Agreed. The Streetfighter is awesome...but true streetfighters are built, not bought. It's nice having something totally unique, that looks exactly like you want it to.
I'm into mine for about $4K or so. The biggest single portion of that is in the bodywork and paint though. I opted for a professional since I have zero fiberglass/paint experience. However, I did save a lot of money on the custom brackets and CNC work, since it was done by a friend and his buddy.
The 996 sounds cool. They're really fun projects. I'd love to do it again.
I'm probably just peeling off the bodywork on a Superbike and hiding teh battery somewhere -- all of which I can do myself so that's a lot of $$ saved.
Funny thing is my wife is skeptical -- she thinks by the time I'm done, I would have spent too much on an older bike and it'll be comparable to just getting a new Streetfighter, and I told her that spending more on a
real streetfigher is worth it and she goes;
"but why would you want an older bike instead of a new one???"
she just doesn't get it...
btw, thanks for the thread on your build -- the info will come in handy!
