Before and After in 39 days. (w/ pics)

Hey guys, these are the new pictures of what my bike looks like right now. I think it's done for now, except for exhaust. That I can't decide on so it can wait. This is how it looked stock.

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First off is the front end; my Hotbodies Racing smoked flushmounts and custom air intake mounted signals. The flushies aren't visible from the front, especially during the day. So I just 3M double sided padded these leds to one of the fins in each side, and tadaa. Pretty stealthy...

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Next up is the rear end; led taillight with integrated signals, and fender eliminator. The taillights were pretty annoying to get wired, but I love the outcome. As for the eliminator, I ordered it the second day after buying the bike. It looks so clean and the angle of the plate is actually pretty nice. I have to hand it to the guys at Competition Werkes, it really looks factory.

If you're wondering about the plate, my best friend has a 600RR and his plate says "SIDE B". We ride together almost always and when we do the plates read [SIDE B][Y SIDE]. I get called gay for it all the time, but I think it's cool.

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Almost forgot the cowl. This is one of my favorite mods. It looks almost perfect with the lines of the rear fairing. I love the way it looks, and I think adds aerodynamics, just like my sweet "spoiler"!

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Lastly, the rimstripes and Red Bull injection system. They change the look of the bike a lot more that you would think. I think it looks more like a race bike. Here is a couple pics of the whole bike, with everything done. The first pic has my pet wolf in it. (and before I get a reply that says that it does nothing, it is a Red Bull can cut down the back and slid over the resevoir. It is purely for looks.)


I actually get a lot of compliments on the Red Bull can. And one guy asked if the bike is faster with it. I said yes, and he said "he's going to look into doing the 'mod' to his". HAHA!

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So that about wraps it up, and if you think she's the coolest F4i on the planet feel free to nominate me for ROTM! Just kidding (but not really).


EDIT: pictures didn't work.

veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery nice ! 

Bike looks great, although the whole Red Bull thing is kinda played out.  The air intake signals are sick and really are one of a kind.  Never seen that before.  However, I'm sure everyone on the forum will be stealing that idea shortly.  

yooooooo...don't forget chain maintenance mang! your chain links are starting to rust...spray some lube on it ASAP!
good call on the front signals...them flushies look nice but are not visible from the front!

yeah you know i was going to look into wiring signals to the front like that too...having seen it done now, i think i am going to....nice job...i am going to try and figure out the best way to do it (not that your way is bad)...we'll see...as for the red bull can, i sort of agree with Ehonda....what i am doing..i am pulling it out of the clamp...painting it all black...i thought about getting a new one, but too expensive and you can't powder coat'em so i am going to mask off the bank and paint the canister and remount it....but that's mine...you can't have that idea...haha ....j/k....may i also suggest removing the stickers off the chainguard....i don't know...my personal preference, i really like it without....you can catch my signature and see what mine looks like without the stickers...

good job overall though...

nice mods.......always good to set yourself apart from the rest.

where in maine are you from? i live in maine on the mid coast.

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ORIGINAL: Tahoe SC

yooooooo...don't forget chain maintenance mang! your chain links are starting to rust...spray some lube on it ASAP!

LOL... Always pickin' on peeps about mechanical maintenance. You're my hero

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ORIGINAL: EHonda
" Bike looks great, although the whole Red Bull thing is kinda played out."

I took the can off today, haha. I got enough shit from you guys. I can take a hint. Thanks for the compliments on the sigs though...

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ORIGINAL: Tahoe SC
"don't forget chain maintenance mang! your chain links are starting to rust...spray some lube on it ASAP!"

Thanks for the advice. I assumed it just looked dirty. But I keep it in my house when I'm not riding it and I think it used to get left out. I might get a red chain, what do you think of those?

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ORIGINAL: ffingers
"may i also suggest removing the stickers off the chainguard"

Ugh, I know. The VIN sticker on the frame is still there, too. I'm just afraid there's going to be a ton of sticky stuff on the frame that I can't get off. I'll try Goo-Gone, haha...

If you run some kerosene over your chain and then lube it, it will be much less expensive than replacing

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ORIGINAL: Hayden06F4i
"where in maine are you from?"

I live in Standish, on Sebago Lake. It's about 25-30 minutes from the Portland area.

the seat cowl looks good. ive seen others that are big and bulky but this gives a real clean look. nice job!

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ORIGINAL: CRBNFBR

The VIN sticker on the frame is still there, too. I'm just afraid there's going to be a ton of sticky stuff on the frame that I can't get off. I'll try Goo-Gone, haha...

....hopefully youre not saying that youre gonna take the VIN sticker off the frame.....

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ORIGINAL: axsys

....hopefully youre not saying that youre gonna take the VIN sticker off the frame.....

+1.  DO NOT remove the VIN sticker off of your frame.  The others had suggested that you remove the stickers off the chainguard and swingarm.

first off, you CAN take the VIN sticker off the frame...the vin is stamped on the frame up by the tripe tree clamp.....and why do you think it's bad to take off that VIN sticker??? it would be one thing if the VIN was no longer obtainable, but it is...just like on a car...the VIN is on a sticker on the doorjam...not even visible when the car is locked and closed, but it is visible on the dash on a metal plate...that is the only thing that matters anyways...if they were to try and actually find our your VIN number they would look to the number stamped, not the sticker because you could always fake a sticker, you can't fake the VIN stamped onto the frame...

that being said...i removed it..!!

ffingers, i guess thats true. it would just seem to me that it COULD possibly be considered tampering with a VIN. if you remove the chain guard stickers or any other stickers, its just makes the bike look better. but if you remove a VIN sticker, it could end up hurting your bike when you have to register it or sell it or something. well, thats at least the way i thought of it. it is still stamped on there though.

no i understand the confusion...i thought the same thing until i realized the same number is stamped on the frame....that's why you can buy a frame that doesn't have a "sticker" on it but it's still fine...the sticker is there just to make it easier to read....look at guys who polish the frame and/or coat their frame, they obviously don't have their VIN sticker replaced....just like in a car, if you remove that VIN sticker on the door ledge, your fine, if you attempt to remove the PLATE on the dash then your screwed...

Good point ffingers.  I forgot about the stamp on the frame itself.  I have no plans on removing mine, but if others want to remove it, go right ahead, I guess.  

Where did you get the seat cowl? Looks 100% better than the targa one! Any indication of the cowl rubbing or paint wear of the tail section or seat from the cowl? Looks great!

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ORIGINAL: stinger95
Where did you get the seat cowl?

I got it from a guy here on the forum. But you can find them on eBay, and just online.

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ORIGINAL: stinger95
Any indication of the cowl rubbing or paint wear of the tail section or seat from the cowl?

Not yet, I haven't seen any scratches. It touches, so my guess is it would only be a matter of time. But as of now, no.

Everything looks clean & sweet of what you did to your bike.  I like the seat cowl.  It's smaller than the Targa one that I have, and plus you can access under the seat with yours.  I've seen that one available on E-bay only so far.  Where did you get yours from?  Where is the key to unlock the seat relocated after you put on the fender eliminator kit?  Where did you get the rim tape?  Maybe you'll be getting the dual headlight conversion kit later?  So how much total investment for what was converted so far?

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ORIGINAL: NeoClone

1. Where did you get yours from? 
   
2. Where is the key to unlock the seat relocated after you put on the fender eliminator kit? 
   
3. Where did you get the rim tape? 
   
4. Maybe you'll be getting the dual headlight conversion kit later? 
   
5. So how much total investment for what was converted so far?

So many questions, haha.

1. I got the cowl from a guy here on the forum, used eBay.
   
2. The eliminator comes with a bracket that relocates the key to right behind the plate. You can't see it and you put the key straight up into the hole instead of horizontally.
   
3. I also got the rim stripes on eBay, paid $14.99 shipped.
   
4. I don't know what you mean by the "dual headlight conversion".
   
5. And lastly, I have put a total of about $500-600 into the bike so far plus the same amount in riding gear. Nothing too drastic, pretty much all small things to make it look better; and I haven't even bought an exhaust yet!

Thanks for all the comments and compliments everybody!

siiiiiiiiiiick bike! i am doing the exact same thing to mine right now, just ordered the signals, ordering the tailight asap and that fender elim is sick.
 
your the man.