K6 GSX-R 600 - A diamond in the rough...

After weeks of searching and finding all sorts of overpriced, salvage titled wrecks, I posted a WTB ad on CherryPickerRacing.com (dearly missed) and within a day or two I was contacted by a gentleman named Todd. He had a 2006 GSX-R 600 with basic upgrades such as:

-Woodcraft clip-ons
-Woodcraft rear sets
-Woodcraft engine covers
-Woodcraft frame sliders
-Armour Bodies race fairings (crashed & fixed, 6/10)
-Yoshimura slip on (rashed)

It also came with the original white+blue bodywork, lights, etc. As well as an AIM MyChronLight TG lap timer. I went to see the bike, wasn't really impressed so I told him I'd think about it. A day or two goes by, I get a bunch of replies to my ad and everybody wants $6-7-8K+ for more or less the same bike with some suspension work and few more odds and ends. I wasn't willing to spend that much on what looked like well-used machines. I called Todd a couple of days laters, made him an offer, he accepted and I went the next day to pick it up.  This was in October of 2013, I was hoping I'd get a good deal since it was the end of the season and I did. Especially since the bike came with all the extras.

I'm picky. I wanted the bike to be mint. And it had a long way to go, here are some pictures of when I first got it:

I had a few months to get the bike ready and turn it into what I wanted it to be. So it begins, I sold everything that came with the bike, including the race fairings and the Yoshimura pipe. I started from the beginning. Over the next few months I started to accumulate all the parts to turn this K6 into a very well sorted out machine.