Hi people,

I'm looking to purchase my first CBR, and ran across and very good looking 2001 f4, which had an f4i motor swap. The guy claims the bike rides perfectly and that the motor has 11k miles on it while the frame has around 35k. I'm not too sure about that, does that sound shady to anyone at all? Also does any one know of existing issues with the motor swaps or is the transition pretty seemless? The guy lives pretty far from me and I wanted to know if its even worth taken the 2 hour drive to go see it?

Thank you.

 

if its a 2001 then it is not an f4 its and f4i with an engine swap cause he prolly ran the nuts off it or just didn't take care of it.

 

I think its actually a 2000 f4 swapped with 01 f4i motor.

My main concern is the 35k on the frame... is that a lot or irrelevant?

 

There is a Guy on here who had 145k on his f4i before he ditched it on a slick road one morning. Said it ran fine. My f4 has just under 20k on it and it is fine.

 

Sinatra,

I've got over 30K on my 2000 F4. *No*, I don't consider it "a lot" for the frame. Then again, I know exactly how the bike has been ridden & how its been taken care of.

So, you have to ask yourself some questions about this one you're considering... Why was the motor changed? How was it ridden?
Can you actually verify by any means that the frame actually has 35K miles, other than the guy just claiming it? ...& what kind of miles were those?

There just seem to be too many possible issues w/ this situation that would cause me to recommend you look elsewhere...especially for your "first" CBR. Find a good *stock* bike w/ as few miles possible...one that will provide you w/a good first experience.

Good luck.