Out with the Old: Part 3. YZF600 Streetfighter

Large gap in updates. My apologies for slacking. Although that's not to say things haven't been busy. For anyone that has followed the evolution of the YZF project we last left off with swapping the stem to install a first gen R1 frontend into a 2000 YZF600R. The bike has been back on the road for a few months now, but here is some pics I took while we finished the install.

Out with the Old, Part 2. YZF600 Streetfighter

So, what I was hoping to be a simple bearing swap to install the R1 frontend into our YZF600R, became a bit more involved. Going from the old style to the new, Yamaha made the necks around an 1 1/2" shorter in length. The only way around this little problem is a stem swap. Pressing the R1 stem out is fairly simple with a good hydraulic press.

Out with the old. YZF600R streetfighter.

Our ongoing project YZF600 is back for some upgades. R1 front end swap general clean up of some odds and ends and who knows what else we come up with. More to come.

Guess who's back.

Our favotite yzf600r is back for a tune up and some more detail work. Stay tuned...