I have wanted to get a street bike for quite a while but finances were always getting in the way what with being a full-time student and all. I know that there are only "two types" of riders so I long ago put armor for me and my potential machine high on my list of priorities. Recently I was offered a bike in trade that I couldnt pass up.

I got a '97 cbr 600 F3 that has been down, then built up to handle being put down regularly. Full engine cage, frame sliders, upright bars, 12 o'clock bar, ### brothers slip-on CF pipe (# is what I cant read on the badge) and 15/54 toothe sprockets (I think, I counted with the chain on). Unfortunately the P.O. also pounded the top of the tank in, eliminated all forms of lighting and guages, and used enough zipties and crimp-connectors to make a harbor freight jealous.

Plans:
- Make it run. The last time I messed with the bike before I got it the thing fired right up. Now I can't even get it to turn over. I found one of the 3 yellow wires leading from the case in front of the shifter had been eaten by the front sprocket. I fixed that but still nothing. What else can I check?

- make it street legal. I have a "universal" hi/low headlight, a LED tail/plate light, and some random mini turn signals to mount along with an F4i guage cluster that I need to search for the writeup on. All of this came with the bike. I need pictures of the headlight plug, the turn signal plugs, and the tail light plug (can anyone help me out with these?)

- make it prettier and more comfortable. I want to replace the tank (classifieds here, right?) because I will never stand on it and it sacrifices a little bit of capacity being all smashed in. I want to find a tail fairing that I like and make it work, perhaps with the 12 o'clock bar, but probably not. I don't have any desire to have this thing pointing that far up.

probably some other stuff but its late, I just got in from working on it and I am very tired. I look forward to browsing the forums and getting to know the community.

 

Hey and welcome to CBRF!!

Gosh, all these F3s coming in the door lately...

I still have mine and love it, they're great bikes,

the last and best of the steel framed CBRs


Good luck and enjoy the forums


Jules

 

two things:

one of the letters in my username is missing, thats whatI get for registering at 2am...

Can a moderator make me "TheAntiChrome", please?

I also forgot to post the pic I took as retiring for the night...



thanks

 

looks like it was a stuntin bike could b the reason the tank is dented in.ill take a look at my wiring on the signals its a simple 2 wire hook up the only thing i think ull need for the f41 gauges is a temp line and sensor the whole thing u have u tried jumpin it and putin choke on might needs clean the carbs check air filter and plugs plug wires make sure theres no oil on outside of engine if there is clean it and figure out where its comin from,u dont needa be goin down the road and have the engine lock up thad be very bad,i got mine on a trade to had been droped the rear end was all wacked out hada bend it all back the from and rear turn signals atleast where i live dont have to be as runing lights as long as u have head light ALWAYS ON AND TAIL LIGHT which is also brake light and check all ur fluids and brakes make sure ur chain is good n oiled and ur tires have good tread i road a bike that had bad tires and WOOOOO that sucked luckily it was on a private road i went down didnt know bout the tire till after the idiot didnt tell me dont kno how much u know bout the bike just letin ya know sum stuff to be safe let me kno wat ya figure out ill try to held as much as posible and make sure ur fuses r all good if u havnt found the fuse holder its like right under the throttle bar side.

 

now that i actually looked at the pic definatly looks like a stunter my rear sub frame dont look nething like that,that looks like a wheelie footrest and is there ne wires goin to back for brake and turn signals i dont see ne

 

sorry haha maybe a two brothers slip-on

 

well after thinking about it I figured the battery was toast because the charger indicator never moved when it was charging, even when switching between different charge settings. I was right. The thing turned right over with jumper cables... awesome. $80 dollar battery I am told

I then found a bad fuel leak while cranking it over, coming from AROUND the tube that goes between the pairs of carbs on either side of the bike. I wiggled it and found that it moves side-to-side unlike the one on the other side that didnt. I have no idea what the part is called and I have no idea how to fix it or even if i should attempt it myself.

please do take some pictures of the plugs that go to the turn signals F/R because everything was unplugged. I also need to fing the control for the bars because mine is gone. Other pic request would be the brake/tail/plate light plug. Thanks a million

yes it was used as a stunt bike. full engine cage w/ frame sliders, handlebar conversion, vortex sprocket(s?), rear "12 o'clock" bar for getting the bike straight up. Yeah it is a Two Brothers slip-on.

~joe

 

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