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post 1633852153 03-15-2021, 08:33 PM
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Just got this tonight. 06 f4i.. 5k miles super clean. Feels great to be back in the bike game.


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Hnnng nice, no banana seat either
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Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
Hnnng nice, no banana seat either
Got it delivered for 100 bucks too, 4 hour round trip. gotta grab a new cover tomorrow and wait for my appointment at the dmv. Gonna have fun with this thing
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post 1633856943 03-15-2021, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted By 6spdVQ⏩
Got it delivered for 100 bucks too, 4 hour round trip. ������ gotta grab a new cover tomorrow and wait for my appointment at the dmv. Gonna have fun without this thing
From what I can remember when I had my f4i, the engine was soooooo smooth, loved listening to it and easy/fun to ride. Felt great in turns as well even though I binned it on an onramp
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Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
From what I can remember when I had my f4i, the engine was soooooo smooth, loved listening to it and easy/fun to ride. Felt great in turns as well even though I binned it on an onramp
Yup they’re smooth af stock. Comfy too. I had an old f3 and loved it. Went to an r6 from that and instant regret on any trip longer than 40 miles.
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You can't get a F4i in Indy for under $4k right now. I know someone that sold an older one with a rebuilt title for $3,400 last week. Bike market is getting as bad as the housing market around here. Seller's market for sure. Hell, look at me selling my DRZ even for $100 more than I paid for it 5 years earlier.
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post 1633907523 03-16-2021, 02:42 PM
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RMV process is a pile of doooooooogchit here in MA. GL to yall having to get titles plates and reg, hope it's easier for you than me
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Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
RMV process is a pile of doooooooogchit here in MA. GL to yall having to get titles plates and reg, hope it's easier for you than me
Same here in NJ. Sucks

Insurance question for y’all.. thinking of just liability with theft coverage. Bad idea or not
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post 1633912203 03-16-2021, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted By 6spdVQ⏩
Same here in NJ. Sucks

Insurance question for y’all.. thinking of just liability with theft coverage. Bad idea or not
hmm could probably get away with it if you have good health ins.. however I would probably get the bodily harm coverage, god forbid a donut does something stupid on the road and I injure them
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Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
hmm could probably get away with it if you have good health ins.. however I would probably get the bodily harm coverage, god forbid a donut does something stupid on the road and I injure them
Good point
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Originally Posted By 6spdVQ⏩
Good point
In terms of insurance you should try and reach out to an agent in motorcycle groups on ********. They usually have the best deals because they'll hook you up. For example, when I first started riding he put down that I've had 3 years of riding experience before so it gave me a nice discount.
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going to be attempting to change out the tires on the grom by myself, according to the internet there is no need to balance them out. other things I have lined up:

-1t front sprocket
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-Fresh fluids

Dont think I will mess with big bore kits or an exhaust for now

can't wait to go 12 o clock on this thing
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Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
going to be attempting to change out the tires on the grom by myself, according to the internet there is no need to balance them out. other things I have lined up:

-1t front sprocket
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-Fresh fluids

Dont think I will mess with big bore kits or an exhaust for now

can't wait to go 12 o clock on this thing
Exhaust and air filter really helped it breath. Much needed from what I can remember.
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Originally Posted By plsbh⏩
Exhaust and air filter really helped it breath. Much needed from what I can remember.
if I can find an exhaust thats somewhat close to the db of the stock exhaust then I might consider it haha. Going to be hooning pretty hard so the quieter the better for me since I ride alone most of the time. dont want to have to get a power commander too. Modifying air intake seems worth looking into though

an exhaust, proper jetting and airbox mod on my old DRZ was a huuuuuge difference though
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Finally had to take my 2011 zx6r to Kawasaki. It's been having battery issues since last Fall even with a new battery. Also replaced the rectifier; which made it worst LOL. Gave up and took it to dealer. Dealer called me and said $1062 to replace the stator and rectifier. It was a new rectifier (a week old) but they said the bad stator fried it already? Anyways, I brought the the old rectifier and they said that one may work so it may drop the quote about $150. It's been in shop since March 11th and still not ready. Parts shipped some time this week hoping to have her back early next week. First time in my 13 years I had to take a bike to a shop outside of tires.

I looked into replacing stator myself seems difficult but doable. But I have no garage, stands, and lack proper tools (live in condo). So I was like whatever guess dealer can do it.
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Originally Posted By QisGQ⏩
Finally had to take my 2011 zx6r to Kawasaki. It's been having battery issues since last Fall even with a new battery. Also replaced the rectifier; which made it worst LOL. Gave up and took it to dealer. Dealer called me and said $1062 to replace the stator and rectifier. It was a new rectifier (a week old) but they said the bad stator fried it already? Anyways, I brought the the old rectifier and they said that one may work so it may drop the quote about $150. It's been in shop since March 11th and still not ready. Parts shipped some time this week hoping to have her back early next week. First time in my 13 years I had to take a bike to a shop outside of tires.

I looked into replacing stator myself seems difficult but doable. But I have no garage, stands, and lack proper tools (live in condo). So I was like whatever guess dealer can do it.
geez. a r/r and stator shouldnt be that much and it's literally just plug and play. Stator will be soaked in oil but it's not like you have to change the oil out or anything. just pop out and pop in the new one.

dealer is right though if there is a problem with the stator or r/r, better to replace both at the same time
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That's crazy expensive IMO for a stator and rectifier. Any time you do one you need to do the other. Only replacing one almost will never solve the issue. I had to do 4-5 replacements on 3 of my 4 Hondas.
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I agree it's way more expensive than I anticipated. I was thinking $600/700 range. I think parts are around $400 + $150 diagnostic fee and I guess rest is labor + taxes. I haven't gotten a full breakdown yet. And yea maybe it's not worth trying to keep the old rectifier; I'll see what they say. I don't really have an alternate besides finding a non dealer shop to fix it; that would probably save a few hundred but I probably wont bother. Would have to borrow friends truck to trailer it and all that. And it's hard to find a good non dealer bike shop.

Honestly I feel like when I had the clutch replaced in my old Celica it cost less than this...
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Any guys here registered a used bike in NJ? I was under thr impression all I needed was a written bill of sale. Sounds like a pain in the ass
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Close to pulling the trigger on a new ZX6-R. Yay or nay?
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Originally Posted By Avalanche3319⏩
Close to pulling the trigger on a new ZX6-R. Yay or nay?
2021 model? The teal color looks freaking awesome..

Front fairing is not for me though. Then again most of the newer sport bikes have odd looking fairing imo. I'm partial to the GSXR
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Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
2021 model? The teal color looks freaking awesome..

Front fairing is not for me though. Then again most of the newer sport bikes have odd looking fairing imo. I'm partial to the GSXR
Yes, and yes to the teal. Agree about the front "lip" on the fairing. It's a bit odd. I've been wanting a new sport bike for years though and it calls to me, poppet.
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Originally Posted By Avalanche3319⏩
Yes, and yes to the teal. Agree about the front "lip" on the fairing. It's a bit odd. I've been wanting a new sport bike for years though and it calls to me, poppet.
if you have the $$$ then why not... yolo

if I saw someone riding that on the street no doubt I'd be mirin
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Originally Posted By Avalanche3319⏩
Yes, and yes to the teal. Agree about the front "lip" on the fairing. It's a bit odd. I've been wanting a new sport bike for years though and it calls to me, poppet.
Other than the lame front, I think the zx6r is hands down the best overall street bike (600 class). R6 is definitely the sexiest but caters more towards track imo and the seat height is taller which is kind of annoying if you aren't tall.
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Thought I could get away with riding my Grom without a gasket on the crankcase cover

Turns out this was not the case. new gasket on the way now haha
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My girlfriend's Grom has been in my garage for two weeks. I'm almost debating on a Grom or Z125, but probably Z, because eff Honda.
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Originally Posted By mtpaquette⏩
My girlfriend's Grom has been in my garage for two weeks. I'm almost debating on a Grom or Z125, but probably Z, because eff Honda.
The only thing I use my R1 for now i if I have to hop on the highway or if I want to let everyone know I have a big cawk. Otherwise it's been grom all day. Literally going around town WOT at 55 mph and nobody seems to care or notice. Stock exhaust helps
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Kneedragger brahs... lend me your ears. I have a tiny dilemma.

Right now we are saving a little bit more for our wedding and I just made a payment for a year of BJJ for me and my son. Because of that I am waiting a bit to purchase so I have too much time on my hands to overthink this decision now.

I used to have an 07 Daytona 675 and tracked that. Quit the track and never rode it on street so I sold it 3 years ago. Itching to go back now. Mostly to the track but also open to getting something for both track and street. I started on a 250 back when they are ugly so I have no shame, but part of me kinda wants something that looks a bit better. Thankfully 250-300s these days don't look like garbage anymore, lol.

Track only option:
-buy someone else's race bike, most likely a 300 that already modded for a nice discount on those mods. ~$2-3k max

Track plus street options (all used prob)
-Japanese 300 ($)
-Husky Vitpilen 401 or 701 ($ vs $$). Nice city hoon bike and can track it I guess. Could use this one to take waifu and son around town easier than the others.
-Panigale (hehe) ($$$), used before 2015 and the 1098 or so should be <$12k.

My ego says to get the Panigale. My bank account and fun factor say to get the track queen and just invest the money into track days. Thoughts?
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Originally Posted By BredRoller⏩
Kneedragger brahs... lend me your ears. I have a tiny dilemma.

Right now we are saving a little bit more for our wedding and I just made a payment for a year of BJJ for me and my son. Because of that I am waiting a bit to purchase so I have too much time on my hands to overthink this decision now.

I used to have an 07 675 and tracked that. Quit the track and never rode it on street so I sold it 3 years ago. Itching to go back now. Mostly to the track but also open to getting something for both track and street. I started on a 250 back when they are ugly so I have no shame, but part of me kinda wants something that looks a bit better. Thankfully 250-300s these days don't look like garbage anymore, lol.

Track only option:
-buy someone else's race bike, most likely a 300 that already modded for a nice discount on those mods. ~$2-3k max

Track plus street options (all used prob)
-Japanese 300 ($)
-Husky Vitpilen 401 or 701 ($ vs $$). Nice city hoon bike and can track it I guess
-Panigale (hehe) ($$$), used before 2015 and the 1098 or so should be <$12k.

My ego says to get the Panigale. My bank account and fun factor say to get the track queen and just invest the money into track days. Thoughts?
My ego and nuts would tell me to go for the Panigale. Then after I bring it home, I'd probably be too scared to push it on the street or track because if I go down I know it's going to be a heeeeeavy hit on the wallet. I also know I wouldn't be able to push it 100%, at least on the tracks where I live which are more suited for cars rather than bikes. Not to mention insurance costs if you're doing track+street. But it's a freaking panigale.

If I was getting a track-only bike, I'd def. have someone else do most of the prep work for me since I don't have a lot of time/tools to do it (replacing all bolts, safety wiring said bolts, etc). I've seen some awesome fully tracked out bikes for 2-3k. Would probably go for a 600 or a newer r3/ninja 400. Maybe even a tracked out SV650

As for track and street, the husqies look awesome if you are not afraid of going with non-japanese bikes. You'd probably be better off with the 701 if you're doing street and track, I don't know much about the Vitpilen.
I had a great time on the track with sportbikes on my DRZ400sm, get smoked on the straights but catch right back up/pass on corners with ease.

I would get a R3/Ninja 400 for street+track use personally if I was to go back, maybe a 600cc supersport but most likely won't get another liter bike.. Can't seem to control myself on the street and I def. don't want to get into any trouble. The ability to warp to any location you want, power to do wheelies in any gear any RPM range... It's so fun but I just have this feeling of impending doom where my antics will catch up with me, and I don't want to end up on the news
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Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
My ego and nuts would tell me to go for the Panigale. Then after I bring it home, I'd probably be too scared to push it on the street or track because if I go down I know it's going to be a heeeeeavy hit on the wallet. I also know I wouldn't be able to push it 100%, at least on the tracks where I live which are more suited for cars rather than bikes. Not to mention insurance costs if you're doing track+street. But it's a freaking panigale.
So true to all of this. I think with everything else going on I'd be pretty stupid to actually go through with this. However, while I could do it in cash I found a place that has 0% financing on one, lol. But then like you said insurance and not really being able to push it, etc.
Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
If I was getting a track-only bike, I'd def. have someone else do most of the prep work for me since I don't have a lot of time/tools to do it (replacing all bolts, safety wiring said bolts, etc). I've seen some awesome fully tracked out bikes for 2-3k. Would probably go for a 600 or a newer r3/ninja 400. Maybe even a tracked out SV650
I found this on my local CMRA forum:http://forum.cmraracing.com/showthre...Kawasaki-EX250with pictures here:https://imgur.com/a/kKXgLCN

It's ugly but already tuned and has some nice upgrades. Price dropped to $2k, might be able to go a few hundo lower. Surprised it's still out there so maybe there's something about it I'm not seeing that makes it less desirable. It is a 2012 and a 250.
Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
As for track and street, the husqies look awesome if you are not afraid of going with non-japanese bikes. You'd probably be better off with the 701 if you're doing street and track, I don't know much about the Vitpilen.
I had a great time on the track with sportbikes on my DRZ400sm, get smoked on the straights but catch right back up/pass on corners with ease.
Yea I always forget about bikes like the DRZs and stuff like that. That might be a cool option too.
Originally Posted By fbreaker⏩
I would get a R3/Ninja 400 for street+track use personally if I was to go back, maybe a 600cc supersport but most likely won't get another liter bike.. Can't seem to control myself on the street and I def. don't want to get into any trouble. The ability to warp to any location you want, power to do wheelies in any gear any RPM range... It's so fun but I just have this feeling of impending doom where my antics will catch up with me, and I don't want to end up on the news
I feel ya, with the kiddo and everything I dunno how much street riding I'd really wanna do. My commute to work currently is down a pretty legit road (for where I live) and relatively safe. But soon that'll change so won't really be relevant. That's why I am sort of leaning towards a track bike. Would need to come up with a solution for how to get it to the tracks, too, so of course it's no where near as cheap as I think it'll be, haha. And then there's gear

Trust me I'm definitely tempted to pick up a 600-1000cc+ bike! Ultimate goal is one day have a place to take some small dirtbikes to for me and my son to flat track on. I think there's one place around me that does that and it's far away and kinda expensive. So, maybe I should be saving up for land instead. He's got a better chance at being a pro than I do if we did something like that
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