My Honda CBR 400RR - A.K.A Project 'Plastic Fantastic'

[Fahd]

Before I even purchased my Honda CBR 400RR I knew I would never keep it stock looking. I know many people love it in it's stock form (maybe it has something to do with nostalgia and the bike they rode when they first got a 'bigger bike') but for me modern sports bikes have always been better looking.

I also don't at this point deem it necessary for me to own a bike with a larger engine, I personally think the 400 is more capable than I am and I have no intention of being a 'straight-line warrior' on a large capacity engined bike. To add to this people I've spoken to and others on this site tend to find themselves down-grading as they just don't use the power.

So basically my intention from the beginning was modernise my bike, I think ever since seeing Craigs VFR 400 in it's 'Tyga - Konica Minolta' form I knew I wanted to go along a similar route with whatever 400 I ended up with. After doing some research I decided I'd either buy a CBR or VFR 400, but the scream of the inline-four won me over. I just can't get over that ridiculous noise it makes at red-line.

I've already completed a fair bit of this project as it has been on-going for a while but I don't want to spend my whole day writing this so I'll update the thread when I have time.

Anyway, I'm sure you're getting bored of reading, so here are some photos:

My Honda CBR 400RR when I bought it:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/my_honda_cbr_400rr_-_standard__front_.jpg

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/my_honda_cbr_400rr_-_standard__side_.jpg

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/my_honda_cbr_400rr_-_standard__rear_.jpg

I was awoken at way-too-early hours of the morning by a delivery company when they delivered a few boxes:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/box_of_new_fairings.jpg

I was glad to find it was all well packed:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/box_of_new_fairings__opened_.jpg

The Fairings:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/new_fairings__unpainted_-_laid_out.jpg

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/new_fairings_-_front_end.jpg

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/new_fairings_-_back_end.jpg

The bike is pretty much finished now, but I'll update lot's of the stages in between the beginning and where I've got to now this when I get a little more time, in the meantime I hope you're liking what you see and thanks for looking!
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I Ride: Honda CBR 400RR.
I Drive: Audi S3.

[Fnatic]

https://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm255/DeclanJ/DSC_0278.jpg

I spot an RS similar to mine.

[binge]

Uh Oh.


Thats not a TYGA kit is it? It's a "K-Series Conversions" Kit.
Saw and NC29 at ebbsfleet once with the KSC kit on it. Wasnt really what I was expecting from the photos if I'm honest.


How much did it all set you back (The new plastics that is). And what paint job are you set on getting?


Should of just splashed out on an Ohlins rear shock, And a set of NC35 forks. They are a direct fit for the NC29.





Ben

[Mudskipper]

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[Azonicben]

First dibs on the original front mudguard, screen and headlights
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[Blau Zedong]

Protip - buy a CBR600RR if you want a bike that looks like that. Also comes with the nice side effect of doing absolutely everything better than a D/Gullarm. It's this fetish for making bikes look like something they are plainly not that meant I had to view several GSXR's with R6 seat units. Stop it, stop it now.
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[MaybeGuy]

those new fairings look gay as fuck. should have just bought some side panels instead of ruining the whole bike.
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Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Blau Zedong]

[BenR]

I like the tyga gear, looking forward to the updates.
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[Fahd]

Hey guys, I know the original post is pretty long to read but to those asking what I intend to do, all of this stuff that I'm posting is already done, I'm just posting up bits of it at a time as it's pretty long writing this stuff out.

Firstly; sorry you don't like it Mudskipper, you were one of the people I was referring to as those I knew who'd prefer it staying stock.

Fnatic: Yes, that was my Aprilia RS125. It's now owned by someone else on this forum though.


Binge: I was hoping you'd post because as far as I'm aware you'd modified your CBR 400RR to a large extent...

[jack_zxr400]

moreee please
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Previous Bike: ZXR 400
Current Bike: R6
Test Date: 8/8/2008-PASSED

[garyboy-palaboy]

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good project bike!!! just like mine....





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[craigs23]

[Fahd]

Thanks for the comments everyone...

garyboy-palaboy: I love your Pramac-CBR400RR, it looks brilliant in my opinion. Would you be able to send me a link to where you bought the exhaust system and clocks for your bike from please?

I begun test fitting my fairings before I sent them off to be painted, the front fairings required lots more brackets being made up to keep it steady which surprised me considering the rear end had to be much stronger as you/a passenger would have to sit on the tail unit so it'd have to be strengthened with brackets underneath so it didn't just snap when it was sat on. Another point that K-Conversions very kindly forgot to mention when selling these fairings, therefore the only part that was a direct fit was the front mudguard. Both the front end and back end needed brackets to be fitted properly.

Some photos of rough test fitting. Please be aware this isn't exactly how the front end actually ended up looking, it now points down far more. I simply put it on to know roughly what I needed to make up to get it all to fit properly:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/begun_test_fitting_new_fairings_on_cbr.jpg

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/test_fitted_new_fairings_on_cbr.jpg

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/test_fitted_rear_end_on_cbr.jpg

I knew I needed new front indicators, as the original ones were huge boxes and just wouldn't look right on the new fairing set, this is where the carbon fetish begun:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/carbon_fibre_indicators.jpg

I decided to start matching bits of my bike with carbon, which I'm now thinking may start going over-board as I have a constantly growing carbon shopping list. I bought carbon levers to start with:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/carbon_fibre_levers.jpg

A little old vs. new comparison:

Old:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/old_brake_lever.jpg

New:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/new_brake_lever.jpg
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I Ride: Honda CBR 400RR.
I Drive: Audi S3.

[Gazdaman]

Fake carbon effect paint != carbon fetish.

Fairings are cool though

Gaz

[Scouse]

Why didn't you just buy a cheap shit bike with all this tat already fitted rather than buying a half decent one and running it down to council estate taste's.

[jack_zxr400]

shouldnt of gone for fake carbon imo

pazzo's or other adjustable levers would have looked nice

and i had and sold some of those clocks

ill find the post I did about them
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Current Bike: R6
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[Steve-D]

Mmm fake carbon. Classy.

Insterested to see how it looks in repsol, I quite like the tyga fairings, how much did the fairing set cost?
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[The Tot]

I'd refund the faux carbon flushmount indicators. Get some LED flush fits or mini catseyes instead. You've gone into all the effort in customising your bike, and yet you neglect all the little details. It's all the little details that count mate; and faux carbon is not where it's at.. PLEASE do NOT refer to it as carbon!

In my 1st semester composites exam I should have answered this question

"what does the anisotropic properties of carbon fibre weave have on mechanical strength?"

Based on your definition of "carbon", I'd reply

"Dunno mate, it's just as good as cast ally with some black grey chequer pattern painted on!"

Maybe i'm just being a pedantic materials engineer.

I was going to be a little harsher on overall response but seeing that you've invested quite a bit of money in this project, I'd be interested to see what it'll turn out like in the end.

But yeah, NO fake carbon and none of those cheap ass bike-it 9 quid for a pair flush mounts!
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[Andy C]

Wow, whole lot of hate his this project.

While it isnt to my taste I think its cool what your doing, yea a CBR600RR would be better but there are lots of them on the road.

How much are those kits? Repsol should look good at the end i reckon. How long till you expect to finish?

Also If you thinking of paying out for Ohlins then I would def recommend some pazzo levers as they feel really nice
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[reu]

the kits nice, good chocie if you ask me. How much did it set you back mate?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Farbon (Fake Carbon ) = gash

Don't like the fairings either, for me you'd have been better off getting the OE fairings redone, then tarting up the working parts.
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[The Tot]

Allow repsol... You might as well go for a look that flows

https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-content/gallery/playboy-lcr-honda-randy-depuniet/playboy-lcr-honda-randy-depuniet-10.jpg

THAT would be a first!

The only comment I have to make about the tyga kit is the perceived appearance of the lights. They don't do it for me. I would have thought that you could save a bit of money by getting the race fairings and modifying them to fit projector style lenses. And fit an LED strip at the back on a detatchable numberplate brakcet. I was totally gutted when I saw them butcher up a ZXR250 only to put some crud lights on it. Nothing wrong about the shape of the fairings on any of their bikes mind; again it's the smaller details that make the difference.
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