Are StreetFighters Really Cool?

[Slingshot]

I'm thinking that my next bike needs to be a bit on the unique side...I'm thinking StreetFighter!!!

In some of the pics I've seen, the StreetFighters look mint, in others they just look like tacky pieces of crap!

So, I've got this idea in my head that if a StreetFighter is done properly it's a piece of art and an expression of individuality. Am I right or do people just think they're ghay?

If you've got a pics of StreetFighters that either fit into the Cool or Ghay category...post them with your thoughts about what makes it cool or ghay.

[Coyote]

I think StreetFighter's are awesome! I just wish I had the money to make one

http://www.streetfighterstore.com/

[mattt]

Nah - I reckon they're GAY. I discard them the same way I do harleys. IMHO :niceone:

[Slingshot]

This is the kind of thing that I'm thinking of:

[kerryg]

I'm thinking that my next bike needs to be a bit on the unique side...I'm thinking StreetFighter!!!

In some of the pics I've seen, the StreetFighters look mint, in others they just look like tacky pieces of crap!

So, I've got this idea in my head that if a StreetFighter is done properly it's a piece of art and an expression of individuality. Am I right or do people just think they're ghay?

If you've got a pics of StreetFighters that either fit into the Cool or Ghay category...post them with your thoughts about what makes it cool or ghay.


I guess it's a personal thing. If they ring your bells, why not? It's a free world.

Personally I think they're stupid, sorta same category as those dumb farkin cars that have got suspension that let's them jump up and down (WHY???) or lowered turbo-charged Japper hatcbacks with blow-off valves and dustbin sized mufflers....all about "look at me".....but that's just a personal opinion..and WTF do I know? I'm old......................

[Postie]

ghay?



spelling gay with an h makes anything truely gay.
to the point, streetfighters look really good if they are done right, just don't make it look too much like one of those pieces of crap from biker boys or anything equally as lame else we will have to dismantle the bike with a shotgun and shove back up your arse. ]

[In The Breeze]

This is the kind of thing that I'm thinking of: fa*k! Go for it mate,looks wicked and better still unique,no baa baa'n

[T.W.R]

Streetfighters have to be done properly to be effective, most of the serious ones are way more than just cosmetic show pieces & have some serious hotrod motors & the trickest running gear available.

heres a couple of links
www.streetfighters.nl
www.streetfighters-usa.com

the black speedtriple in the collection below would be my choice

[pritch]

In some of the pics I've seen, the StreetFighters look mint, in others they just look like tacky pieces of crap!

You get that.

A good place to start looking for your potential streetfighter would be the wreckers.

Around the 'net you will find stories of guys doing creative stuff, eg putting SP1 forks, dropped bars, and twin headlights on a Hornet but you would need a waaay higher level of mechanical competence than I posses to get involved with that.

[rc_36_rider]

hay man i say go for it they are so much fun to ride way more emotion then a fully faired bike and if your like me and some retart in a cage rams you off the road and you cant afford to repair the bike so you pull the fucked shit off and away you go off to work next week and these saddists that bag streeet fighters obviously have never ridden one because they are just sooo much fun and isnt that what riding is all about on the plus side you dont look the same as every one else on the bikes that theres hundreds of on the road when i first did mine my mates were unsure about it but after they saw me out on the road they were stunned every one i know loves to see me ride my grandmother also said my bike looks like inpending doom coming up behind her cage so i say go for it youll love it or atleast get a ride on one and see and feel for your self.:cool:

[Eurodave]

Just out of interest heres an FZR that I did one piece 'glass bodywork & a seat for,for a customer a while ago, I never saw it finished, but I reckon it had potential

[Slingshot]

hay man i say go for it there are so much fun to ride way more emotion then a fully faired bike and if your like me and some retart in a cage rams you off the road and you cant afford to repair the bike so you pull the fucked shit off and away you go off to work next week and these saddists that bag streeet fighters obviously have never ridden one because they are just sooo much fun and isnt that what riding is all about on the plus side you dont look the same as every one else on the bukes that theres hundreds of on the road when i first did mine my mates were unsure about it but after they saw me out on the road they were stunned every one i know loves to see me ride my grandmother also said my bike looks like inpending doom coming up behind her cage so i say go for it youll love it or atleast get a ride on one and see and feel for your self.:cool:

Have you got a pic of it???

[skelstar]

Aye corumba Sling. I have spent a very large amount of time researching this and have def tastes and the pic you posted doesnt come close :). Each to his own.

The kind that I like is pictured below. I really dont like the pointy up tail thing, and just dont understand why they do that. I like the very short tail (like XB12S) but more tidier lines than what they can be.

I find the twin headlight triumph styles a bit boring too. Now the Z1000 stock looks good.

[rc_36_rider]

nice but sedate street fighters

[rc_36_rider]

Have you got a pic of it???
nothing of my bike but these are what id like it to look simila to:headbang:

[Slingshot]

Aye corumba Sling. I have spent a very large amount of time researching this and have def tastes and the pic you posted doesnt come close :). Each to his own.

The kind that I like is pictured below. I really dont like the pointy up tail thing, and just dont understand why they do that. I like the very short tail (like XB12S) but more tidier lines than what they can be.

I find the twin headlight triumph styles a bit boring too. Now the Z1000 stock looks good.

That pic is cool too...The pic was really just for people that had no idea what a SF is...it's kinda of the thing that I'm thinking (I like the pointing up tail) but I'd want to do it darker and more mean looking...not so much in ya face.

This is a long term plan anyway...maybe in 18-24 months and by then I'll probably have gone off the idea.

[rc_36_rider]

before it got naked as posted on bike pics . com under 91 vfr 750 the otheres are there too under 92

[outlawtorn]

I'm thinking that my next bike needs to be a bit on the unique side...I'm thinking StreetFighter!!!

In some of the pics I've seen, the StreetFighters look mint, in others they just look like tacky pieces of crap!

So, I've got this idea in my head that if a StreetFighter is done properly it's a piece of art and an expression of individuality. Am I right or do people just think they're ghay?

If you've got a pics of StreetFighters that either fit into the Cool or Ghay category...post them with your thoughts about what makes it cool or ghay.
Dude, go with what you want to do, if you want a street fighter then get one, don't listen to people who say they are crap, they won't be riding it you will be, so fuck em, do what makes you happy. Give it bash, at least try it.....nothing speaks better than personal experience.....

[WINJA]

get a vmax........

[skelstar]

This is a long term plan anyway...maybe in 18-24 months and by then I'll probably have gone off the idea.
Got a bike in mind? Old GXSR1100 could be a goer. Loosebruce had a fightered TL1000S that looked...interesting. Drew's FZR750 would look cool fightered.

[SPman]

I really like this....A Moto Martin framed CBX 1000 by some German dude.......

[T.W.R]

heres a FZR600 thats done well, plus a couple of V-Max that have been done well ( some may have seen in other threads). and some others

[Bartman10]

I recon 'tards are cooler than street fighters, but done properly they can be pretty ccol

[rc_36_rider]

the other good thing about the fighters is that the can bee alot of fun at speed from 130-150 so you dont loose your licence if the copers come across you

[skelstar]

I reckon a lot of the look of a fighter comes down to what the headlights look like. The 3rd pic in TWR's gallery shows a VMax with kick arse headlights. Would make my bike looks heaps better I reckon.

[SPman]

some weird Austrian devices - Vmax headlights???

[SPORK]

This is my favourite one I've seen so far, I think.

[TONO]

Some thing like this maybe would certainly be cool and with grunt!!:done:
Forgot to add this featured in the latest Twowheels mag. www.bladerod.com

[Finn]

This is the kind of thing that I'm thinking of:

You can do that to any bike if you wanted to.

Although I must say I really like the thought they've put into the seat. Having riden mine once for 5 hours only stopping for gas, I could defienately do with a firmer seat like that.

[Slingshot]

This is my favourite one I've seen so far, I think.

I like that too.

The features I'd want are:

Fat rear wheel
single side swingarm
Nice clean lines around the rear wheel with lots of "empty space"
Pointy up tail piece
Pod filters directly on the carbs
Mini front fairing with funky shaped headlights
Small zorst cans...but probably 4 of em.

[Slingshot]

Got a bike in mind? Old GXSR1100 could be a goer.

That's kinda what I was thinking....probably look for a big old ('80s) japper of some decription.

[Sniper]

Go for it mate.

[Coyote]

Yeah go for it, only I don't like the idea of getting a pointy uppy tail, they look a dit daft

[madmal64]

This one is in Aussie. Harris frame. 1986 (ish) CBX750 RC17. I have a hankering to do a street fighter project. Ive got a great book called "Streetfighters Extreme Motorcyles" that has some shit hot looking bikes in it. Good to get some ideas.
mmmm maybe I shouldnt sell the RF and just mod the crap out of it:shifty:
Damn you slingshot youve got me thinking.

[Slingshot]

Yeah go for it, only I don't like the idea of getting a pointy uppy tail, they look a dit daft

What draws me to the pointy up tail is the space it creates around the back wheel.
The other option could be not having a tail at all...just have the riders seat and end it there somehow.

I might have to do some sketches to figure out it'll look like.


MEL...Sorry man...is that the SF book that the Red Shed sells?

[madmal64]

MEL...Sorry man...is that the SF book that the Red Shed sells?

Im not sure, I got given it, but know the person it probably was! LOL

Hey heres a tricked out RF or two. loike the wheels on the orange one apart from the single front disk

[Quasievil]

If you want a streetfighter these may be of interest, complete with attitude
Available all sizes $120.00
not wanting to hyjack this thread but thought you might be interested cheers

[digsaw]

oh,and faster delivery than a back protector i bet :moon:

[skelstar]

Forgot to add this featured in the latest Twowheels mag. www.bladerod.com
Now that I REALLY like. The whole short tail thing has lots of appeal to me. Slingy?

[Quasievil]

oh,and faster delivery than a back protector i bet :moon:

Speed of delivery reflects if I like you or not:rofl:

[digsaw]

oh,but yar got the dosh,:sherlock:

[leenok]

This is mine so far, but I fancy doing a an older GSXR1100.

Cheers

Lee

[Nicksta]

This is mine so far, but I fancy doing a an older GSXR1100.

Cheers

Lee

Now thats hot.... I like this kind of bike, unique...
Nic

[froggyfrenchman]

i say go for it, but remember that building one will be a huge project and will soak up much moolah

[Slingshot]

This is mine so far, but I fancy doing a an older GSXR1100.

Cheers

Lee

Very nice!!!

[Slingshot]

i say go for it, but remember that building one will be a huge project and will soak up much moolah

Yeah...I think it's defiantly going to be a fairly sizable project.

I think if I do end up doing it I'll run two bikes, a commuter and the SF!

[Motig]

I like the "proper" streetfighter types but I think the turkeys who crash, can't afford the repairs then advertise the bike without its fairing as a "streetfighter" suck:headbang:

[Slingshot]

I like the "proper" streetfighter types but I think the turkeys who crash, can't afford the repairs then advertise the bike without its fairing as a "streetfighter" suck:headbang:


Tend to agree with you there!!

[T.W.R]

I like the "proper" streetfighter types but I think the turkeys who crash, can't afford the repairs then advertise the bike without its fairing as a "streetfighter" suck:headbang:

thats a bit rich Motig, considering that some of those bikers who have the misfortune to crash & damage their fairings beyond repair:

1) Can't afford OEM replacements as some are worth just as much as the value of the bike

2) Can't source 2nd hand fairings coz fairings take 99% of the impact from prangs & usually rooted on wrecked bikes

3) aftermarket fairings are either unavailable or discontinued models

and as for classing them as turkeys mmm think before you speak coz not all of them are at fault for causing the crash in the first place

[skelstar]

The whole streetfightering scene started but people who crashed the jappers and couldnt afford the repairs. Its just developed from there.

Check this link out Sling:http://www.superstreetbike.com/

[Timber020]

I didnt like the idea or look of streetfighters either, but after buying one with the idea of resporting it, I took it for a ride and was hooked. They are a blast! Easier to play with, quick in traffic, and so user friendly. I had a standard GSXR750 and the same as a streetfighter, the streetfighter wasnt so good for trips but for shorter trips, it was the smurf.

Ride one before you bag one

[nudemetalz]

I really like this....A Moto Martin framed CBX 1000 by some German dude.......

Betcha that thing sounds awesome !!!

[In The Breeze]

This is mine so far, but I fancy doing a an older GSXR1100.
Cheers
Lee
That looks wicked!!:2thumbsup

[pritch]

http://www.project919.com/members/jayfooey/index.htm

[flash]

so whats the REAL difference between a sportsbike and a street fighter? (apart from the head lights, which i must say usually look shit)
i always hated them until i when to the KB trackday and i saw the guy on the black street fighter (death?) and it looked amassing.......... because it was so simple and basic :rofl: :rofl:

[pritch]

so whats the REAL difference between a sportsbike and a street fighter?

There are probably widely differing views on that.

Some manufacturers and/or magazines will refer to particular models as streetfighters eg Buell, Triumph Speed Triple, etc. At the websites created for or by people who ride them, though, I have seen the comment that if the bike is still standard it ain't a streetfighter.

[betti]

all you need


www.oldskoolsuzuki.info

[ducatilover]

hmmmm when i have the moolah i might do some small streetfighter mods to the bros but i think i'd rather stick carbon goodies on her like the new "streetfighter" headlights i have for her. the only problem with fitting these are hiding the fucken wiring that was stuck inside the stock headlight or hidden behind it:first: love street fighters without pointy up tails tho:niceone: :love:

[leenok]

hmmmm when i have the moolah i might do some small streetfighter mods to the bros but i think i'd rather stick carbon goodies on her like the new "streetfighter" headlights i have for her. the only problem with fitting these are hiding the fucken wiring that was stuck inside the stock headlight or hidden behind it:first: love street fighters without pointy up tails tho:niceone: :love:
I got a small (ish) electrical box from Dick Smiths to hide the wiring in and mounted it under the clocks.

Lee

[ducatilover]

I got a small (ish) electrical box from Dick Smiths to hide the wiring in and mounted it under the clocks.

Lee
now thats a good idea, i was thinking of shortining the wires and soldering them but i'll try that.:first: :drinknsin

[R6_kid]

i did this one myself. Not really any effort All i did was cut what was left of the front fairing down with a jig saw. Could have done a much better job on the headlights and mirrors but i ended up returning it to original as it was going to get more money that way.

Picked it up for $1000 and cost about $100 to get it to the state in these pics.

Best thing to do is to find a fairly damaged bike, or go to the auctions (before the bidding day) and then price up the cost to get it road legal (replacing the important bits that might be broken) and see if its worth it. Normally you will only want to modify it cosmetically so aslong as you have frame,engine,swingarm,forks+handlebars in good nic you will be sweet. You can make your own rear subframe and headlight bracket.

At the end of the day it all depends on how far you want to take it and how much you can do yourself/you are willing to pay for someone else to do.

[zadok]

Check out the MZ post I just did. That is cool!:love:

[Mr. Peanut]

I like streetfighters but the extreme shorty tails just look "GHEY" as it were... :pinch:


IMHO

Oh, and im gonna kill the first minichopper rider who tries to streetfighter his bike :puke: , guys like that don't deserve to live :ar15:

[SARGE]

hay man i say go for it they are so much fun to ride way more emotion then a fully faired bike and if your like me and some retart in a cage rams you off the road and you cant afford to repair the bike so you pull the fucked shit off and away you go off to work next week and these saddists that bag streeet fighters obviously have never ridden one because they are just sooo much fun and isnt that what riding is all about on the plus side you dont look the same as every one else on the bikes that theres hundreds of on the road when i first did mine my mates were unsure about it but after they saw me out on the road they were stunned every one i know loves to see me ride my grandmother also said my bike looks like inpending doom coming up behind her cage so i say go for it youll love it or atleast get a ride on one and see and feel for your self.:cool:



OUCH.. PUNCUATION!



this would have to be my bike if i was so inclined towards a streetfighter..