FZR600 Neo-Cafe

The Limey said:
.................. It was a mess, so trimmed it back and will solder in some new wife in due course.

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Now that would be something to see... :)
 
Time to spruce up my new barrels, see what they're like under the crud.
 

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Mine just saw that pic of your cylinders in the dishwasher and asked about it. After I explained, I heard "don't even think about it."
 
Decided I'm going to go for an early ZX6R rad. There ain't no getting away from it, the old bus is liquid cooled and no matter how I try and disguise it there's still a dirty great radiator sitting out front. Therefore, it may as well be the big, butch looking, concave-curved Kwaka job.
 
Decided to fit a different rear light so removed the undertail panel to have a furtle to make it fit. Then rolled her out into the sun for a clean.
 

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New rear light fitted.

Number plate bracket made up, and number plate fitted.

A bit of tidying up done on the loom.

Fuel tank fitted - the nicely painted thing that you see is a dummy.
 
Refurbished fuel pump refitted, but not yet plumbed in.
 

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I used to get my Goodridge hoses and fittings from a place in the UK, BSR I think they were called. Run by Wendy Grant after he husband Dave died. It was a reasonable sized operation in Chipping Camden IIRC. They closed some years ago unfortunately.
 
These came with the bike. Unfortunately, they didn't have the stainless banjos but had the nickel played ones and they'd gone all manky. A good rub down and a spray with silver Rustoleum appliance enamel and the look good as new.
 
Could well be. The 4 and 6 are very closely related, to the point where the engine from the 6 bolts straight into the 4 frame.
 
There have been a few 4/600s or mix and match bikes raced over the years. I'd really like a MotoGP M1 shaped seat. I think it could be made to work well with the lines of a 400 or 600. Ours has the old stock flabby assed seat side panels. Yours is much better looking.

A YZF600R tank would work nicely but they are a little rounder and fatter at the rear that the stock tank cover.
 
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