RE: f4i...worth it?
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/14/2008 7:31:59 AM
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WOT
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Hey, I have had a 2000 R6 and now a 2001 F4i. First, please remember to compare apples to apples as far as age and mileage.
To compare, the R6 is more aggressive and feels smaller/lighter than the F4i, but not as solid. The F4i is a solid bike that requires very little mtnce. My bike has over 20K on it now and runs like new.
The CCTL is not an issue really, it''s a $60 part and is more annoying than damaging... not sure what Electrical and Fuel issues you are referring to, but every bike has similar problems.
Everyone was bitching about the "2nd gear" issue on the R6 when I had mine, although I never experienced it. Basically 2nd gear was going out on a lot of bikes and people were getting pissed at Yamaha.
The way the two bikes look is pretty different and the F4i looks antiquated to me, but that''s all personal preference.
< Message edited by WOT -- 8/14/2008 7:37:50 AM >
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/14/2008 9:27:33 AM
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thenewuser
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ORIGINAL: WOT
To compare, the R6 is more aggressive and feels smaller/lighter than the F4i, but not as solid.
yea that is one thing i liked about my r6 (mine was a 2004) is it was very easy to throw around. how do u mean by solid? i know its a bit bulkier but as far as handling how hard would it be to maneuver out of lets say a road debris sitution or somethin that requires you to throw your bike out of the way real quick. btw im looking at an 01-02 f4i not the newer ones.
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/14/2008 9:47:45 AM
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WOT
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I think you can maneuver both the same in any situation once you are used to the bike. It''s hard to describe, but I feel like you can hardly tell the bike is there when you are on the R6, it feels like you are one with the bike. I don''t get that feeling so much with the F4i. By solid, I mean the F4i feels bigger/heaver/smoother... like when you shut the car door on a really nice car compared to a cheap one.
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/14/2008 10:06:58 AM
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thenewuser
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oh yea i know that feeling of being one with the bike, but thats alright if the f4i doesnt have that. thats pretty much what lead to my crash in the first place lol
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/14/2008 7:15:39 PM
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Well lets try it this way.....Are u looking for a great bike thats comfortable, fun and handles very good. Or are u looking for a bike thats uncomfortable as fux, fast, and handles like chit (until you get a steering damper).....OK now thats the F4i compared to RR''s and those little Slozuki Gixxers (Fixxers, as i like to call them)......I have an 03 954RR and my ole lady as an 01 F4i......IMO, i can have 4x''s as much fun on her F4i (with my experience on the 1K''s). Because i know the 600 is more than enough bike for 90% of the people that ride streets. And i know the F4i is comfortable as hell and handles just as good as my 954RR does with a Scotts damper............So now i guess its all in what you want.....=-)
PS: If u wanna be like everybody and their momma, go buy a Gixxer, LMAO....=-)
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/14/2008 8:46:15 PM
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zoniebutt
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my first bike was a 2006 R6... then i got a 954 and now a f4i.... I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER YAMAHA !!! yamaha have no low end torque wat so ever and are not as "peppy" as hondas
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/14/2008 11:14:32 PM
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y0ukeun
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dude screw yamaha they have so many problems! the 03-05 r6 has much bigger problems than the f4i. i''ve owned both too. performance wise, i''d probably go for the r6...but if i had to choose i''d pick the f4i hands down.
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/15/2008 1:04:15 AM
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seansinisi
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quote:
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i want a more comfortable bike around town that still has the power
I think Yamaha also makes or recently made a R6S based on a previous generation R6 (but I could be wrong) that had pretty good ergos.
My 03 F4i is extremely comfortable. the R6s is based off the 04 R6 and they brought it back because it was so popular and a bit less aggressive as their new ones. Yet, its still more aggressive than my F4i. You cant go wrong with it. there are plenty of ways to get that little extra kick in Hp if you need it
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/15/2008 7:00:00 AM
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Jaybird180
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The 1st sportbike I rode was an R6 something like 01 model. Someone said something about forgetting the bike is there on the Yamaha: I thought I was the only one who felt that way. It throws around like a BMX and for me, for the street I would likely do things that I would''ve thought a second time about (dangerous).
Once getting the F4i dialed, there is nothing it doesn''t do well. It doesn''t do anything superb per se, but it doesn''t do anything wrong either.
There are many times I''ve done stupid things and gotten away with them that I know on another bike I would have eaten asphalt.
If I were racing Supersport, I''d probably go Yamaha, but I recall on a trackday eating a late model (maybe 04-05) R6 alive on the front straight and it wasn''t because of better drive or more bravado (don''t ask me how, I''m just as confused as you).
For the street, I don''t think you can beat a Honda, but at the end of the day, buy what makes you feel good.
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ZG Dbl Bbbl, Galfer SS Lines, PC3r, Muzzy s/o, NRC cover, ShiftMinder(WTF?), Speedbleeders, Vortex sliders, fenderless, GP Shift
Ohlins, Racetech, Showa Suspension
Don''t go in the forest if you don''t want to go to Granny'
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/15/2008 7:42:30 AM
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Jaybird180
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WOT- Why didn''t you try GMD Computrack?
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Track/Street 02'' F4i
ZG Dbl Bbbl, Galfer SS Lines, PC3r, Muzzy s/o, NRC cover, ShiftMinder(WTF?), Speedbleeders, Vortex sliders, fenderless, GP Shift
Ohlins, Racetech, Showa Suspension
Don''t go in the forest if you don''t want to go to Granny'
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RE: f4i...worth it? - 8/15/2008 8:40:46 AM
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Jaybird180
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I think computrack guarantees their work. Oh well. I guess you wouldn''t endorse their services, huh? (since you''re the only one I know that has a computracked bike)
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Track/Street 02'' F4i
ZG Dbl Bbbl, Galfer SS Lines, PC3r, Muzzy s/o, NRC cover, ShiftMinder(WTF?), Speedbleeders, Vortex sliders, fenderless, GP Shift
Ohlins, Racetech, Showa Suspension
Don''t go in the forest if you don''t want to go to Granny'
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