First let me introduce myself, I'm a non CBR 600 F3 owner at the moment, last did some biking just over 10 years ago on at Katana 1100......but economics sends me back to something I find adictive....sitting on the raw power of a bike!

I'm based to most of you on the other side of the world in sunny South Africa, great weather and therefore generally great for biking except the traffic these days is like being in a permenant rush hour.

Well an opportunity has come my way to by a HONDA CBR 600 F3 1998, looks in good condition etc but has been tuned more for the high rev band, took it for a test drive and loved it....amazing on the open freeway.....but down in the low rev range under 4000 not so happy.

I'm not technicaly minded in servicing bikes (doesn't mean I don't want to learn), but talking to the 2nd hand sales guy at Honda he sort of indicated I'd be better off changing the rear sprocket toa smaller size rather than reset the carbs. (to me this didn't sound right).

Can anyone give me good reasons why the carbs could not be reset?
Perhaps give me good questions to ask?
I'm happy to nip down to the dealership and take some photos and ask questions!

I do know the this particular F3 has a one piece 4 into 1 exhaust.

I should add, I'm going to use this bike for my everyday work run....be lucky to top 120kms hr with the bad traffic.....

Regards

Neil

 

Well, it may have been jetted to respond that way. In that case, I'd just throw some stock jets in there and hope that evens things out. There may be some other mods that could make it act that way, but for all that is known, maybe just a set of new plugs could make all the diffrence.

Pics are always nice so head on down there and snap some. I'd ask if there are any know engine mods...advanced timing, jet kit, and so on.

Oh yeah, [sm=welcomesign.gif]to the forum!

 

Since you last bike was an 1100 your most likely just noticing the difference between big and small displacement bikes. 600s make good horsepower because they rev high, but they can't make the torque a bigger bike will make. Theres not much you can do to improve this, but the guy at the dealership was right about changing the gearing. It will make it accelerate faster so it will feel more torquey.

 

Hi,

Took a drive to Honda today to take a few photos.

Some minor damage to the fairings, mainly covered with some gold paint or stickers.

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The rear tail piece is damaged, but fixable.

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Honda don't give anything away, it's a case of me buying the bike, then they will open a job card and reset the carbs....they recon 3hrs labour, hopefully no parts!

The bike has just over 46,000 kms on the clock but overall rides well and runs OK.

Regarding my old Katana....wish I'd never sold it, but I probably would have killed myself if I'd kept it...the love of speed would have been enough and there are far to many ilegal drivers on the road, never mind the bad ones....and the 1100 was so light everything else seems to weigh a ton!

Neil



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Looks pretty good, nothing that can't be fixed/replaced. Good luck