Your specials: Bike 5

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Your specials: Bike 5: Craig Pearce’s Honda CBR600F Sport.

I’d already owned a CBR600FT and found it to be a good bike to ride, so I decided to buy the newer sports version. I spent about £5000 buying the bike, and then about £5000 more on doing it up.

I was banned from driving last August for 6 months for speeding, so I decided it was the best time to strip my bike down and buy some new parts. First, I started with the engine. It was set up with a K&N air filter and crankcase breather, and then an Akrapovic Full Titanium Evolution system and a Power Commander 3 usb.

Next came the wheels. I bought a set of Dymags and put some Avon tyres on them, followed by the Galfer Wavey discs and pads. I thought the standard callipers looked out of place so i bought some callipers for a CBR 600 RR just so the colour would match the wheels. Then I fitted the gold talon rear sprocket, and Goodridge stainless steel hoses.

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To tame the bikes twitchyness under harsh riding I fitted an Ohlins steering damper. Next I tinkered with the body work. I lined the inside of the fairing with heat proof tape to stop it warping from the heat off the exhaust system. Then i bought my undertray, which was the hardest part to fit! I needed to chop down the rear fender and solder all the wiring together so the job was done properly. I then purchased a King Carbon rear hugger and front mud guard to replace the standard parts. Then added the iridium windshield and the front lens cover.

To keep it safe I then got a Datatool System 3 alarm and imobiliser fitted and Smart Water marking system. All together it has taken me 6 month to get it all done and running. Now all i need to do is wait to get my licence back so i can try out my bike. Cheers to Darren and Kev of Newsham Motorcycles for helping me with my bike.

Full mods list: Dymag wheels, Talon rear sprocket, Galfer wavey discs and pads, CBR 600 RR callipers, Goodridge stainless stell hoses, King Carbon front mudguard, King Carbon rear hugger, Undertray incorporating LED tail lights and indicators, clear front indicators, Ohlins steering damper and Harris fitting kit, iridium double bubble screen, black front light lens cover, Akrapovic full Titanium Evolution exhaust system and Akrapovic exhaust hanger, Power Commander 3 usb, K & N air filter, K & N crank case breather filter, Smart water security marking, Datatool System 3 alarm and immobiliser, motrax double hard crash mushrooms, carbon fibre tax disc holder.