Hello everyone,

I am about to buy a new bike and was wondering if the F4i is right for me. I have a Ninja 500 but I am wanting something with more power and better handling. Will I feel like I need more power if I buy an F4i? I don't want to race, I just want to be able to take a passenger and have plenty of power.

I also get blown around a lot on the 500r if it is windy. Is this common to all lightweight sportbikes?

 

You will always feel like you want more power, everytime you move to a larger bike, you get the feel for it and you want to have more power. Its a never ending thing but the F4i does have very good handling and will keep up with all the other 600cc bikes. As for the wind, it is natural with all bikes.

 

Dam I love my 2002 F4I plenty of power great handling and the best part great looks

 

Yeah, great bike. It'll be a huge jump from a ninja 500. Not too sure on the passenger thing though since I've never carried anyone.

 

+1

 

I also had a Ninja 500 and recently upgraded to an F4i. The F4i certainly has more power than the 500 did, but not so much as to be scary for someone like myself with limited experience (1 year on the 500).

Braking and handling are much better on the F4i. To me, there is more improvement in these two areas than in power, but then again, I'm not pushing it too hard yet.