Nice Bike ! I just got my first bike too ! 2001 cbr 600 f4i

 

Thanks Tony, and congrats! It's a great feeling. I love just being in the garage looking at the bike and enjoying that euphoric "holy crap, I OWN THAT!" feeling.

 

You should be fine with that huge tire since you'll be taking it easy and all. I definitely would not be trying to drag a knee with that tire. If that tire was on the proper size wheel it would be rubbing the chain, I guarentee it.

 

It's actually already pretty dang close to rubbing the chain. I think the gap between the two is about 3/4 of an inch.

 

^^^^^^Thats a mile when it comes to clearances. Haha. Check out the 900 5.5" wheel mod for the F2 or F3, I dont think it near as much clearance as 3/4" and it has the proper tire on the proper wheel. Its a neat modification to say the least.

 

Well that's good to know.

Does anyone know how to adjust a Fox Shox rear shock? It has an external "reservoir" looking thing with what looks like a turnable dial, and maybe an air valve stem? I'm not much of a suspension guy so I'm not really sure what it all is.

 

Dont touch that "air valve stem" !!! Its not an air valve stem. Its where the nitrogen is added to the shock. If you push the little thingy "in" you will release 150-200 psi of nitrogen that is needed for the shock to work properly. Dont play with the adjustment until you know what they do. Give me a few hours.

 

Figured out why my bike was such a pain to start. I stripped it down to the carbs to have a looksie inside and check the condition and noticed that the choke cable has about an inch of excess cable in the full up position. The slider doesn't actually move the choke assembly until almost full down. The choke only opens moved about an 8th to a 4th of an inch, but with my finger I can get it to move the full travel.

How hard is it to replace a choke cable on a bike? I've done it on a car many years ago and I'm assuming it's easier on a bike since it's not running through a firewall.

Regardless, I'm a happy dude cuz this is progress.

 

Also found that the choke isn't closing all the way on one cylinder which partially explains why it's always running rich. The more I tear into it, the more I think I should just have the carbs rebuilt.

 

The choke cable should be pretty easy to replace. The hardest part besides getting it out of the handle bar housing would be actually getting to it. Before you change it, look how its attached to the carbs, you might be able to take some of "slack" out of it & it might be just enough to allow it to start a whole lot easier.