[Ammadien]

Hey guys,

Here are some pics of the before, and a little work done tonight. Its a 2001 gsx-r600, I was not sure I wanted to streetfighter this bike but you guys convinced me and now I'm on my way. here are some pics:

Before:

Thats my dad's triumph and my brothers ex-500

After:

I already love the look compared to the fairings. Obviously wiring is up on the to-do list, headlight I'm using a 04 gsx-r750 headight housing, and tag bars, and risers are on the way.

A couple of questions though, on selling fairings. The front one is in good condition but the two side/lowers are rough, not cracked but rashed a bit. Would it be in my best interest to fix the rash then get them in primer? or try to sell them as is? I thought if somebody was replacing fairings then if they were in primer they could just be painted, but if I left them they would need to be painted and would be worth less. Thoughts? thanks for the great site and inspiration!



Nate

 

[dogbreath]

Primer them. Way better off prepping them for paint and selling them 'ready for paint'.

 

[enrico vespa]

I thought the 600's after '00 came with inverted forks

 

[dogbreath]

I thought the 600's after '00 came with inverted forks

Nope! Sanitys bike doesn't have USDs either.

 

[sanitys]

Nope! Sanitys bike doesn't have USDs either.

soon my friend, soon! oh and nice work, you need any advice just ask, have the same bike afterall

 

[Motorgasm73]

I love seeing a perfectly good stocker get stripped!! Right on Bro...

 

[Vcook]

I thought the 600's after '00 came with inverted forks

no, I had both an '01 and an '02. They didn't switch to USD till the k4.

Good luck on the build! I'd sell the fairings as is.

 

[shift1313]

good luck on the build, where are you located. Ive got a friend with two lincolns he wants to unload, a 77 and a 79, one with a 351, one with a 460. looks like youve got a markV there and maybe a few other fords

 

[Ammadien]

I'm in SW michigan, anyone have a idea about how much to ask for slightly rashed fairings, or primerd? as a set or individual sections.


Nate

 

[shift1313]

dont know never bought bodywork before. i know how much new ones cost and its crazy, but they are painted and matched. A new gsxr side fairing is usually $350 i think. depending on the rash you might be able to get $75-150 MAYBE. its not like gsxr fairings are hard to come by. ebay it.

 

[dogbreath]

Look up their price as new on RonAyers.com and halve that, that's what I've always done.

 

[sanitys]

or, your not using them, they go down in value usually are the bike gets older, get what you can get. start it at 50

 

[Ammadien]

Ya I was thinking doing 50 per piece and see where it goes, I'll check ronayers too thanks guys.


Nate

 

[flatblack]

I just sold Katana side fairings with factory paint and scratches for $305 U.S. on ebay. I set my reserve at $240 though so I didn't get lowballed. I already made $700 selling parts off that thing, almost half of what I bought it for. Love it. So just start your asking price at like $50 with a reserve price set and let people go nuts.

 

[929_adam]

100$ a side tops i would think. i wouldnt pay any more than that...and if i bought both sides id go for $150...maybe 200.

 

[Ammadien]

Ya I got em sold already for 150 plus shipping for the set, lowers and upper, I prolly could have got more but I wanted to get rid of them fast.

 

[Ammadien]

Update! Got the risers and bars installed!

Pics:

Now I need to figure out this mess,

order brake lines and figure out the headlight. A question about the brake lines, I was going to get two new SS lines for the front, one to each caliper instead of just one single new one, but now I'm reconsidering due to me being a cheapskate.

Is it worth it or are there any dangers running just a single SS brake line to the first front caliper? Thanks for the input!


Nate

 

[dogbreath]

Running a single line to the front caliper is fine, man. The two line thing is just for maximum brake performance, but if you can't hack it you can't hack it!

 

[sanitys]

ive been running one down to the caliper for like a year, i always forget to pick up another line when i have the extra cash, i remeber, and money is gone.

 

[dogbreath]

Plus if you get one line to run to one caliper (then have the second line that goes from caliper to caliper), you can always get a second long line later and do the 2-2 setup.