F4i VS 600 RR
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F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 11:05:59 AM
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CARGUYS
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Which bike would you guys reccomend for purchase and why? And whats the going price out there for an 04 models of each. I have ridden a CBR F3 and liked the riding position, is the RR really all that? or is the F4i sufficent.
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 11:34:07 AM
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I guess the answer lies within the question..what kinda of riding experience do you have?
And as far as the 600 being enuff..for what..?
125 comes up reak quick on a 600..so...use that in your calculations..
Anyone else...where is the automated resonse button...
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 11:51:20 AM
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The F4/F4i are way better day to day bikes... the only time you'll find the 600rr better is for extreme road riding (not a good idea) and racing. For a track day the F4i is more than capable and won't be noticably slower until you become a really good rider.
Save the money, get more comfort... get the F4i. If you want to seriously race/track day then perhaps the 600rr is for you.
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 12:08:21 PM
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I've had both within the past 6 months started with an f4i and now have an rr....both for sale by the way...but i like the RR much better. Just seems like the more aggressive bike i like the way it handles and rides more than the f4i but i think its all personal preference....if its your first bike or your not really big into riding i'd go with the f4i.
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 12:16:02 PM
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You definitely want to sit on both, and see how they feel. I have an F3, and when I was on a friend's 2006 600RR, my knees were higher than my elbows. I know you could move the rearsets down or back, but there's no way my 43-year old, 6-foot tall body would be very happy on a stock RR after a couple hours of riding.
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 3:05:15 PM
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Hey Guys I have been a rider for 27 years, started out riding dirt bikes then progressed to a Suzuki GS550 F .Then I quit riding 10 years ago. Then got the bug this summer and started with a Katana 600 then a 98 Cbr f3 which I really liked. I just wanted to upgrade newer and dont' want to get my ass handed to me by my buddy's bikes : 2003 Yzf r6, 2004 GSXR 750F, 2003 Hyabusa oh yea and one buddy with a Duck 799r. I never plan on going to the track. Just looking for your input. Thanks guys.
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 3:18:26 PM
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on the street the F4i can do everything the RR does and more comfortably. the question you need to ask is what you want in looks really. becasue you'll never max out eithe bikes full potential on the street
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR - 11/8/2006 5:15:15 PM
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first off, i own an 06 600rr, and i have also had many opportunities to ride an f4i.
the f4i is definetely the better street bike, its powerband feels like it starts a tad lower in the rpms.
i think the term better gets thrown around a little too much in the sport bike world. we have all heard oh you should have gotten ____ bike, its faster, or its better at _____ ... but as most people with common sense know, finding differences between any of the 600 super sports is like splitting hairs. same goes for the f4i/rr scenario. as some people have mentioned, some mags have turned times within 1/100th or a lot of times faster than the rr on the f4i. the rr may be considered a "better" track bike, but ill go out on a limb here and bet that if you found a lap time comparo between the 2, that the average difference would be less than 1 second. id say that if you dont mind the banana seat (lol sorry, i had to) the f4i will make you happier on the street, AND will hold its own on the track against any other 600, because regardless of whose bike is "better", bikes dont win races, racers do..
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR..are you serious - 11/9/2006 2:12:54 PM
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dude 600rr all the way man why would you want to spend your money on half the speed and half the performance not only that but just look at the bikes man 600rr will make you cream...f41 limp noodle
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR..are you serious - 11/9/2006 3:19:55 PM
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F4i has a more comfortable riding position (for me), but the rr looks better, has better brakes, and the undertail looks great. That is why I bought the rr. the faster time article was put out in 2003. This is 2006 and that article has no bearing (unless they are referring to a new article) as the rr weight has went down and the engine is better.
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR..are you serious - 11/9/2006 4:23:15 PM
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If you can tolerate the RR ergos than that is the bike to have. It is better looking, has underseat exhaust, is somewhat faster, and has newer technology.
For me the RR (rode buddies 2005 1krr a while before buying the F4i) was simply too uncomfortable, my hands went numb in 11 minutes. From what I can gather after a year of F4i ownership is that I have no need or want of any more power, an hour on the bike is easy, and I have no desire to race or do a track day. Don't forget that the F4i was Honda's 600cc racebike for years, and that even though it is somewhat older technology, chances are that very few of us will ever be talented enough to outride the abilities of this bike (the vast majority of you people that think you can are kidding yourselves).
Another plus is that for two up riding the F4i is better than the RR, and lets face it, the best way to take care of the 'banana seat issue' is with a hottie on the back.
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR..are you serious - 11/9/2006 4:54:01 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: atxtoofast4u
dude 600rr all the way man why would you want to spend your money on half the speed and half the performance not only that but just look at the bikes man 600rr will make you cream...f41 limp noodle
LOL its alot closer than half the 'speed and half the performance'
Ive only been riding a month and half, my buddy has a 05 RR600, i have a 06 F4i and no problems keeping up with him what so ever on the street. I dont ever go to the track or anything, so the RR may have the edge there, but on the street. . the F4i keeps up with just about anything out there.
< Message edited by Cage -- 11/9/2006 4:56:06 PM >
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR..are you serious - 11/9/2006 4:57:04 PM
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ORIGINAL: atxtoofast4u
dude 600rr all the way man why would you want to spend your money on half the speed and half the performance not only that but just look at the bikes man 600rr will make you cream...f41 limp noodle
I would certainly take someones advice that can't even create a complete sentence and surely go with the rr. Don't get a limp noodle you're not looking to buy some spaghetti.
Mike
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RE: F4i VS 600 RR..are you serious - 11/9/2006 5:31:44 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: atxtoofast4u
dude 600rr all the way man why would you want to spend your money on half the speed and half the performance not only that but just look at the bikes man 600rr will make you cream...f41 limp noodle
lol come on man, the difference is there, but the rr's advantage over the f4i are miniscule. it definetely looks a lot faster, but they are pretty similar bikes
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