What should I do next?
I got a 2001 F4i. I am not into racing or increasing perforamance, it's hard in my area to use that extra power. For now, I'm doing what I can to make my bike look nicer.
So far, I got...
HID's, flushed blinkers, LED tail lights with integrated signals, blacked out windshield, Yoshimura TRS slip-on exhaust, and that's about it.
What is the next best thing to do that'll make my bike a lot nicer? I'm gonna paint my bike next, but not sure what else to do. Need some inspiration and advice.
So far, I got...
HID's, flushed blinkers, LED tail lights with integrated signals, blacked out windshield, Yoshimura TRS slip-on exhaust, and that's about it.
What is the next best thing to do that'll make my bike a lot nicer? I'm gonna paint my bike next, but not sure what else to do. Need some inspiration and advice.
+1 on the seat cowl. a must if you want a cleaner/nicer/meaner look (choose your adjective). what made my bike look 1000X better was powdercoating the rims. if you want to save money on the process, do as much as you can by yourself. i have a front and rear stand, so i took the rims off myself, took off the rotors, and punched out the bearings. but i couldnt unmount the tires and pull the valve stems, so i took it to the local shop. it was $25 to unmount the tires and $25 to remount them when they were powdercoated. the powdercoating was $200 for both. unfortunately, i busted the inner race on one of my bearings when i was pressing it back in my front rim, so i just replaced both of them ($30 total). also, buy a pair of valve stems ($3) before you take your rims and tires back to get remounted and bring them to the shop with you. all in all, less than $300 and like i said, looks a 1000X better. you might want to hold off on powdercoating if you are planning to paint the bike though. do that first that way you can pc the rims to match. i have a stock silver/red and the powdercoating couldnt match the color more perfectly. just a suggestion...
Very simple mod that looks nice:
Some people find it goofy but I like tire paint (duplicolor hot tires - www.duplicolor.com, available at schucks), on both the lettering and grooves. (dont paint the grooves if there's not much tread left)
And then a 1/2 in tape to go around the rims... really makes the tires blend into the look of the bike.
Some people find it goofy but I like tire paint (duplicolor hot tires - www.duplicolor.com, available at schucks), on both the lettering and grooves. (dont paint the grooves if there's not much tread left)
And then a 1/2 in tape to go around the rims... really makes the tires blend into the look of the bike.



