Hey all, picked up an 01 F4i today. So far I love this thing, it's pretty rough cosmetically but new fairings are surprisingly inexpensive for this bike so not too worried about that. More importantly, the bike seems to be mechanically sound. Gonna give it a go through at some point to just check on things here and there, but hey its a Honda so not too worried. The seller seemed legit enough and just from riding it it feels awesome! Does have a little bit of a right lean to it when my hands are off the bars, probably rear wheel alignment so I'm ordering a stand (no centerstand sucks lol). This is my second bike, started on an 04 Ninja 500R and put about 16.5k on it in a little over a year and a half. Not gonna get rid of the little Ninja, but for now I'm gonna be enjoying my lovely new CBR It's a completely different beast from the 500 and I'm truly glad I started on something smaller and more approachable.

Here's a few pics of the new girl. For some reason my phone took these in VGA res so they're sorta blurry.

 

hi and welcome
she`s a nice looking bike from your pics

 

welcome to CBRF!



the leaning could also be in the front end too - make sure the forks ae dead even. it can throw the axle off a lil bit

 

Welcome to the forum.

Your bike doesn't look all that bad. Congrats on your purchase!

 

Welcome to the CBR Forum Spartan,

Bike looks good - and I love the disappearing Ninja trick

Cheers, SB

 

Welcome

 

Thanks all!

Hahaha good one!

Bike has a little bit of a rattle to it, I think the CCT needs to be readjusted (its an APE unit) doesn't sound half as bad as some of the stock ones I've heard though. Other than that, I'm absolutely loving this bike! and WOW it can freaking pull. Now I know what a power wheelie feels like It's really just enjoyable to ride. Everything about it is better than my 500 except for the gas mileage and the rock I mean seat.

 

You'll love it. Great bike!