bassJAM
9/25/2007 1:56:54 PM
Hi all! Been lurking here for a couple weeks, and just bought and 01 F4I on ebay last night, taking delivery next friday (so excited!!!). I'm a new rider, took the MSF course last fall (never had been on a motorcycle before that), and got a 04 Ninja 500 this summer. I've put about 3000 on the Ninja since mid July, read anything about riding I could find, spent many hours practicing braking in a parking lot (where I inadvertently found out the little Ninja could do a mini-wheelie), and when I finally got rid of my chicken strips (okay...I still have about 1/8" of one on the left side) I felt ready to move up. So I'd just been looking for a good deal and hopefully, I got one. I'm keeping my fingers crossed till it arrives hoping I didn't get screwed.
doncollins
9/25/2007 2:30:26 PM
What do you mean by arrives? Is it being shipped to you?
Welcome to the forum and post pics when you have the bike.
Brennan
9/25/2007 3:51:03 PM
welcome man, post up some pics when you get the bike
Wildcat
9/25/2007 8:53:46 PM
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ORIGINAL: bassJAM
Hi all! Been lurking here for a couple weeks, and just bought and 01 F4I on ebay last night, taking delivery next friday (so excited!!!).
Welcome to the site bassJAM. It's going to be a long week and a half, huh?! LOL. Congrats on the new bike.
Here's you next Friday morning
halfwayd
9/25/2007 10:38:42 PM
Lucky bastard...my 900 is getting picked up Wed. 9-26, delivered by Oct. 10th...I finalized my deal on ebay Friday...so I'm looking over 2 weeks (though it is from NY to FL)...enjoy! I'm originally from Cincy myself - just moved to Gainesville a month and a half ago - whodey, go Reds, O-H-I-O. :) And good choice on the upgrade, CBRs are the shiznit - not quite as much power (not that you can really tell) as some of the other brands, but for handling, forget it - much more comfort and roadfeel.
Dave
bassJAM
9/26/2007 6:24:24 AM
The guy selling it is going on vacation, and said it'd only be a few hours out of his way to drop it off. So I'm giving him some money four his trouble, plus it saves me about 14 hours of driving to pick it up myself. Here's a pick from him:
And yeah, it's going to be a VERY long week and a half. At least I still have my Ninja to ride until then.
bassJAM
9/26/2007 6:32:31 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: halfwayd
And good choice on the upgrade, CBRs are the shiznit - not quite as much power (not that you can really tell) as some of the other brands, but for handling, forget it - much more comfort and roadfeel.
Dave
It was a hard decision, I was originally wanting an SV650, then realized I'd probably get bored with it soon, and then began looking at ZX6's from the early 2000's or the newer ZZR600 (same bekie as the older ZX6), but I really wanted to have fuel injection, and the F4I seemed to be about the same comfort as the Kawasaki.
Lrn2Go
9/26/2007 9:34:05 AM
Glad to hear from you and again, welcome to the site! Most of the people here are real nice and helpful, feel free to ask questions all you want!
fishfryer527
9/26/2007 12:07:49 PM
looks great. I like the all black, enjoy it.
voodoochyl
9/26/2007 6:31:39 PM
That is a sexy bike, Jam...glad to have you with us! Great choice!!!
