When I was gettin my bike i looked at a few new ones ....kawa ninja 250cc 70-75 mpg 3800 new ...suzuki gsxr600 new for 4500..then i got my 1 owner 04 cbr600f4i with only 5558 miles on it for 4000.00 ... i love my cbr and i got three other ppl wanting f4i's one of them rides a fully dressed harley road king ..im so proud of the fact he loves my bike more than his

 

8500 otd in feb 07, ny

 

Yes, I would say the bike is out of date. Would you say that a 2000 Honda Accord/Civic/Etc same as the 2007 models?

What I am saying is that, if you are planning to drop 8k for a bike you might as well get something new and more up to date. I dont know where that 3-7k from its seems that you just kinda threw that in.Abrand new RR should cost youcost you close to 9 grand right now. Which is not that large of a stretch to the 8200 that F4ivst was taking about.

 

I guess it's what you mean by 'out of date'. That just sounds very...final and harsh to me. The F4i was their supersport to beat until the 600RR came out...it was Honda's top of the line for it's class. Then the 600RR came out in '03 and although it was totally redesigned, most tests concluded that it was a fraction better on the track, but the difference was negligible for the streets. Their numbers and stats were close to identical. Granted the RR has gone on to evolve since then where the F4i has not. But it's not like the F4i is stuck in the stone ages. It was never the 'Accord' in Honda's lineup...i still think the Corvette analogy is more fitting. Now the Kawi Ninja 650R i would call an 'Accord'...but not the F4i.

I got the price range from what i paid for my bike vs what i would pay for a new RR off the showroom floor. I got my '01 F4i for $3500. The RR lists for $9500 and they're not exactly keen on giving out great deals on them. And then if you finance (which is more likely when you get into that price range) you'll even wind up paying more in interest. I know new F4i's are going for more...but the '01 is identical in practically every way. Yes, i know you can get older RRs for closer to $5k...hence the range i gave... 3-7k more for something that's overall a bit better, but to me it's hard to see that it's worth it.

(And i appreciate the fact that this hasn't gotten to be a pissing match. I'm not trying to offend or contradict unnecessarily...just my point of view. I appreciate that we can both respect our difference in views. Cheers!)

 

7,999 OTD for our 05 in 05, and if he wants the kawi, whats wrong with that? the 636 is a hell of a bike, if thats the one he's looking at? I would go with a 636 before a F4I any day, and I'm a Honda fan for life, if he's a newbie, by all means, the F4i is probably the best 600 out there for him.

 

i just purchased my bike brand new about 2 months ago and i got mine for 7899.99 OTD... it was a steal compared to alot of stealerships out here in so. cali!

 

i would have to agree! i've driven my friend's bikes from gsx-r 600 to r6's. and hands down it is the best balanced "all around" bike in it's class. take it from honda's words on their website!!! the f4i is an AMA champ...

 

I got my '06 brand new in May of this year. The odometer read "00000" when I got on it for the first time.

I paid $6,999...