The Fireblade's face lift

[HungusMaximist]

It's been long over due but here's the final results of a face lift on the 2001 Fireblade.

Nothing mechanically has changed, everything you see is purely cosmetic and pretty much everything is done inside a good friend's workshop in Ponsonby and most of the decals are off Ebay.

The changes:

Fairings has been fully re-sprayed red and black :$400

Factory style 929 decals off Ebay (via Replicals.com) :$130

Tinted screen from Hong Kong off Ebay :$30

Recovered the rear seat and blinged it out - off a upholstery dude in Sandringham :$40

Ventura L brackets: free, came with the bike

Integrated tail light off Ebay: $100

Led indicators off Cycletreads: $45

Metallic rim tape off Ebay: $17

3 months of slacking around: priceless

Also, a warm mention to Warren from Virgin Mufflers for doing some work on my muffler and some metal bits on the bike. I highly recommended him for his expertise, knowledge and craftsmanship on mufflers.

Overall, I think it's a much hotter look than what it was before, and it's true red goes faster and gets way more attention from chicks! :yes:

Below, some before and after shots.

[Ragingrob]

Gorgeous :drool:. Come for the ride on Friday yo!

[Sensei]

Excellent job & good on ya for trying something different :Punk:

[RC1]

very nice job indeed :Punk:

[Sue VFR]

Well done.... it looks cool :Punk:

[nallac]

shes looking bloody good there.:cool:

[sosman]

looks awsome man,Honda bought out some fugly paint jobs over the years

[Aero165]

Who did your paint? I'm getting my bike repainted soon and that seems like a good price

[Wiki Drifter]

Nice one, love the pipe

[vagrant]

Beautiful job. Looks real smart.

Seconder for an introduction to your painter!!

[Romeo]

Wow, looks really great! Could barely tell they were the same bike, it looks so factory almost?!

[Zuki Bandit]

Nice job Hungus:clap:

[HornetBoy]

Wow, looks really great! Could barely tell they were the same bike, it looks so factory almost?!

Yea thats exactly what i was thinking .

Looks a hell of alot better than before imo.

Only $400 for a full respray :eek: thats cheap , Was that full price,or where their some favors owed ?

[HungusMaximist]

The painter is a dude in the city, on the same street Coleman's Suzuki is on which is Gundry Street and the workshop is all the way down on the right hand side. I'll see if I can dig up his name and number. I do have to say $400 bucks is pretty much mate's rates.

I do have to mention my paint job is a tad off when you compare it to the tank as I let somebody else organized it for me (which was a mistake on my part).

Just be doubley sure when somebody does a paint job they can get the exact same colour!

[klyong82]

Nice one bro.....looks just like the american colour scheme which is better than the UK tri-colours. :drool:

[vifferman]

It looks much more betterer than when I last saw it - well done!
I see you haven't got the scratches out of the headlight - did you try what I suggested?

[HungusMaximist]

^ Actually haven't got around to do it, but it's on my to do list!

Will let you know how I get on!

Thanks for your help last time!

[Cr1MiNaL]

Meeeeo ! looks mean bro can I get another ride now !! pow pow pow power wheelie !

[Mort]

Looks great..... I had a 929 with the same Red/white/blue scheme.... it looked good at the time but it is dated..... the red and black is classic.

Nice job...

[Sparky Bills]

You should have just bought this..... :whistle:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=155667654

Na, she looks good.
Congrats :clap:

[HungusMaximist]

^ Yep, that bike has been there since I bought my 929 last Decemeber.

She looks really good bro, is that yours?

Having a hard time selling? :msn-wink:

[EJK]

Thats a very good/ nice quality paint job :yes:

[Tony.OK]

Looks bloody great mate,much more modern looking,I miss my 929 still(all black),1st fast bikes are always the best:niceone:

[svr]

looks awsome man,Honda bought out some fugly paint jobs over the years

Haven't they? They would have sold twice the CBRs if they'd offered a grey primer model for $500 less.

[325rocket]

nice bike, looks good.

did you have any problems dealing with ebay?

[Swoop]

Very nice indeed!

A seconder for Warren at Virgin mufflers. He certainly knows his stuff.