R6 rebirth - Getting started
As I mentioned in the previous post, when I started on this project it was supposed to be a simple reassembly job to help with the sale.
After getting all the pieces off the shelf and cleaned up I laid everything out to see where I was at. 
It had been about 7 years since I last touched the bike, so I didn’t really know where to start. I had all kinds of loose hardware and had forgotten where most of it came from when it was disassembled.
I decided to start with the front and work my way back. I had already acquired some new parts around the time it was disassembled.
The double bubble visor, tear drop mirrors with new Yamaha hardware and base plates were some of those items.
The first parts to go on the bike were these Parts Unlimited silver levers and new Yamaha bar end to replace the damaged ones that came with the bike.
After the levers were installed, the nose pieces shortly followed as well as the modified Micron exhaust. Unfortunately I needed a couple pieces of hardware to get the mirrors properly installed with the new base plates.
The next day I picked up the proper hardware and got them installed. The front of the bike really started taking shape.
The tear drop mirrors were a nice replacement to the bulky factory mirrors. Here’s a side by side comparison of the two.
Another item I acquired years back were these flush mount signal lights to replace the large factory signals.
There was some rusty hardware on the lever mounts that bugged me so I looked to see if I had anything on hand in my bolt bin. Turned out I had two of the exact size and length bolts in stainless, so I swapped them out.
At this point I needed to get power to the bike to test all the lights. Headed to the local Yamaha dealer to pick up a factory BS battery and grabbed a Fire Power tender while I was at it. 
Once the battery was installed I threw on the rear fairing and new taillight, another item I purchased years back. The new taillight has built in blinkers, so the side mounted signals could be removed from the fairing.
The license plate light was also installed to test. Turned the key to accessory and everything lit right up. 
With power to the bike I was feeling pretty good, so I decided to throw the remaining fairings and seats on to see the bike more together. 
That same day a package arrived which included some new Sixty61 LED headlight bulbs to replace the original standard bulbs. 
LED vs OEM
Got them installed pretty quick and was happy to see they were much brighter and projected a good amount of light compared to the stock bulbs. 
The bike was really coming together at this point.
Seeing it take shape again got me excited to keep going forward with the project. Around this time I had to start getting ready for a trip down to Southern California for a week, so the project was put on a brief pause.
Thanks for reading along! I hope you guys enjoyed the update, still a lot more to go.
- C