Streetfighters - bikes with attitude!

[gav]

http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/triker/fighterama/images/034.jpg
http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/triker/fighterama/images/042.jpg
http://http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/triker/fighterama/images/015.jpg
http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/triker/fighterama/images/007.jpg
http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/triker/fighterama/images/074.jpg
Not everyones cup of tea, but good to see some original stuff, love the body piercing look, and the old Simpson helmet!!

[2_SL0]

They are cool, where do you find these pics.

[Blakamin]

That pierced one looks cool and the vmaxthat one the show here had a headlight very similar to the first one...


why are simpson helmets not allowed on the road???? they've saved more than one drag-racer and they do a tad more than 300ks

[gav]

They are cool, where do you find these pics.
On the 'net
:whistle:

[gav]

These were from some bike show in Europe called Fighterama.
More photos here
Fighterama bike show (http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/triker/fighterama/index.htm)

[FROSTY]

Now ya got the few grey cells in my brain stirring away here.
a well done fightered viffer would be shit loads of fun to ride.

[R6_kid]

bit of inspiration for my zxr! Its not gonna be anywhere near as cool as those, but its naked with a cutdown front fairing, chrome indicators and neons...

if only i was rich

[James Deuce]

That pierced one looks cool and the vmaxthat one the show here had a headlight very similar to the first one...


why are simpson helmets not allowed on the road???? they've saved more than one drag-racer and they do a tad more than 300ks

The hole you look out doesn't meet DOT or Snell or CE standards for motorcycle helmets. Having owned a Simpson Bandit and tried wearing it on a bike, I have to say that aerodynamically it is a bit of a liability. Lots of lift and susceptible to crosswinds.

[gav]

Now ya got the few grey cells in my brain stirring away here.
a well done fightered viffer would be shit loads of fun to ride.
You still chasing that one on Trade Me? looks great as it is!
Or I hear you tried modifying your own one, no fairings, headlight etc
:innocent:

[Blakamin]

The hole you look out doesn't meet DOT or Snell or CE standards for motorcycle helmets. Having owned a Simpson Bandit and tried wearing it on a bike, I have to say that aerodynamically it is a bit of a liability. Lots of lift and susceptible to crosswinds.
thought it was the hole thing... tried one in a drag car once... greatfor seeing in front...only....

[Groins_NZ]

AWESOME - if only I had a garage to work in. :niceone:

[Sycophant]

Ever since I dropped my bike (twice) and stuffed up the righthand fairing, I've been toying with the idea of stripping the whole from fairing assembly off and going streetfighter -- But I am not sure an Across has the sexy underbelly required to pull it off. Nor do I have the time, facilities or tools -- but still.

[TwoSeven]

I wonder if you can street figher a D1 bantam ?

[Bonez]

I wonder if you can street figher a D1 bantam ?
I was thinking the same thing about the 250T :brick: Certainly a lot of work gone into them.

[betti]

the whole streetfighter scene is massive in europe, fighterama is in Germany, but the Uk has the streetfighters magazine show, usually in sheffield, but moving this year to coventry.
I worked for a firm called aggression performance engineering over there, building 'fighters, and ANYTHING can be fightered, its just a case of rippin all the junk off and then sittin down with your drug of choice and starin at the thing til inspiration comes to ya, ie where the hell do I put that radiator? and other such problems.
there is a specialised streetfighter mag over there www.streetfightersmag.com
it is the best for nekkid bikes and the odd unclothed human also appears !!.
It has got to the stage where silly money is bein thrown at bikes purely to win shows, but it is still possible to do stuff on the cheap, its just down to imagination.
As far as simpson helmets go, they do now do a bandit which is street legal in europe to ece 22-05 they have made the aperture wider, so they dont look quite as good, but there are many cool fighter lids available that are legal
www.designerhelmets.com
if ya need any more info or waffle about things fighter, I have loads of links and literature available, drop me a line :msn-wink:
cheerz
Betti

[Coyote]

Whoa, who do you have to kill to get hold of one of them?

[FROSTY]

Well Im thinking of maybee semi fightering the viffer -The v four motor is actually dead sexy I think.--Just gotta hide away all that ugly electrical shite

[Coyote]

What are the requirements to make your bike a 'streetfighter'?

[Blakamin]

What are the requirements to make your bike a 'streetfighter'?
Nakedness.... shiny things..... strange tail....

[riffer]

Nakedness.... shiny things..... strange tail....

and motorcross-style flatbars.

Doesn't have to be shiny.

Caught a couple Triump Speed Triples on Paekak that had been streetfightered.

Both completely black, including pipes and calipers. One gloss, one matt.

[TwoSeven]

http://www.britishspares.com/funstuff/funstuffpics/61d1bantam.jpg

A bit of chrome and lengthen the front forks by a foot or so. Not sure if a nitrous kit would work tho.

[James Deuce]

Just convinces me that I really don't like streetfighters. They have that whole "I crashed my bike" look about them. If I wanted that look I'd just buy a new Yamaha FZ6N.

[betti]

i guess the thing with fighters is, the individuality of each bike, some people will love specific looks, others will hate em, the point of the scene is to knock something out that looks different to the bikes the factories are puttin out, without the fighter scene, there would be no new z1000, no mt0-01, no brutale!!!, so its down to individual taste i guess, personally i'm addicted!! :2thumbsup

[vifferman]

Well Im thinking of maybee semi fightering the viffer -The v four motor is actually dead sexy I think.--Just gotta hide away all that ugly electrical shiteI've seen some pics of them. The best was one in an old Two Wheels mag of a guy who'd bought one of the previous model to yours that had been done up for racing, and stripped all the fairing and whatnot off it.
It's not just the wiring to hide - there's crap like the radiator overflow bottle to hide or ditch too. If you stuck a different radiator on it would help.

There was one for sale in Cyclespot last year (same model as yours, I think, but red) that looked quite tidy, but it had the standard instruments on which ruined the look a bit.

[Coyote]

http://www.britishspares.com/funstuff/funstuffpics/61d1bantam.jpg

A bit of chrome and lengthen the front forks by a foot or so. Not sure if a nitrous kit would work tho.
Yeah, nitro mightn't work on this one. Perhap put a twin turbo on it, also get rid of excess weight, then put a wheelie bar on the back

[Blakamin]

and motorcross-style flatbars.

Doesn't have to be shiny.

Caught a couple Triump Speed Triples on Paekak that had been streetfightered.

Both completely black, including pipes and calipers. One gloss, one matt.
forgot the renthal bars.... ya put the shiny bit under the tail.....

[SPORK]

I love the top one. Those tires are massive though! How would it handle?

[aff-man]

I love the top one. Those tires are massive though! How would it handle?

Like shit. You couls only do like a 20 degree 300 m corner :shake: :shake: .

Hmm would like to custom street fighter a bike. I have all the nesscary skills. (i know how to fibre glass, spray, make molds, I can redo all the wiring / make my own loom etc etc etc) and i can certainly find the time. But all i need is the money.... hahahaha

[Mr Skid]

Like shit. You couls only do like a 20 degree 300 m corner :shake: :shake: .

Hmm would like to custom street fighter a bike. I have all the nesscary skills. (i know how to fibre glass, spray, make molds, I can redo all the wiring / make my own loom etc etc etc) and i can certainly find the time. But all i need is the money.... hahahaha

Do ya want to streetfighter my bike after I crash it next?

I've already removed most of the offending plastic :innocent:

[aff-man]

Do ya want to streetfighter my bike after I crash it next?

I've already removed most of the offending plastic :innocent:

Yip i'll do it. Just make me a design and we can discuss the particulars. I know someone i can get fibreglass (maybe/probably carbon fibre) real cheap from.

[TwoSeven]

Yeah, nitro mightn't work on this one. Perhap put a twin turbo on it, also get rid of excess weight, then put a wheelie bar on the back

I dont know - three and a half horse power is an awfull lot for a person to handle. Having a turbo might make it over powered.

[Coyote]

I dont know - three and a half horse power is an awfull lot for a person to handle. Having a turbo might make it over powered.
Dear lord, its already got 3 1/2hp?!!

[inlinefour]

Resistance is futile :mellow:

[hondacmx450]

and then get the lid painted mm i dont know how to put a pic up there but when i was in the states i saw some cool lids and the visor was painted to and you could still c out fine thay were trick