streetfighter

Reader Ride. Some Sweet Suzuki SRAD Fighter Action

Joe Dunderdale sent in this great Streetfighter build.

He writes:
I thought I’d send you a few pictures of my bike.
Its a 1998 GSXR 750 SRAD Street fighter, a modern interpretation of the Cafe Racer and in my opinion by definition a bike that is lighter and kicks out more power than its stock counterpart.


Specs:
1998 GSXR 750 SRAD FRAME
2001 GSXR 1000 ENGINE, HARNESS, CLOCKS, FUEL PUMP RETROFITTED IN THE 98 TANK.
LASER CUT SUBFRAME, ENGINE MOUNTS,
YOSHIMURA TRS SHORTENED TO 300 MM
KX MOTORCROSS BARS, CUSTOM BAR MOUNTS


147 HP 60LBS LIGHTER THAN THE 2001 GSXR 1000

That is freaking awesome! I love the raw metal look.  Thanks for the pic!

Rick Peters and I have been having a back and forth on this bike for a while now. I’ve been holding off posting it till he was closer to done and I think he’s close enough now that I can put some shots up. Rick I’d still like to see some before pics if you get a chance so i can add them to the post.  I like it a lot! The paint job is the bomb and those rims must have takes some serious mods to fit.  I can think of a few mountain roads whee this bike would be the bomb!

He wites in:

These pics really show the gold pearl in the paint job, only thing I’m currently waiting on is my billet kickstand.

Mods list:

Ducati Monster Seat ,
CBR F2 Tank ,
custome exhaust,
D&D carbon muffler,
EasternBeaver wiring harness
Carbon mini blinkers
Koso mirrors
Dual H4 headlights
Stage 3 Jet Kit
Pod Filters
Vortex clipons
SS Brake lines
integrated rear master cylinder
Vapor guage
Mv Agusta carbon wind screen
custome made Frame Sliders
roll-a-click levers
Trail tech dash board
Honda F4i shock
Valtermoto Rear sets
Hord Power Clutch setup
Factory Pro Shift Kit
Progressive rate springs
CBR F2 fork caps
Custome paint
Daytona Steering Dampener
Suzuki SV taillight
Custom made aluminum bits here and there
polished frame and swinger than Powder coated translucent Gold than again in supergloss clear
MV Agusta Rims (highly modified rims and spinldle)

Reader Ride. BADASS DR650 Streetfighter / Motard.

Mike Sternick writes in:
Good Morning,
Its a 2003 Suzuki DR650 with a few mods and it gos like stink!
Cheers!

Later he updated me with some build details:

Hey Steve,               
Thanks for your comments.Like you said great handling bike just cluttered and a little ugly.The rear rim is a stock 17″ the front I changed to 18″ it balanced the profile and lowered it an inch.The front and rear suspension were lowered 3″ and still has 7″ of travel.I cut about 12″ off the back frame and welded a new hoop.Seat pan is stock with new foam.The tank is off an old Harley and mounted like the factory. The exhaust, side panels and head light bracket are all one off made by me.The oil cooler I remounted off the front of the frame.All the old tabs were cut and ground off to clean up the frame.The stance of the bike came out perfect and I can still lower it an inch front or rear. The motor is stock except for the pipe,jet kit and K&N filter.Tires are Scorpion A/Ts.The bike is for sale so I can start a new project over the winter.

I’m not interested in becoming a for sale site but if anyone’s interested I’ll get you Mike’s Contact info. I think it great and I’d seriously consider buying it myself but I’ve alead got a DR650 (much more stock) that I’m modding.