hey just picked up a 2000 CBR F4 today and I notice most people are running F4i's rather then F4's.. my question.. any real difference other then fuel injection vs carbs? I realise i'll probably get flammed for this but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask.

 

fi and a banana seat ....

 

so nothing major then. I can live with the banana seat since i got a good deal.

 

but as a stunter you won't beable to live with carbs for long

 

carbs sounds tend to bog out.. but they can flow a lot more gas than fuel injection.

i had an F4 it was cool i didnt really go all out and stunt it full time i was just riding it as a commuter as a daily driver etc... prior to me selling it i had the basic clutch manuever down.
overall its a good bike. its pretty fast theyre fun.

but f4i i'd say is more reliable

and f4i also have banana seats just get a newer one.. but why have a banana seat i'd rather have the solo seat with that sick rear end on the 01-03 years.

if i ever got an f4i i'd want it to be red/white scheme and a 01.

but f4's are good to start on to learn the feel of a600cc learn how to ride etc.

how much did you pay?

 

$5000 canadian with a D+D exhaust, new tires front rear, oil changed, all fluids changed (coolant, brake fluid etc), 3000km warranty or 3 months starting in spring.. shes stock other then the exhaust.

 

i'm hoping its decent to get my wheelies down since it weighs significantly less then my ZX7 did.. I don't care if i can't do anything too technical on it without it bogging because its going to be one hell of a lot easier to stunt then my 7 was.. If i'm happy with this bike i'll look into an F4i later on but for the next couple seasons i should be good with this.

how severe is the bogging down?

 

they only bogg in real slow 12's

 

alright so it'll still be a good entry stunter then?

 

yep...

 

fuel injection is all new to me i've never known the difference in bikes because i always own older bikes cause i'm still a student. so i appreciate u givin me advice without flaming me for not knowing the difference

 

5 grand canadian how much is that in US dollars ??

i think you paid a little waaaay 2 much.
heres some pics of my old one. #1 pic is day 2 of me having and pic #2 is like almost a year later

i paid 2900 abused it like it was a ***** and then sold it for 3 with a baaald *** rear tire






as you can see i tried to self polish the wheels.. did a couple things to it
i made it look a lot nicer than it was.

i also crashed on it once

 

its like 4220 american, prices on used bikes if you buy through dealerships are usualyl jacked up here.. but i'd rather get it with that good warranty rather then get stuck with a bike thats got hidden problems

 

i never had one single problem on my bike.. it always started ran strong no matter how much gas i gave it.. the brakes started to go out and i wasnt really payin attention to how little brake i had left until i almost got killed on it.. i didnt even wanna bother with it then i just sold it it had 30+ thousand miles on it and i was tired of it .. gettin my big boy bike this summer

 

i love my f4, really good starter bike to get all the basics down

 

hmm 30k miles thats like 50,00ish km i think. i just had a bad experience with the zx7 i bought before because i bought it as is from a private owner so I figured i'll pay a bit more then i should just to make sure i get something thats not ognna let me down

 

ya bro i know exxactly where youre comin from.. my 2nd bike was a92 fzr 600 freakin motor locks up on me the week after i had it... i was PIIISSSSED

 

my motor has like 20,000 on it and it knocks like a bitch but it still runs strong for now

anybody have an f4 motor?

 

my zx7 first the drain plug blew out of it and i was doin about 65mp/h when i hit the corner and it blew and i pulled over after the bend and it pissed hot oil everywhere on a ****** scalding day then fixed that then it started runnin like **** and it turns out the carb boots were old and hard so they didn't conform to the carbs and kawi has gutless customer service and 0 new carb boots or airboxes in the entire world, after calling kawi canada, US, UK, germany, france and getting in touch with kawi japan I was told i was basically **** outta luck. hence I will never buy another kawi again, they didn't even offer any suggestions they simply said its not their fault.
/end rant.

 

i think theres an F4 motor for sale on Ebay right now for cheap.. could be wrong though