I've been looking at getting a 2006 f4i, clean title, 1500 miles, that's been dumped for around 3grand. The guy says everything is straight, and there is minimal visual damage that i've seen based on the pics. Dent in the gas tank, and some scratches on the starter cover and the top of the left fork and clipon. No stock bodywork other than the tank, front fender, and seat. Should I go for it? Also, when I see the bike in person, what should I check for, other than cracks, bends, dents in the frame and suspension?

 

make sure the brake and the shifter move freely and dont grind/bump against anything. basically make sure they are straight still.

 

Alright, I'll check them out, thanks. The guy said he did a track day with it and got his race lisence, he just wants a bigger bike to race. Could just want to get rid of the f4i cause something might be tweaked, who knows, but he seems like a striaght up guy.

 

Depending on what you can do, you can spend $1500 real quick. Then you mentioned a track day. How rough has this bike been treated? I am not saying I wouldn't buy it, but how much would you spend for an undamaged bike? You will probably have $5000+ in this one, at least. By the time you get all the lighting, etc.

 

Well all i would need is a tail, upper and lowers, and a brake light. The upper is still there, but needs to be repaired. And pull the dent out of the tank. Headight, turnsignals, gauges, fairing stays, ect are all there and perfect. I figure I can shop around and find some decent prices on fairings, as I have done with my f3 project.

 

as long as everything structuraly is sound then id say its a good deal. check the forks,frame,rims, etc to see if they are bent, leakingor warped in any way

 

If it were me I wouldnt do it. I bought a mint F4i for a few hundred dollars more than that. It was a few years older, but not a scratch on it.
came with corbin seat, exhaust, power commander, blah blah.

You are going to dump way too much money on this, plus, will you ever have peace of mind that the bike true?

 

If this guy is sincere about it, he will let you take it to a Honda dealer and let them check it out.

 

I wouldn't do it...like krash said...spend a few more on an older model that you know is in better condition. That whole piece of mind thing makes one feel better.

 

ya'll seem to think that if he buys a different bike for a lil bit more he will get some sense of "peace of mind" can you really have a full sense of peace of mind when buying a used bke. even if it looks pristine it could just been repaired well . this 06 that the op might get is still low miles and clean title. if he throws on a new set of fairings he will have nice looking clean title bike that he could re sell for a much bigger profit. like i said before it really depends on the extent of any damage to the bike. if all it really needs is a new set of fairings then id say its a good deal. but some things are too good to be true. check the bike over meticulousy(sp?)