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It's alive........ - 11/1/2004 12:56:40 PM
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NeonspeedRT
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Well I got my 98 CBR600F3 running this past weekend. I spent about 4 hours putting a new fuel pump on her and cleaning the spark plugs. The bike had been sitting for the past several months due to the prior owner not caring about it. I got it and it was obvious that the fuel pump was bad. I went to our local bike scrap yard and picked up a fuel pump off a F4 that worked perfectly. I replaced that and realized the plugs were fouled out. I cleaned them off and got them looking like new again. She fired right up. I need to do an oil change and put some fresh gas in her asap before I let her run for any period of time, but she is running.
I was going to turn it into a track bike, but I might wait awile for that. My girlfriend really wants to learn to ride. She is taking her msf class in the next few months. So I figure i'll let her use this for a starter bike so she can ride with us when we go out, once she has some experience. The bike is perfect for it. The guy I got it from wanted to be a stunter, so he bought extra plastics and furred it out. The fur is crazy. The bike was the desert storm paint scheme (maroon, tan, & black). He did the fur in matching colors to the paint scheme. He put a kawasaki zx-6r front end on it with some high intensity driving lights for headlights and a different tank. It also has some good frame sliders. So it's ready to be stunted, or in this case for my girlfriend as a new rider. I still have all the factory plastics and headlight safely stored, so when she gets some good skills and experience, I can make turn it back to stock.
Hopefully I can do the oil change this weekend and get some fresh gas for the 600. Once I do that, i'm going to try and take her for a nice ride. She has been neglected the past few months. 
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RE: It's alive........ - 11/5/2004 12:48:40 PM
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sirlimpzalot
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So have you got the bike on the road and have you had your girlfriend ride it yet??
And you mention she has been neglected for a few months..are you talking about the bike or the girlfriend?? J/K
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RE: It's alive........ - 11/5/2004 2:26:05 PM
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QuikSilver
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2004 Suzuki GSXR 600 (Track Bike and in pieces)
2006 Aprilia SXV 550 (Coming Spring 2006)
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RE: It's alive........ - 11/5/2004 5:15:46 PM
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NeonspeedRT
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quote:
ORIGINAL: sirlimpzalot
So have you got the bike on the road and have you had your girlfriend ride it yet??
And you mention she has been neglected for a few months..are you talking about the bike or the girlfriend?? J/K
Hahahaha, that would be the bike that has been neglected  . I take care of my girl. LMAO. The prior owner of the bike let it sit for several months. Hopefully I will have the time to do an oil change this weekend. As long as I can get that done, i'll take the bike out for a good ride. I'm waiting for my girl to take the MSF course before letting her ride. She knows the basics, but i'll feel better with her having the MSF course done before I start working with her on riding anymore.
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