Hello All...Im looking for a honda cbr seen alot of pictures of them and they are the styles i like the most, and was wondering if some of you could help me pick a nice one and a good cbr (best year and best performance) I Only have Around $3200.00 to Spend so i know i cant get anything new but should be able to buy something nice and would last for awhile.. what year of cbr should i get? also im a newbie at a bike so i was thinking close to a 600.Well lets see some good advise for me hopefully someone could help me pick a nice one Thanks...


**i was looking at a 1998 cbr 600 12,000 miles 3,000 obo but not sure whats a good deal or priced to high.. just looking for a nice bike that will last for awhile...

Also my buddy has a 1994 cbr 1000f which is kinda heavy so im not really looking for a heavy bike.

 

98 is a f3... if your going to need parts and such then you might be better off to go with an f4.. which is 99 and 2000. It's alot easier to find mods and thing for these bikes, if you step up another year 01.. its an f4i and they are very common. Any honda should last a long time as long as you take care of it.

 

Yea But I Only Have Around $3200 I Dont Think I Can Buy A 2001 With My Price Range What Can I Buy? Thanks....

 

you can look at it two ways... put a little more into the initial investment and save money on maintenance costs. I know people on here who have got f4i's for under 4000. One thing you want to look out for if your buying an older bike is how many miles are on it. They need valve adjustments around 15-20k i think. Mine only has 8k and its an f4

 

Yeah Looking On Ebay Now Think Im Going Towards The F4 Like Yours.. What Do They Usually Go For Price Range? For Stock Or Maybe Just Exhaust?? Not Sure What Low Miles Is For That Year..1999-2000

 

Also How Fast Are The 2000 CBR600 F4? 1/4mile Stock Will They Beat The 2000GSX-R 600?

 

bro if you haven't ridden a bike yet then don't think about racing just yet... as soon as you get your bike... it owns you... you have to respect that. My buddy has a 01 gixxer... they are about the same.. i've never actually raced him tho. One of the main differences is he has fuel injection where an f4 is carb. He gets a tiny bit better response and cold start ups are nice with it too. A 99 and 00 are the same for f4.

The price totally depends on where you live. I live in Canada... so generally i pay a lot more than anyone in the us will pay. Anything under 10k is low miles imo.. but like i said.. hondas will last an extremely long time. If it has larger miles on it then make sure you see receipts for the valve adjustment/tunes.

 

Yeah Not Going To Race It, I Understand The Bike Will Own Me I Was Just Curious.. Thanks For The Info... How Do You Like The Carb Setup? Whats The First Fuel Injecton Year 2001?

 

yeah its an 01. Thats the f4i model. i for injection. I don't mind the carb.. i don't have much experience with bikes to start off with but i ran seafoam through it when the idle was rough and it helped clean the carbs.

 

if it's your first bike, i wouldn't go any bigger than a 600. they are pretty quick and handle a lot better than most of the bigger bikes, especially for a newer rider. as far as keeping up with other 600's, in my experience,the cbr does very well. most are within sucha small time from each other that the rider makes most of the difference anyway. i used to ride with a cbr900 and a gsxr1100. they might have pulled from me in a straight line, but i could loose them both in the twisties.
considering your price range, you should be able to find a bike in pretty decent shape. my f2 is mint withless than 18,000 miles on it. i'm sure it would go for close that price range if i sold it straight out. something like that may be what you should look for ratherthan a newer bike that has issues and has been abused, which puts it in that price range.either way, just don't jump on the first bike that you see. check out a few, and ride them, and you'll soon get a better idea of what you should be getting for your money.