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.

StreetKORE Project: VLX600

Got my hands on a new project today.  Something a little different. 96 Honda VLX600. As it sits, it's got the usual dressed up chrome items, a studded Mustang seat as well as a set of Cobra Long Shot pipes. Over all the bike is in good shape with some usual wear and tear. 

It runs and rides well, but is lacking a bit in some of the more critical areas. I've been dreaming up ideas for this bike for a little while now. At first I was considering a typical quick and clean bob job. These bikes lend themselves really well to that. But that's just too easy, and done to death. As it so happens there's quite a bit of leftover sportbike parts hanging around the garage that "should" bolt into this bike with minimal effort. Shoring up the handling and braking are priority one. I'm not looking for miracles, but I'm sure there's quite a bit of room for improvement here. Engine performance isn't of great concern right now. There's not a whole lot that can be done in that department without reinventing the wheel in this case. The little V twin has enough grunt to at least pull around traffic at freeway speeds. Shearing the weight off the bike will do wonders for it at present. The styling, I'd like to keep clean and trim. Just a bit more aggressive.  I came up with a rendering to at least see if I had my head on straight for this one. So far, it looks promising. 

Stay Tuned...

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.

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Tribute to Artkore, Antoine Collignon

Antoine was a good friend of ours here at StreetKORE. Even though we lived worlds apart he was always there with a friendly word, advise or a good story. He took the gamble 5 years ago and created one of the top custom bike mags in the world from no more then an idea and a love for what he did. For being a small French publication, it has reached globally with some of the best content, features and photography ever printed in a bike rag. Antoine meet every challenge and conquered. From Street Monsters Magazine to the Monster Race series, and his well know cartoons as Artkore, He was a man of many talents and passions. He will be greatly missed.  

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