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02-16-2013, 05:59 PM
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ahh so your right near me then. shoot me a PM, maybe once spring rolls around we can ride bro. I miss my f3, such a great bike. I ride a 954 now tho. You may see me cruising around a lot around highland. I ride everywhere.
PS. a common mod for the f3 if you really want to have a good ride is to swap the shock. I used a f4i shock. A bit taller (ok cuz im a tall guy) but it gets rid of that resivour.
PS. a common mod for the f3 if you really want to have a good ride is to swap the shock. I used a f4i shock. A bit taller (ok cuz im a tall guy) but it gets rid of that resivour.
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03-01-2013, 04:52 AM
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Major UPDATE!!
So after a few months of ownership, I had the chance to play with my F3 for a few hours. My first attempt failed to get her running. I pulled all the plugs, put some light oil down the chambers and tried again. Same slow cranking. ****!!
I ripped apart my jumper cables and found the problem. I wouldn't use these cables for speaker wires! Complete crap. Off to Advance I went and bought a legit set. Back to my house and whadda you know? She cranks at full speed!!
I excitedly put all plugs in and put some starting fluid down the carbs. Thumbed the starter button and cough cough cough! She made smoke!!
I then put the airbox together, put the tank back on, put 2 gallons of fuel in and thumbed the button for a few cycles to prime the carbs. After about ten seconds, she settled into a nice 2k choke fed idle
All my fears vanished as my 599cc's breathed again. Wow what a sound out of the open pipe terminating under the bike. I have a Scorpion titanium high mount that's going on soon.
I'm so overjoyed right now and still have work and parts sourcing to do but I know she runs and runs well after sitting for a year.
I ripped apart my jumper cables and found the problem. I wouldn't use these cables for speaker wires! Complete crap. Off to Advance I went and bought a legit set. Back to my house and whadda you know? She cranks at full speed!!
I excitedly put all plugs in and put some starting fluid down the carbs. Thumbed the starter button and cough cough cough! She made smoke!!
I then put the airbox together, put the tank back on, put 2 gallons of fuel in and thumbed the button for a few cycles to prime the carbs. After about ten seconds, she settled into a nice 2k choke fed idle
All my fears vanished as my 599cc's breathed again. Wow what a sound out of the open pipe terminating under the bike. I have a Scorpion titanium high mount that's going on soon.
I'm so overjoyed right now and still have work and parts sourcing to do but I know she runs and runs well after sitting for a year.
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03-06-2013, 08:17 PM
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03-06-2013, 08:18 PM
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ahh so your right near me then. shoot me a PM, maybe once spring rolls around we can ride bro. I miss my f3, such a great bike. I ride a 954 now tho. You may see me cruising around a lot around highland. I ride everywhere.
PS. a common mod for the f3 if you really want to have a good ride is to swap the shock. I used a f4i shock. A bit taller (ok cuz im a tall guy) but it gets rid of that resivour. They are much firmer and much better handling
PS. a common mod for the f3 if you really want to have a good ride is to swap the shock. I used a f4i shock. A bit taller (ok cuz im a tall guy) but it gets rid of that resivour. They are much firmer and much better handling
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08-09-2013, 11:36 AM
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Just a small update. Since I have had the bike I replaced the following
Now I'm just eagerly waiting for the fairings I ordered to come and I'm almost done!! So happy to see this bike come together after 6 months of on and off work.
- Front rim
- Front and Rear tires
- New Gauges
- New Fairing Stay
- Installed Factory Rear Fender
- New Rear Rotor and Pads
- Replaced Mirrors
Now I'm just eagerly waiting for the fairings I ordered to come and I'm almost done!! So happy to see this bike come together after 6 months of on and off work.
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