New member to CBRForum but not new to forums....

My name is Paul, I'm a retired Veteran of the US Navy and US Marine Corps. I spent 6 years on Nuclear Submarines before crossing over to the Marines where I became a EOD Specialist for an additional 10 years. I served in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans on various missions. I currently work as a Maintenance Mechanic for a locally owned chain of Fully Automatic and Full Service Car Washes of which our Orem, UT location is the Largest Car Wash in North America. I love the game of Golf, Dodge Chargers of which I own 2 and have been riding motorcycles since before I could ride a bicycle at age 3 and have been a licensed motorcycle rider since the age of 15 where in Colorado it was legal to get a motorcycle license before you could get a Car license which was age 16 back then.

I'm now 41 and recently started a new build on a 93 CBR900rr "basket case" that came to me through a partial trade for a work truck I was selling. Long story short, I received a rough 900rr missing all of the fairings but came with a running 900rr motor in the original frame. However the gas tank is moshed badly and I would really like to find one in better shape. It also came with a complete 600f2 motor, f1 front forks, f2 rear wheel/swingarm assembly and f2 exhaust header.

This bike has a complete f2 front assembly and triple installed so that the 17" wheel is up front but the guy put a f2 rear wheel/tire on the 900rr swingarm and it doesn't have the correct wheel spacers so I'm looking for a 900rr rear wheel/tire to put on it. It came with lots of spare parts as he was piecing together something custom but I have no use for most of them. I have an original 900rr passenger seat for it also.

So my dilemma is that I have decided to build a Street Fighter 900rr on a small budget so that I have a really cool ride for small drives up mountain curves and something to commute 17 miles to work with on good weather days. I will be searching the forums as much as possible to gain knowledge and to share my experiences along the way. Please bear with me as I work a lot of hours and I'm getting ready to leave on a vacation with my family for a couple of weeks so I will really be getting busy on this project the end of August/beginning of September.

 

Welcome to the forum , and respect for your Service, I'm sure there's plenty of info here to help you along

 

Sweet, I'm all about fighters. Have fun, keep us posted! Thanks for your service as well!

 

Thanks CaBaRet and Conrice.....

I wasn't sure I would really get into the "Fighter" scene as I've been a "crotch-rocket" fan my whole life but as I get older it seems that less is more!

 

How many posts until we are able to see pictures in other threads and be able to post without moderation?

 

Firstly, welcome to the CBR Forum.

Now to answer your question re moderation. The Administrators have to be sure you're not here to spam or cause trouble so it can take a few posts.

Patience, Grasshopper, will be rewarded!

Cheers, SB

 

Thank you Sebastionbear! The wait wasn't too bad.....

 

so what hosting site does everyone use to post pictures into their threads? Photobucket's 3rd party hosting costs are outrageous!!