1988 Hurricane 600 Build
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Hi Buddy, very interested in your build project. I happen to own a 1990FL. It is going through the process of a complete restoration. Shot blast, powder coat etc., even down to getting all the nuts and bolts re-plated. I stress that this is a sympathetic restoration because I am fitting a complete stainless exhaust system as I thought the Honda original did not look right for the bike.
99% of the new parts have been purchased and I am waiting for the forks to be returned from a professional engine builder on the Isle of Man. They are being set up for my weight to give optimum performance.
I have only just joined the forum and I will post photos in the near future.
Best of luck with your CBR, regards, GatorFirkin.
99% of the new parts have been purchased and I am waiting for the forks to be returned from a professional engine builder on the Isle of Man. They are being set up for my weight to give optimum performance.
I have only just joined the forum and I will post photos in the near future.
Best of luck with your CBR, regards, GatorFirkin.
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Well i got some bad news from the local shop today. it seems I can't buy the head gasket separate, Its only available in an entire top end gasket kit. The ironic part about it is the kit costs $170 and includes valve seals with all the gaskets which i bought separate a few months ago for around $140.....oh well, hopefully i can find a new one somewhere! In other news my Dads thinking of putting a 1200cc big bore kit in his Kz1000 so he can go Hayabusa hunting. If he does that i'm gonna have to keep him away from any short straight aways if i want to stand a chance!
Started polishing up my exhaust today, its starting to look nice!
Started polishing up my exhaust today, its starting to look nice!
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Well after some searching the cheapest I can find a head gasket is $80 with $15 shipping, does anybody have experience or advice with reusing the metal head gasket? The one off the parts bike cleaned up nicely but i'm still a little nervous of using it. I also looked alittle closer at the plastics i do have and sure enough my bike was red with a white stripe at one point in its life. I also noticed after going through some parts that there's quite alot of road rash on almost all my parts from the right side, good thing the right sides fine on the parts bike! The absence of lower fairings doesn't really surprise me anymore haha.
Speaking of fairings has anybody tried the Airtech fairings? $197 seems alot better than $400 for the ones from Honda. Personally I don't like how they molded the maintenance hatch into the fairing and i'd have to fab up mounting tabs but for half the cost i'm considering it.
Speaking of fairings has anybody tried the Airtech fairings? $197 seems alot better than $400 for the ones from Honda. Personally I don't like how they molded the maintenance hatch into the fairing and i'd have to fab up mounting tabs but for half the cost i'm considering it.
Last edited by Pei_Hurricane; 01-18-2012 at 01:42 PM.
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HONDA CBR 600 F1 1987-90, CBR600, fairings, bodywork, fairing, upper, lower, mid, seat side, race, street, fender, tail, undertail, tank