Just curious, has anyone seen or have raced their RR vs. F4i. Please, dont write about the technical specs or rumors that you heard of. I would appreciate if I can read some of your personal encounters. I have an F4i and thinking of getting the 600RR next year. If they are way to similair I would just wait another year and go to a 954 or 1000rr afterward.
Thanks for reading my post.

 

my roomate has an f4i and weve raced a couple times. from a 20 mph punch, its no contest. Then we did a couple staggered where he was ahead about 1 car length and he kept the lead for about 2 seconds then i got into the powerband and flew by him

 

are you talking straight line racing? the RR has more power and you can feel its faster in a straight line
that said who buys a 600 to go straight? takes all the fun outta riding if you don't have fun in the turns
I've ridden both the F4i and RR on a track and the RR stock feels faster than my pretty highly modified F4i in the corners and obviously it accelerates faster

 

I see what you guys are saying. That pretty much what I expected. THanks.
However, I dont think there is too much power difference between the two bikes. Its the same exact engine but the fuel injection is programmed for dual stage on the RR. Also the bike is 7 pounds lighter, which I dont think make much of a difference. I dont go on the track with my bike nor I am planning to do that. Im just looking for a better street machine. Personally, I like the front of the F4i more, but the banana seat on the new models makes me want to vomit.

 

i raced an f4i just last week. it pull from me for a lil bit then i just pass it up. i also have an f4i and a 600rr.

 

I raced a guy from my neighbor hood, little ****in squid....It was an 02 though. He couldn't ride for **** but i doubt that would have mattered.

 

Thats funny, I've raced 600RR's and none of them beat me. I have ridden a couple stock ones and I can noticeably tell they have quite a bit less power than my bike. Of course I have a big list of mods that would cause that outcome.

 

yeah stock the F4i has around 100HP the 05/06 RR should be around 110-115 and the RR is lighter

and btw the F4i and RR engines are not the same, who told you that?

 

As far as i knew since 2003 the F4i engines and 600RR engines are the same, save for different fuel-injection and a few small things.

-Adam

 

the F4i has used the same engine since 2001, they tweaked the injection a little after 2001 but that has nothing to do with the engine. If the RR's are using an 01 engine (which I can promise you they aren't) Honda has some real problems.
I think they have some of the same specs but they are still 2 different engines