I bought a f3 and I looks like there is a piece missing that aligns the chain or something (I'm a total noob)

Wtf is this?, it is low and that is all I know


and to they make replacement rubber pieces for this fuel pump thingy, this one is all dry rotted and being held in by zip ties.


And the final question is.....Why does this bike stink up the garage with a gas smell, nothing is leaking

 

haha for real? do you have any mechincal experience at all? These are ALL SMALL EASY FIXES. (expect for the smell of fuel, the could be nothing, OR MAJOR) The missing botl and cover is your chain slack adjuster-- (im assmuiing cause ive never done it myself) but im sure you can rig up a pieice to cover and tension it no problem!

That is NOT YOUR FUEL PUMP HAHA, it is your brake fluid resovir, fill it up to the proper level (its labeled, its easy it takes 25 seconds) HOWEVER, if it is dropeing after you fill it, then you got a problem that had to be traced. DONT f*ck with your brakes! they are ALL YOU GOT....... but dont worry, it just looks low and needs to be topped up

Last. the gas.... bike do smell, espically in a smaller garage, however the problem could go very deep. Put newspaper under you bike to see if it drains. If it does, see if it comes from you overflow hose (directly from the fuel tank) this is normal if its really full. However if you have a puddle of fuel and its not dripping from any overflow or bleeder hoses you got trouble.

This sounds technical but its not toooo hard, about a weekend for free if you have no experience in motors, and about 4 hours if you are a competent mechanic, but it could be the gaskets on the float chamber in your carbs, CHEAP EASY FIX!!! (however it takes a long time to get there)

Its cheap and easy dude, but first MAKE SURE YOU PIN POINT THE SOUCRE OF FUEL, and PICTURES. nothing beat a picture, make sure you show us PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

First picture, you are missing the butt-cap to your chain adjuster, on the end of the
swing-arm. DO NOT ride the bike, until it is replaced. Don't go cheap/shoddy, the OEM
at your Honda dealer is cheap enough, just ask for #8, #23 and #24 from this fiche...
HONDA OF TULSA 1998 Honda Street Bike CBR600F3 Parts List

Picture two is your rear brake reservour. Look at the top of the cap for what type DOT
formula you need and top it off. Be careful with the DOT3 (The correct type for your
bike, I believe), it will eat paint.

Picture 3...See #3 on this micro-fiche...HONDA OF TULSA 1998 Honda Street Bike CBR600F3 Parts List

Lastly...
The F3 uses a valve to shut-off the fuel, while parked. The petcock valve on the fuel-tank
is up (full clock-wise) for reserve, down (full counter-clock-wise) main and horizontal
for OFF. Try switching the valve to off, when you pull in to the garage. That may take
care of the smell. Just remember to turn it back on, when you take it out.

Hope this helps, ignore the previous bs, it's easy to forget we all started out
in-experienced, at some point. Bravo for wanting to learn. Don't hesitate to ask
about anything else, we enjoy helping out. ;-)

Good luck, Ern

 

Thanks a lot I will try to get those things done asap, I won't be riding it for another week anyway because I still have to register it. One more thing, what kind of rear stand should I get, and I do not have any rear sliders so I would not know where to put it.

 

They make paddle type stands for it. Unless you are going to put spools, you gotta go with paddles.

Your rear brake fluid being that low could be a sign of worn out pads. Be sure to take a look at them. Dont forget to look at your front pads and fluid too.

 

Do you have any history on this motorcycle? If not, you'll want to first get a maintenance manual. It's a good source of education on what's on the bike. Second, pay close attention to critical components. If it's missing chain tensioners and the brake fluid is low the machine is screaming 'maintenance needed'.

I bought an F3 halfway across the country that was mostly all together and looked as thogh it just needed cosmetics - I figured I would have it on the road in a couple of weeks. That was nearly 3 months ago. The more I started to dig, the more I found.

For what these motorcycles are, they are reasonably complex machines. Excellent and proven winners on track and street, but complex for someone new.

Good luck with your project.

 

I believe I have the butt caps still from my bike (98F3), I have the entire swing arm assembly mostly. I will dig them up. If your interested, we can come to an arrangement.

 

Already ordered the parts just waiting for them to come in, thanks though.