Hey guys I'm new, so bear with me. I just bought my first bike, 96 CBR 600F3, and I'm trying to figure out how much money to set aside for spring. The bike runs fine, is drivable just needs a few things. It definitely needs new fork seals, and I have no idea how much that will run me. I also need a new back tire. Cosmetically, the plastics on the front right have a huge crack in them and a piece is actually missing. I found on ebay an entire set of plastics for this bike for $600, plain white. The only thing is that I absolutely love the paint style on this bike (i'll post pics later, but its the red on white with black accents and famous neon yellow F3 logo). Just wondered if that price is good for all the plastics, and how much a paint job would run me if I did want to buy those plastics and pay to have the original paint style put back on it (basically just the red with black accents). Sorry for all the questions, just trying to learn!

 

Welcome to the CBR scene! I live in ND, so I too am stuck with my bike in storage until winter.

Fork seals is a cheap replacement. For about $45 bucks you can pick up a set from Dennis Kirk or Motorcycle-Superstore. I'm sure you can even get them cheaper if you browse around. As far as installing them, a shop is going to charge you around $70/hr. It can be done yourself as long as you have a fairly complete tool set. I would recommend getting a fork seal driver to help if its a do-it-yourself project. I ordered mine from my Honda dealer for like $65. I think 35mm is the size you will need but you might want to check in the Haynes manual.

I have yet to purchase a new tire set for my bike so I will defer to some of the senior members but I have no doubt that if you do a search you will find a ton of threads on guys hashing through the tire topic.

DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY THE TOO-GOOD TO BE TRUE PLASTICS OFF OF EBAY!! Aftermarket fairings can be a nightmare to line up because they are typically made with super cheap ABS or resin injected molds made from inferior materials. Horror stories can be found about guys who have had to spend TONS of time and money trying to cut and line these things up. Most times they can't even be made to work and seal correctly. I read a thread on another post about a guy who had a piece melt in the Florida sun! I would do a search on this forum about aftermarket plastics and read up.

I almost made the same mistate and was saved a huge headache by the work and posts of the crew on here. I pieced mine together through getting used chunks eBay and OEM pieces. They cost a lot more but I only had about 20% to replace. If you are not doing the whole bike, try to stick to the real stuff. It can only save you headache and strife. I hope this helps.

Ride Safe!

 

yeah I'm much more of a fan of buying the original plastics off ebay, that alignment problem sounds like hell