Australian Road Rider

TRANSFORMING A NAKED

TYRES, BRAKES, BODYWORK, FUEL.

We replace tyres, brake pads and fluids, add fuel to our bikes often: replacing bodywork not so much, and adding the racing bodywork to the statutory write-off Yamaha FZ6 was proving problematic.

This story started a long time ago — part one is in issue 166 or online at roadrider.com.au — but the upshot is I'm trying to convert a street bike which was written off then built into a drag bike, into a ride day trackbike.

I already owned a former Yamaha FZ6 Cup bike from back when they were new and there was a

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