Hey all,

I just bought a 1998 CBR600F3 tonight and will be picking it up tomorrow night. It is red with yellow writing and wheels, and has D&D exhaust and flush mount front turn signals and integrated rear.

Just wondering what the first things I should do are as far as a tune-up goes. What is a 520 chain?

Also, when sitting the bike overheats wuickly it seems. I'm thinkin the fan isnt coming on? I was gonna just wire it up so the fan is always on. What do you guys think?

Thanks
-Scott

 

Get it to a mechanic. Pay a couple bucks and get it looked at.

Find out if there is any problems. If it's not to much then DIY. If not get the work done.

Other wise, change you oil, plugs, filter and regular chain maintnence and you should be good.

Good Luck.

 

Grats on the bike, I'm hoping to be getting a 95 F3 in a couple weeks, any pics of the bike?

 

What do you mean by overheating? Coolant coming out? The coolant gauge will go up when riding at a slower speed around town, or idling in warm weather. When the engine is cold, open up the radiator cap and make sure you see something in there. Also, the overflow tank shouldn't be overfilled, or coolant will come out when hot. I wouldn't wire the fan to always be on.

The original colors for the 98 F3 were, solid red, red/black, black/tan, and Smokin' Joe's purple.

Norm
98 F3 red/black
stock

 

Maybe he has a smokin joe's and doesn't want to admit his bike is purple lol I know I always told people my ninja was black not purple...

 

A 520 chain is thinner and lighter than the stock chain. It is 1/4" wide, as compared to the 3/8" wide standard 530 chain.

Do you think the bike needs a tune - does it hesitate or feel sluggish? Do the brakes feel spongy? Otherwise, see if you can find out from the person who sold it to you when the last time the coolant, plugs, oil and filter were changed. Make sure the chain is clean and lubed. Ride safe.

 

I figured out the problem with the overheating... I stopped on the way home with it and the fuse was blown so i replaced it and the whole way home on the highway the bike stayed at about halfway up the temp gauge. However, when the bike is just sitting there or riding around town, the temp gauge is almost all the way up... Is this normal or should I check it out? I paln on doing a full tune-up this weekend from plugs/wires to oil to coolant along with replacing the chain and such.

One more thing, the bike seems to hesitate when it is idling and I rev it real quickly, the revs dont fall, they jsut dont climb for a second... What could this be?

Thanks for the replies
-Scott

 

Mine is about 2/3 to 3/4 up when riding slowly or around town.

Maybe you need to check the throttle cable for the hesitiation in revving.