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My 03 R6 Build

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I purchased the bike wrecked from a coworker for $800, he managed to do a wheelie and then slid it into a car when he couldnt control it when he came down... This is how the bike looked before he wrecked it.


Now this is my starting point...


Then the day I got her home and was able to really take a look at what damage had been done. All but the tail and front fender were ruined as far as fairings go. Put a dent in the radiator and cracked the stator cover, broke the brake lever and brake res., and also ruined the headlight.


And now its time to roll in all the fun stuff. Given this is a budget build since this is my first bike. I have managed to find all but a few of my parts off ebay which has saved me a lot of coin.
Levers and brake light.

new stator cover

Levers, brake res, and new radiator installed on the bike, along with some fairing I picked up.

And this is the bike thrown together with the parts just kind of chilling there. Nice to see that is actually looks like a bike.


My original plan was to paint the bike satin white but since I dont have a good place to spray and it is to cold here to finish painting the fairings I have decided to try my hand at plastidip since I had 4 cans just laying around. Overall for what it is I think its going to look pretty BA, until I can actually get it painted.

I only have the side fairings left to spray so im hoping I can get this thing put back together in the next month. Its going to be a bitch since I had to buy a fairing bolt it off ebay and am going to have to guess my way around everything.
 
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#2 ·
Puttin' in work buddy. Good job!
 
#3 ·
Thats pretty sick man i just bought the same bike in blue for a few grand more then you paid for the frame and engine...i bet it wouldve been fun to put the bike back together but im not as handy as i like to think i am lol....post more pics when its up and running!

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#5 ·
Sell me all your old shit hommie. $Free.99?
 
#7 ·
Hey good job on the build man, keep it up! And I like the looks of that plastidip, looks sharp. Not familiar with what kind of spray that is, but I'll definitely look into it. Were you able to spray the whole bike with just the four cans you had laying around?
 
#12 ·
@Reaper

I'm actually about to paint my R6 with plastidip, after I saw how great it looked on this thread. I sprayed a metal tray i had with it to see how well it adhered and looked, and it looks awesome! It wasn't that hard to use really, I'm just curious how well it will hold up against scratches and stuff. We shall see....
 
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Well I got the front almost completely mounted and I laid the sides on just to see what it will look like. She is coming along nicely. There are a few places the im going to have to hit with another coat of dip. but for now its all one color....well two.
 
#19 ·
I've been considering a matt black look on my bike for a while now. Looks good. How well does the plastidip paint set? How much sanding involved etc? 2-3 coats enough?
 
#20 ·
google plastidip.

There is no sanding involved. It's a rubberized spray paint, also comes in...yup, you guessed it: dip form.

It's used to re-dip pliers, hammers, etc. with a rubber coating to provide both comfort and grip so you can use the tools more safely and comfortably.

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If you spray it well, it looks good for a bit, but after a while it will begin to look somewhat bad. I got drunk one night and dipped my car. Looked great when I did it...it even looked amazing the next day after the sobering; now, however, not so much.

if you're interested: www.dipyourcar.com

This will most definitely yield better results than a spray can.
 
#24 ·
I just finished painting my '04 in the plastidip. Looks pretty badass. I'll post some pics up as soon as I get the chance. It's definitely a bit different then normal paint, but looks great and does peel off easy. I'm just worried about how well it'll clean up (from road grime and bugs and all), and it does show little scuff marks, and I'm not sure if they'll ever go away with washing it or anything. We shall see!
 
#25 ·
Hows this project coming along? Would love to see some new pics :)

Still contemplating doing something like this next summer.
 
#26 ·
Well Ive collected more parts but have not really had the time to do any real work to the bike. Plus its cold and my garage is pilled full of christmas crap still. But here is what I have waiting around.
added some color to the bike. It will all be black and gold.

still need to get the tank painted and then order some new yamaha badges in gold, im getting rid of the silver ones.

got this stuff to use as a heat shield for the fairings, im also going to wrap my exhaust all the way to the muffler.

got some new clip ons since my throttle side is bent front the previous owner. Going to paint them subbie gold to go with the "theme". Also going to paint the clip ons to get rid of the silver.

Got my order from Ron Ayers for a shit ton of misc u nuts for the fairings. Also got a rear brake res and smog plates from AGG, and a flasher for my flush mounts and taillight that I added.

Got some new grips for the clip ons.

got all my gear collected. Thinking about some over pants since my ride to school is going to be about 30miles each way.

Only thing else I need is to save up for some frame sliders and spool and put everything back together.
 
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