'07 Ninja 650r rehab

I picked up an '07 Kawasaki Ninja 650r over the weekend as a project. It's in need of some TLC and some significant mechanical work. The title is not branded as far as I know (I'm still waiting for it from the seller). I have registrations form 3 previous owners but not much else on the history of how it go to be so beat up.

It has been dropped on both sides as is evident by all of the fairings being busted up and have a REALLY bad touch up job. The gas tank is black but the fairings are blue which leads me to believe the original tank was damaged at some point and replaced.

The left swing arm spool is bent upward about 30 degrees which is cause for replacing it all together. The frame appears to be straight, the wheels are good with brand new tires (<100 miles on them), all the electrical works.

It had thrown the chain and in the process it destroyed the front sprocket cover, transmission cover, an external oil pipe and the upper crank case.

I originally got the bike with the intention of parting it out but I changed my mind and am going to fix it. So far I bought a crank case set, swing arm and transmission cover and am in it <$200 in parts. I know I have a long way to go with gaskets, bearings, seals etc but it's a start.

I am torn on what to do with the body work. The stuff that came on it is trash and I want to make the bike all black. A 16 piece set of Chinese fairings off of eBay runs ~$500 and is the easiest way to go but I'm thinking about making it a "streetfighter". If you know a little about these bikes, the 650r or EX650A didn't come naked in the US until 2009 and is called the ER-6n but from the introduction of the bike in EU it was available faired and naked. From what I can tell, the differences are cosmetic. The motor is the same from 06-11 when they made some minor changes and I believe the frames are the same except for fairing mounting points, maybe. So, I'm going to take a look at a 09 ER-6n to see if the factory fairings or side covers will mount up and probably go with some sort of aftermarket headlight set up. I think I can get into the frame covers, belly pan and headlight for under $500.

I welcome input on the project. Things I'd like to know:
- will ER-6n frame covers will go directly on and older 650r.
- recommended headlight kit with decent quality and low price. I've looked at eBay and want to stay away from any of the alien looking things and anything that doesn't have a standard H series bulb (i.e. H4, H7, etc) The dual "Dominator" kits look pretty ok but I'm concerned about quality.
- any tips or tricks you might find helpful

 

I've seen that one. Just not a fan of it.

This is my biggest question. It would be nice if the parts drawings showed both the cowling and the frame in the same picture.

 

Yes, I do. I have arranged a meet with a friend with an '09 6n to look it over and do a side by side comparison this weekend.

 

Will do. I'll even take pics. :mrgreen:

 

Yeah you will. The motor might be out of it by then tho. Cases are on the way, supposed to be here Saturday.

I got screwed on the swing arm tho. The eBay seller backed out and cancelled the sale because they sold it too cheap. $10 for the swing arm and $25 for shipping. I already contacted eBay and they said all I can do is negative feed back them but since the sale is cancelled already I don't have that option anymore. Fuckers! :angry7:

 

You bike IS the same color as mine...:devil:

I don't need much time. I was wondering if you'd let me remove anything for comparison, specifically the side covers. I'd also like to take a look at the back of the gage cluster some time. This weekend isn't necessary for that tho.