New F4i owner at Hill AFB, UT.
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New F4i owner at Hill AFB, UT. - 9/12/2008 8:03:48 PM
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Luck Runs Out...
Posts: 42
Joined: 9/12/2008
From: Hill AFB, UT
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Last time I owned or was on a "real" motorcycle was in ''02, when I watched a friend I was riding with hit and killed by an SUV that lost control. I''ve finally found peace with it and bought a 150cc Chinese scooter this past June for commuting to work. Well, while I''m getting 78- 85 MPG and am able to do 60, it just isn''t enough, so I finally bit the bullet and bout a silver/ black ''01 F4i with 16K miles. It was a toss up between it and an ''02 VFR 800, as I''ve wanted both of these bikes since they came out, but the F4i didn''t feel as ponderous as the Interceptor, and was quite a bit easier to ride.
So the bike I got is a little rough, but I wasn''t looking for a pretty boy bike. It has a Micron carbon slip on, but needs new tires because the guy chicken striped the thing, and it needs a speed sensor, so I guess I''m going to have to pull the tank or hope my hands are small enough, but other than that, it''s a pretty decent find for $3K. :) I''m picking it up on Tuesday and will post some pictures if anyone wants to see what a mostly stock black/ silver f4i looks like.
Selling the scooter crossed my mind, but an air cooled, carbed engine is a lot cheaper to maintain, not to mention <$45 tires, so I''ll be commuting on that. While I''m not new to bikes, it has been a while, and I am new to the CBR line (previous bikes were a ''98 Ninja 250 and ''86 VF500R), so I apologise in advance for stupid questions. I''ll use the search function as much as possible, but go easy on me if I miss something that''s already been covered.
I look forward from learning from you guys and gals and hope I''m not too much of a pain in the ass.
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RE: New F4i owner at Hill AFB, UT. - 9/12/2008 11:13:21 PM
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Xuracing
Posts: 578
Joined: 7/3/2008
From: Pittsburgher 8mo/yr. Jersey boy the other 4
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WOHOO! another f4i!!
welcome you will enjoy that bike very much! i know i love mine! and Feel free to post your mind with questions here!.
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I looked around and haven''t found anything useful about mph/rpm ... ya might try posting in the F4i section.
