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Old 10-02-2016, 01:10 PM
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Hello,

My name is Derek, I'm from Harleysville PA, and I graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in chemistry this past May. I own a '99 CBR 600 F4 which I am in the process of converting to a pseudo-f4i (for the fuel injection). Here are some photos of my F4 when I got it, after I spruced it up a bit, and some of the work I did:

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^notice the super rusty headers and the missing plastic in between the lower fairings

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^I did not buy a new gauge cover, I used Ardex detailing silicone. At the time I worked in the plant that canned that stuff. It works very well and smells excellent!

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^Shimmed my valves (quite an adventure!)

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Old 10-02-2016, 08:27 PM
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Welcome, your exhaust pipes are so clean - you could cook and eat of them! Very nice work. So you want an injected F4? Please document your build in the F4 section, that's a very cool idea.

I've always liked the F4, it's one of the best looking banana seat bikes there is.
 
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Old 10-03-2016, 06:25 AM
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Haha thank you! They probably won't stay that way, but I do have stainless steel polish!


I will definitely be posting about the fuel injection conversion! I have several of the parts I need so far, so I will post soon!
 




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