Hi all,

New here and to biking in general. Always an admirer of mechanical things it was only a matter of time since I got on the horse Anyway I bought a rundown 600f3 for a few hundred euros. Believe it or not I wanted to start this way so I could restore it and figure out bikes at the same time rather than sink a couple of grand on something prestine and be afraid to touch it in fear of breaking it. It was a learning curve to say the least when the 1st week I had it I changed the wiring loom Here's a link to some photos on dropbox that I took along the way. It's by no means finished

The bike I had bought was stunted, which I didnt know what that was at the time. They hacked back all the front of the loom as they didnt need lights or the dash. The rear frame was chopped off and replaced with what I'm guessing is a 03-05 600rr, also didnt know due to inexperience at time of purchase Anyway I'm still not riding it on a daily basis until it's restored and was browsing this site often as a reference so decided to join you guys. Hope to see y'all round the forums.

Jim

 

Welcome to the forum Jim.

 

Welcome to the CBR Forum Jim,

It is a good attitude that you have with regards to riding and fettling! I know of a few people who buy a pristine bike and then are hesitant to ride because they might scratch or break it!

Fix it and get out there and ride.

Cheers, SB

 

That's a project for sure. Looks, from the photo's, like it's coming along well though. Good on you for bringing one back! (looks like new tires are in your future)

 

Welcome.

 

welcome to the party Jim. she's got some visible areas that could use some love, but this is the sort of thing that can turn into a rewarding project. that RR tail isn't scabbed on too badly, it could actually be more of a nice unique feature when all's said and done. enjoy your new project!

 

Welcome Jim!
Good luck with the bike :-D

 

I'm still mulling over completely restoring it to factory or leaving it custom. It would be easier for sure finding parts if it was a complete f3. You wouldn't believe how long it took me to find out what the tail was actually from I like the 600rr tails more so than the stock ones so I'll probably leave it. I'm thinking about welding up an under tail exhaust. Think it'll look sweet!

I dont understand why people ruin good machines the way the previous guy did and I did indeed shell out on front and back tyres since

Any of you guys know where to get a 600rr tail online? I'm trying to find the under fairing plastics with the lock in it for the seat too, thats the next job.

 

... and now that I really look at it, it looks like a 954 tail, not a 600.

 

See! Those were the ones I narrowed it down to. I might take it off and get a few detailed images up. Ye guys prolly be able to tell me straight off the bat. On the plastic underneath the fairing it has 600rr written on it.