck as the frame was bent in a front end collision. I stumbled on an 02 frame with title and some spare parts for $300 so we made the swap. I was missing the front cowl and all related bits except for the instument cluster and I came up empty handed on some used pieces to complete it at a reasonable price. The Tank was banged up so I sent it to a budy who has a body shop and for $300 laid on some fresh black paint on all the bodywork. I Ordered in some cheap chrome head lights and brackets and fabricated some mounts for the instuments off the the bar riser mounts. I modified what was left of the original instrument mount and placed a small brace from it to between the headlamps where they bolt together in the middle. We also intalled some LED diamond shaped turn signals and I located the front ones into the original upper rad mounts. I chopped off the back fender and and original licence plate mount and fabricated some brakets for a licence plate and signal mounts that pushes up under the fender for those hooligan rides.......Just in case I need to run the Cops!!! I removed the passenger pegs and mounts and fabricated a baffle for a short stubby stainless $30 automotive exhaust tip and it sounds great!. It all fit together like was ment to be this way........I'm so happy with the looks of the bike I think I'm going to drive her this summer as my main machine.
I picked up this bike last year as a parts bike as it was a 03 branded wreck as the frame was bent in a front end collision. I stumbled on an 02 frame with title and some spare parts for $300 so we made the swap. I was missing the front cowl and all related bits except for the instument cluster and I came up empty handed on some used pieces to complete it at a reasonable price. The Tank was banged up so I sent it to a budy who has a body shop and for $300 laid on some fresh black paint on all the bodywork. I Ordered in some cheap chrome head lights and brackets and fabricated some mounts for the instuments off the the bar riser mounts. I modified what was left of the original instrument mount and placed a small brace from it to between the headlamps where they bolt together in the middle. We also intalled some LED diamond shaped turn signals and I located the front ones into the original upper rad mounts. I chopped off the back fender and and original licence plate mount and fabricated some brakets for a licence plate and signal mounts that pushes up under the fender for those hooligan rides.......Just in case I need to run the Cops!!! I removed the passenger pegs and mounts and fabricated a baffle for a short stubby stainless $30 automotive exhaust tip and it sounds great!. It all fit together like was ment to be this way........I'm so happy with the looks of the bike I think I'm going to drive her this summer as my main machine.
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