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mitch Awsome -> Split seat for a f4. (6/6/2007 2:50:07 AM)
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Hi, I had a few people wondering if I can make a post about installing a Split seat from a 01-02 F4i on to a F4. So here we go. Sadly I did not take any pictures as I went a long, but I will try to take more in depth pics of the finished work tomorrow and add them later. First off, if you have a 03 or newer F4i with the banana seat I’m not sure if your bikes have the same Sub frame as the 01-02’s. Or if it’s like the ones found on the 99-00 F4, So you will have to figure out if it will work. But it’s easy to see if it is going to work or not once you have your tail fairing in you hand. First off I will note the parts you will need from A F4i for this swap:
-Sub frame.. (duh)
-Tail fairing
-Seat(s) or go with the flashy Fiber glass cover like mine, but I will be getting a seat since it’s a snap to switch back and forth.
- Battery tray
- Fender, Now you can go two ways here, get A after marker one that will include the tail lights and signals with all the wiring in one neat little package. Or get with the stock, and make sure you have the tail light and a set of signals and a plate mount. I got a Hotbodies and I have to say it’s a hunk of shit, but do what you want. (BTW if any one with a 01-02 wants to trade a stock fender, tails and signals for a black LED Hotbodies drop me a line)
-Passenger foot pegs and mounts. They are different and the ones from your F4 will not fit. So make sure you get them with your Sub frame.
-Slip-on. Because the passenger pegs are in a little different spot your stock pipe will not line up to the mount location. If you have a aftermarket pipe that allows you to move the hanger mount location your in luck
-Blots, there are about, 14 blots of different size and shape that you will need. For bolting down the seat, bolting the fairing by the tank, mounting the battery tray to sub frame by the rear lights, there is also 2 long blots that stick out for a net right behind the seat, and 4 of those little silly plastic Phillip things that always break. There is prolly some more if you use the stock finder.
The installation is quite straight forward. Start by removing the tail fairing on your F4, then pull all the relays on the side of the sub frame, and unbolt the regulator. Remove the Master cylinder for the rear break, and unbolt the pipe. Then unbolt the sub frame and hold it up over you head like if you won the Stanley cup (trust me you will be happy to get it off the bike). The F4i peace just blots up, and I just laid all my relays on the battery tray. Make sure you mount the regulator on the frame on some kind of plate to make sure it can transfer heat to the sub frame to cool, it has no other way of cooling and you will melt it if you just leave it under the seat. Make sure you get your tumbler from your trunk, it just pops out and pull the cable off it. Then after that its pretty much just bolting every thing back together in the same fashion as it came apart. I’m not quite sure on the steps you have to take if your using the stock lights, but if you have made it this far, its not rocket science I’m sure you will figure it out. Then you will be able to enjoy your new frilly seats and your bike will look like a sport bike not a sv or something. The one thing I noticed off the bat is the seat is much harder, but the bike is a lot easier to control and I think you sit a little bit lower. [font=
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