Bike in a Box 1997 GSXR750

Back in 1997 this GSXR was stolen with only 1k miles on it. The thieves partly stripped the bike and put the frame, motor, electrics, carbs and exhaust in a crate and shipped it out. The shipping company then lost the crate in their warehouse, where it sat till recently when the shipping company went out of business and started clearing out the warehouse. One lien sale later and the crate ended up at Evolution.

I had a '98 GSXR track bike that I'd parted out so used the bodywork, front and rear ends from that. The rear end was stock but the front had '06 GSXR600 forks and calipers in 02 GSXR1k triples (I've got a lot of bits lying around). The front wheel is SRAD but the hub's been machined down so the SRAD discs fit the spacing of the triples and radial calipers. The top triple was reinforced and risers from an SV650 and a set of handlebars I had lying around were fitted along with longer cables from Motion Pro and bar end mirrors. I fitted an ebay headlight on custom brackets, a race can from a CBR900RR (I think), tucked away all the wiring, cleaned the carbs and got Dave at D1 California Cycles to paint the body. It runs and rides great and looks the part too.

From this

To this

Thatch's GSXR7/11 Streetfighter

This was my first full build and was built for a customer in my spare time. A busy business meant it took about 5 years to complete.

Suzuki GSXR7/11 Streetfighter

Original make & model – 1989 Suzuki GSXR750

Engine – 1989 GSXR1100, Mikuni 38mm flatslide carbs, velocity stacks with screen filters, cable clutch conversion, Bandit 1200 Akrapovic full system.

Frame – 1989 GSXR750, polished, subframe removed, braced, top shock mount crossbar welded in. '06 Yamaha R6 subframe, FZR600 kickstand.

Front end – 2005 GSXR1000 forks, lower triple, brakes, wheel, discs & steering damper. Fork outer tubes, caps and adjusters anodised black, revalved and resprung with Race Tech Gold valves and springs by Rob @ Evolution. LSL top triple and handlebar conversion. Hayabusa master cylinder. Spiegler braided brake lines. CNC clutch & brake levers from ebay.

Rear end – 2002 GSXR750 swingarm (polished) & brake, '02 GSXR1000 wheel, Penske 8983 shock, KLX400 master cyllinder, Spiegler braided brake line. Vortex 52 tooth sprocket, EK 530 black chain, modified hugger.

Bodywork – '05 GSXR1000 front fender, '89 GSXR tank, '06 R6 tail and seats

Electrics - '05 GSXR750 switchgear, Veypor dash, Drag Specialties headlights, R6 integrated taillight.

Paint – Flat black by Salvador

Engineering – Exhaust bracket, dash & headlight mount, top shock mount, swingarm spacers, modified R6 subframe and subframe mounts by Rob @ Evolution