Good bike for my size? 2002 cbr600F4i

I'm 5'1, 115 lbs and I'm upgrading from the Ninja 250 and was looking for something with a low seat height and something that wasn't to heavy. I'm considering an 2002 CBRF4i with 5000 miles for $2,750. I wanted to know if this is a good price as I don't think anyone really goes by the kbb. Secondly I need to lower the bike, can someone tell me the best way to do this, shocks, lowering links or whatever. I'm not interested in shaving the seat. Whats the most that this bike can be dropped? Also a question that has nothing to do with the topic but I noticed some CBRF4i have a different seat, one is more of the crotch rocket style seat and the other is just one whole seat. I thought the one seat was the F4i but I saw some other F4i with the one seat. Can anyone explain? Does ths 02 model have one seat or is it 2?

01-03 have the "split-seat" or crotch rocket, assuming that bike is in good order thats a STEAL i just paid 4200 from private owner for an 02 with 8k miles and thats about an average price. Try to avoid dropping the bike, I heard it negatively affects handling. Sounds like your a chick, whats your inseam length (no pedo)

Yeah thats a really good price, just make sure to go over everything before you buy it. Its not really that its a tall seat hight its just a wide bike. If you can avoid dropping the bike do that but unless your a fairly aggressive street rider I dont think lowering it will affect you that much.

Yea thats a good deal if the seller is not Bluffing its a STEAL!!! You would defenitlly need to lower it cause im like 5'9 and I dont even set my foot flat on the ground. And you would have to cut youre kick stand once you lower it. There is different Links on were how to lower youre bike in here search it.

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Sounds like your a chick, whats your inseam length (no pedo)

HAHAHAHAHA dude, this hella made me lawl...

I'm pretty sure the guy is serious, I'm usually good about shopping around for good deals. Plus I go Michigan State and there is always someone giving their stuff away pretty much to pay tuition or rent. But if he is playing around oh well. It has a few scratches, but nothing major. Guess I'll check it out and buy it if its in good condition. I'll post pics if I get it. 

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I'm pretty sure the guy is serious, I'm usually good about shopping around for good deals. Plus I go Michigan State and there is always someone giving their stuff away pretty much to pay tuition or rent. But if he is playing around oh well. It has a few scratches, but nothing major. Guess I'll check it out and buy it if its in good condition. I'll post pics if I get it. 

are you hot? I'll buy it for you for bewbie pix ;)

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I'm pretty sure the guy is serious, I'm usually good about shopping around for good deals. Plus I go Michigan State and there is always someone giving their stuff away pretty much to pay tuition or rent. But if he is playing around oh well. It has a few scratches, but nothing major. Guess I'll check it out and buy it if its in good condition. I'll post pics if I get it. 

are you hot? I'll buy it for you for bewbie pix ;)

Thats what I'm told. So what are the best lowering links for this bike. Vortex, Billet? I thought the seat height was 31.9 in on this and 6'0 people can't flat foot this so how am I going to be able to ride this thing. I'm a little worried now.

wear those really tall clunky heals lol

Ive seen people <5'5 handle F4is somewhat with ease, i think lowering it to your comfort zone is possible, but i would see how much of a reach it is now, when you go see the bike up close.

I have a 2000 F4 and when I bought it (used) it was already lowered.  I am only 5'4" and have no problem with it.  I have about 55lbs on you so that helps me.  Just get a lowering link and then lower the front end also.  I have had no problems with handling with it lowered.

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Guess I'll check it out and buy it if its in good condition. I'll post pics if I get it. 

 
you should post some pictures even though you havent purchased yet if you have any.

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Thats what I'm told. So what are the best lowering links for this bike. Vortex, Billet? I thought the seat height was 31.9 in on this and 6'0 people can't flat foot this so how am I going to be able to ride this thing. I'm a little worried now.

as stated before, you can't really go by just the seat height. The F4i is a fairly wide bike. I'm about 5'7" or 5'8" and I'm close to setting both feet on the ground but not quite. However on my buddies new gsx-r 750 i can sit on it with flat feet on the ground and knees bent...it's that much narrower.

make sense?

I think at 5'1" it will be tough no matter what you do, plus you don't weigh enough to really compress the suspension. I think you need a skinny shorter bike, not sure if a SV650 can be dropped that much either.
 
 
Good luck with the search.

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Thats what I'm told. So what are the best lowering links for this bike. Vortex, Billet? I thought the seat height was 31.9 in on this and 6'0 people can't flat foot this so how am I going to be able to ride this thing. I'm a little worried now.

as stated before, you can't really go by just the seat height. The F4i is a fairly wide bike. I'm about 5'7" or 5'8" and I'm close to setting both feet on the ground but not quite. However on my buddies new gsx-r 750 i can sit on it with flat feet on the ground and knees bent...it's that much narrower.

make sense?

I see, well I'll sit on it when I go take a look at it and see how far I am from the ground. If I'm to far from the ground I'll pass. This sucks I reallly wanted this bike and my height may be an issue, and the width of the bike of course. Maybe a GSXR would be a better choice? I only want a sportbike

if all else fails, buy it for what he offered it to you, then flop it for a profit. Shit i bet you could make a grand off it easy

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I'm pretty sure the guy is serious, I'm usually good about shopping around for good deals. Plus I go Michigan State and there is always someone giving their stuff away pretty much to pay tuition or rent. But if he is playing around oh well. It has a few scratches, but nothing major. Guess I'll check it out and buy it if its in good condition. I'll post pics if I get it. 

are you hot? I'll buy it for you for bewbie pix ;)

Thats what I'm told. So what are the best lowering links for this bike. Vortex, Billet? I thought the seat height was 31.9 in on this and 6'0 people can't flat foot this so how am I going to be able to ride this thing. I'm a little worried now.

I'm 5'10-5'11ish I'd guess and I can flat foot it.

I don't want this to sound bad or anything. because I want more people to ride. but in all honesty. even with lowering a bike... my buddy is 5'5" and we lowered his and he still has a bitch of a time touching the ground. and he out weighs you. when he comes up to a stop he pretty much starts to lay the bike over and then just catches it. but he's also droped it doing that. and he's a good rider. but whatever you what to do.

not sure why so many people are having a hard time with their bike... i'm 5'4 and 125 soaking wet, i can get the balls of my feet on the ground with no problem... definitely don't need to lay the bike over and try to catch it before it hits the ground like the poster above

my friend rides an FZ6 and he said when he put new tires on (Pirelli Diablos), the height of the bike dropped by about an inch, enough so that he could go from the balls of his feet down to flat footing it

I'm not sure that the F4i is going to be the most comfortable bike in the world but it is a great bike.  I think if you are small I'd even consider a Suzuki SV650, it's a naked standard and you kind of sit up like you would on the EX250.  I know you only want a sport bike but the SV can rock out a low 12 second ET....not a bad choice for the money.  BTW I still hang on to a Ninja 250 for the daily thrash...

Get the 1000RR...



haha just kidding

F4i's are great bikes!  And thats a HELL of a deal.....run the VIN before you buy!

I am a hair under 5'9" and have no problem on my '06 F4i, rode my roomies 02' f4i before I bought mine and had no problems there either.  My fiance is only a couple inches taller then you and I did some research on low seat height bikes and the Kawasaki 500 Ninja looks pretty sweet with the new fairings they put on it and has a lower seat height then the CBR's. 
 
I gotta say though that is a really cheap price for a CBR.  My roomie shopped for like 3 months and was happy with just under $5k for his  (had about 4k on it) and mine was $1,000 more then that with 5900 miles.  I definately agree the width the bike/seat is going to be almost as big a factor as the seat height itself if not equally important. 
 
Also those SV's might be a good choice, you can buy belly pans and/or full plastics for them if you still want the full sportbike look.  My 2 cents.
 
 

also, the new 08 sv650's are available fully faired.  i also think around the 2003 era they were offered fully faired as well.  Even though the styling is dated, a ninja500r has plenty of power, yet is quite narrow and low.  my shorter friend loved the way the 500 felt, and he's about 5'5".  I'm 5'11" with a 32" inseam.  the only bike i haven't been able to flat foot is a kawi versys...but that thing has a seat height of like 5 feet, lol.  

have u tried sitting on it yet?  if you can get your toes down u should still be ok

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I have a lowering link for an F4i...
 
I bought it off a gal that had it lowered and she was 5'6"...I'm 6' and it was a little low and frankly was not stock. You can count on it being 2" inches lower.