hey guys, i am going to be picking up my first bike this week!!

but i am kinda of stuck in a debate;
i am looking at an 2000 f4 orange and black with only 54 miles on it for $5000

or a

2004 f4i black and yellow with 5,000 miles on it for $5500

both bikes are completly stock, and have never been dropped.

i do plan on adding a few aftermarket parts to which ever one i decide on, which include a black windscreen, slip on, undertail led brake light, frame slidders, rim tape, and mabye a few more little things.

i like the guage cluster on the f4i alot more than the f4

but then again 54 miles is kinda hard to pass up.


tell me what you guys think!

i would post pics, but im pretty sure you guys know what a stock orange and black, and black and yellow f4 and f4i look like lol

Thanks

-Ben

 

get the f4i..54 miles is good but the carbs may give you issues.

 

go with the one you feel best with all i can say.

 

Sitting unused is any machines worst enemy. The F4 may only have 54 miles but that doesn't mean you won't have to do some work to it to get it back in SAFE running order. That would include changing all the fluids, inspect and replace tires if necessary (dry rot), flush and bleed brakes, clean carbs, drain gas and clean tank and lines, make sure no furry creatures have built neses in the airbox, ect. Weird stuff can happen when bikes/cars whatever sit for long periods of time without being used. Personally I'd pass on the F4. Go with the F4i... a little newer and hasn't been sitting quite as much, plus fuel injection is a definite plus

 

^^ dude knows his ****!

 

Actually I don't think Thirdgen knows anything about a bike sitting unused [sm=smiley36.gif]

 

Quite right!! [sm=icon_rofl.gif]

Oh and welcome Killian!
Go with the F4i IMO

 

thanks for all the fast replys!

well i am buying the bike from a dealer, so they do this whole inspection to make sure that everything on the bike is completly safe and in running order.

the 2000 f4 that was sitting unsused is getting new tires put on it, re-coating the gas tank, cleaning the carbs, and a few other things i cant remember.

i think i am going to have to make a trip up there this weekend and sit on both of them and see what is more comfortable to me.

just out of curiosity, how many miles does it take to break in a new bike?

 

Depends on the bike! According to the owners manual for a 2007 Honda CBR 600RR, you are to basically "take it easy" for the first 300 miles. Specificly they say don't do hard, wide open starts and things like that. That was crazy low mileage in my opinion... not even at the first service point! (Honda Engineers know best, so I trust them)


That being said... I've seen new Kawasaki's that take a crazy break in schedule of something like not going over 6K rpms for 300 miles, then not over 9K rpms for another 500 miles, etc etc. I'd check out an owners manual and just go by what it says. Can't do anything wrong if you follow the advice of the people that put it together and designed it.

 

Fuel injection is the only way to go. Carbs are a headache. The F4i will be a better bet.