RCW Build Thread *lots of pics*

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I decided to get a set of the GP cans so I ordered a set of slip on mid pipes from Akro to meet up to the new pipes from the OEM headers. One came (left), the right side was backordered.





Here is the difference between the TwoBros mid pipe and the Akro’s.

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With the help of some members of the Speedzilla family I got a set of Harris rearsets that I’ve been looking and waiting for.

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Then one day, while looking at the bike next to a CBR1000RR at the shop, I noticed that the plastics seam like they could fit so when I got home that night I took a picture of my old bike’s bodywork and pasted it over the picture of my bike without plastics and for my surprise it felt right on; but that’s a picture, I couldn’t wait to back to the shop the next day to try it.

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My plan was to meet the OEM upper with the CBR1000RR lowers and bellypan. Removed the radiators and made some HRC style once our of foam to be sure that there was going to be clearance between them and the new bodywork

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I found an old rashed lower from the CBR and tried it.

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As I mounted the lower with very minimum modification done to them I noticed that the upper and the ram air almost meet….Hmmm…and I wondered. So called the other shop and found another set of rash bodywork (upper and left fairing)

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MrGrn sent a set of his BlackDraggon’s pipes to fit and the look I was looking for started come alive.

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More goods came from members of Speedzilla

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At the same time, more items came off when the harness got trimmed even more since Radiators fans were no longer needed.





Installing the new ram air required new steering stoppers to be installed so I did that to the clamps and not the frame.

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The Race bodywork came and installation started by trimming the sides where they would meet the frame





Then, the ram air opening

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Fit the lowers but noticed that they were too long so they were too close to the ground so once installed I removed one inch from the mids to bring the belly up





Molded the ram air with fiberglass and fitted

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I took the undertail that I did out of aluminum before and decided to make it out of fiberglass to learn how and hopefully to cover all those ugly wires that were showing under the seat.





But first, I needed to remove those passenger peg tabs to get a cleaner look and a higher pipe without having to get the typical “S” like bent on the pipes. Remove the tabs, drilled the subframe and installed inserts to mount OEM style aftermarket pipe hangers.

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Once done with that; I removed the subframe from the bike and installed the aluminum undertail and the tip over sensor in place.





Took shrink wrap used on boats and wrapped the entire thing then heated it up to make the mold

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Then moved outside for my first ever fiberglass part



Removed it from the floor (BTW, use cardboard or something like that on the floor for easy handling )

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Removed it from the mold and trimmed it

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Bondo with fibers added, primed and fit

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Then removed the tip at the end of the upper by the windscreen because I didn’t like the pointy aspect of it, way to close to the only part of my body that’s not covered by leather (neck)





Installed Sliders (Thank you MrGrn)

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Taped the primed area and sprayed with flat black the inner plastics as well as the section of the plastics that leads towards the inside of the fairing too.

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Re-installed the upper and lower but more work was needed to bring the lowers up one more inch so I cut the upper even higher to get me the clearance required

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Then is time to spray some paint.
Once more I went to Home Depot but this time I wanted something closer to the OEM paint and with some gloss to it so I got it

Tail:





Lowers:






Upper: