[DIY] Rebuild of NC29 subframe

[kaznad]

This is my attempt to make my 19yr old bike look more modern. Most new bike have black subframes, decided to copy them and also lose my ugly looking stock pillion footrest.

 

After many months of sanding, priming and resanding and spraying and respray and waiting for parts to arrive from overseas finally completed my subframe project.

 

This is how the subframe looked like when I first got it.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03741.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03742.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03742.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03759.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03760.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03760.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03760.jpg

 

As you can see, it's all dirty and covered in grime. Probably how most CBR subframes look like nowadays.

After many weeks of sanding the whole thing, this is how it looked like.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03779.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03779.jpg

 

After washing it with thinner, I had sprayed a few coats of primer.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03781.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03782.jpg

 

Also sanded and primed other small parts.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03784.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03789.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03835.jpg

 

This is after many coats of paint

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03804.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03806.jpg

 

Had gotten new allen key type screws for all screws

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03810.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03811.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03812.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03813.jpg

[kaznad]

After my tyga part came from overseas, the wait was over, time to fix it in.

 

This is my old subframe, as you can see, it's also dirty and covered in rust, grime etc.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03838.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03839.jpg

 

Took out everything, and washed it as now it's already out.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03840.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03841.jpg

 

Now with the new subframe on, with the seat and new pillion footrest.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03842.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03844.jpg

 

Everything back on, with rewraped wiring harness (Just for the clean look).

(Nite time camera phone not very good to take)

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03845.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03847.jpg

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03849.jpg

 

Finished for the day. In carpark.

 

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/kaznad/Sub%20Frame/DSC03851.jpg

 

Everytime I open my seat, the feeling is

[fx110]

ups for u

 

really need alot lot of time and patient to do.........

 

[sUuQre]

nice work bro........

[kaznad]

ups for u

 

really need alot lot of time and patient to do.........

 

 

Thanks bro.

 

Ya really need alot of time to do, the whole process took about 3 months. Actually is shorter, sometimes I busy so stopped doing awhile.

 

After everything is ready, the process of fixing it in plus washing took very long also. I started before lunch finished at about 10.30pm.

 

nice work bro........

 

Thanks bro.

[starr]

wow. i can see the love u have for ur bike nw. =)

[vin82]

great job!!!!!!!!

[Kay-s]

The pillion footrest very ugly meh?

I like the fact that you can hide it

[dragonforce]

excellent job you have done there! i dun have the courage to do such stuff.. moreover, i only got 1 bike as transport and i need to use my bike everyday..

[kurarensu]

great job..

 

alot of work n time spent.. esp on sanding n doing e primer..

[kaznad]

wow. i can see the love u have for ur bike nw. =)

 

Ya, I love my fireblade. It is afterall the first fireblade to be ever produced.

 

great job!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks bro. Btw I think I saw your bike a week ago at choa chu kang area.

 

The pillion footrest very ugly meh?

I like the fact that you can hide it

 

I nv hide them, as I always pillion. But to me it looks ugly. But to each it's own.

 

excellent job you have done there! i dun have the courage to do such stuff.. moreover, i only got 1 bike as transport and i need to use my bike everyday..

 

I also have one bike only bro.

 

I bought another spare subframe to work on it.

 

great job..

 

alot of work n time spent.. esp on sanding n doing e primer..

 

Thanks!

[pixeLFreak]

nice job..! =)

[motopsycho]

Bravo!! impressive!!!

 

I have a question though! Did you shoot clear coat after your black paint?

I am also in the process of a project bike.