Parts Bike? But it isn't that bad. VF1000R Street Fighter

I have a VF1000R "parts bike" I picked up for cheap. It is the standard fare for bikes this age. The kid dropped it a few times in the driveway and the plastic/fiberglass is junked. I took all the fiddly bits off of it that I needed for my VF1000R. Now I have a low mileage VF1000R sitting in my garage. The engine is fine. The tranny is good. Do I throw it away? It isn't worth much to anyone except another V4 Geek.

What if I mounted a single sided swingarm to it? Upgraded the front forks? Could some crazy 4 into 4 exhaust be added? I could play with the sprokets and make it run like a HyperMotard. It would go like hell around town but be useless on the highway. I'm not taking it on the highway anyhow!

So! IF I decided to attempt this stunt what parts should I snag off of eBay? VFR800? (Non ABS obviously.) I figure its suspension is approx rated for the weight of the VF1000R.

Something along these lines:

 

If you do the SSS, you'll need the later 3rd gen or 4th gen swingarm. The 5th-6th swingarm mounts are too wide for the 1KR. The 800 suspension is barely rated for the 800, the R is 100lbs more. You'll need something heavier duty. USD fork conversions have been done but you'd be better off going with something like VTR forks/wheel, I think they're 41mm and should bolt in to the stock triples.

Aftermarket exhausts are rarer than rocking horse poop, you'll have to custom fab something.

 

I have a 6th gen that is pretty beat up, I'm looking to do something like this...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/SEBSPEED2003/vfr8004.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r2/casebite/IMG_0471sized.jpg

http://www.halltech.com.au/forums/VFR800.jpg

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwZvkQw7qpBH5vOyBO4zptk4UuTj7vnm2IIdXD7RuJpCv-7XJF

...with a full crash/stunt cage and a 15:52 sprocket set up.

 

So, does it run, etc,etc? Post a pic, someone may want another project, like mounting cbr600rr fairing s and calling it a VF1000RR, or something equlally fun. Rideable?

Where are you?

Larry

 

The consensus majority on this site don't appreciate streetfighters, naked, or stunt bikes so you'd probably get better feedback elsewhere...:unsure: