hello everybody. I recently purchased my first street bike. it is a 1995 cbr600 f3. I picked it up for $850 and it needs/needed a few things. for starters it needed a clutch assembly, clutch cable, left foot peg and shifter, and a new battery. I was able to get everything but the battery for $50 from a guy on craigs list and the battery from fleet farm. oh and it has 43,800 miles on it. so now comes the questions...

1) did I get a good deal? I personally think I did just because of how much fun I've had on it already and I haven't even been able to ride it for a full week yet hahah but I guess I don't really know what they are worth.

2) when the bike is cold or hot it doesn't matter but if it is in neutral and I let the clutch out I get a noise/vibration nothing major but enough to notice. but as soon as I pull the clutch in it stops or if I take the bike slightly off of idle it will stop too. so any ideas on what it is/could be would be much appreciated

3) also when I ride down the road doesn't matter what speed the bike likes to pull to the right pretty good. I have checked the tires and they are wearing evenly and I peaked at the back tire for alignment but it looks to me like it is adjusted all the way towards the front of the bike. I will try to get some pictures of this tomorrow

4) I have read on here that people like to change their gauges to the f4i cluster. just wondering if anyone has done this recently and knows if the prices for the clusters are still reasonable.

thanks in advance, Ian

 

#1. doesnt seem like a bad deal as long as the engine is good, but as with anything...
#2. i remember reading about someone else having that problem, but cant think of what caused it, try searching these forums for it.
#3. definitely check your rear wheel alignment. has the bike been crashed? frame/forks could be tweaked, if so then it'll become a notsogood deal.
#4. i did the gauge swap earlier this summer. if youre patient you can pick up the clusters for <$200. but expect to pay at least $150.

and last but not least, welcome to the forums

 

im trying to get pictures I really am we just haven't had the greatest picture taking weather lately and I don't have a garage right now other wise I would but it looks like it will be nice tomorrow so ill get some up.

as far as crashing it he said it was never laid down on pavement but he did slide out on some wet grass once going slow though so I guess that still could have tweeked something up in the triple tree but probably not the frame

one more question

what do these get for mpgs!?

thanks again, Ian

 

if it was just slid in the grass then nothing should have been bent. just make sure your rear tire is aligned and everything in the triples is tight and straight.
As for mpg, just depends on how you ride. straight highway going 60-70 with few stops ive gotten 55+mpg.
but that was before i got a full tbr exhaust, with stock headers and a slip-on i could go 130-135 miles before hitting reserve, and now im lucky to go 115-120 before reserve. But, i also ride a little more aggressively and that plays a huge role in mileage.

 

picture time!!




this is the right side adjuster



and this is the left. did someone maybe turn them in a little too far because I don't see or feel and kind of mark to tell where to adjust it.

oh and heres the rest of the bike







I forgot!! it has exhaust! haha



she needs a new tire too

 

bike seems to be in decent shape, how much slack is in your chain? shouldnt be adjusted all the way forward.
and definitely get rid of those shinko's and get you some good tires!

 

im also a dirt bike rider so my way of checking chain tension was always two fingers between the chain and the top of the swing arm. so im not sure if this is correct for street bike but if it is then the chain is adjusted properly. and for the tire yes it will be coming off very soon. I have been looking at the Michelin pilot power tires but im not sure if I want the 2, 2ct, or the three. I will be using the bike mainly for commuting but I do like to take corners pretty hard sometimes so I was thinking about the 2ct. a friend of mine may have figured out the pulling to the right problem though. the bike has a bad front wheel bearing so that may be causing it. new bearings as well as seals are on order for both sides so hopefully that will correct my problem.

 

that sounds like its way too loose to me, if you grab the chain in the center between both sprockets, you should be able to move it up and down about 3/4", measured from the bottom of the chain when you lift up, and top of the chain when you pull down.
as for tires, cant really go wrong with any dual compound tire. but i would go with the pp3 over the 2ct, supposed to be able to get more miles out of the 3.

 

Do you have stock chain and sprockets size?

 

I thought the spec was something like 27 mm, which is a bit over an inch. Don't make that chain too tight because the suspension won't be able to work smoothly over its full range.