Victum

Hey I've been looking to get a bike for quite a few years now and I was wondering what are some prices i should be looking for on a used or new honda cbr f4i? And also what are some things I should look for and what questions should I ask when getting a bike either new or used? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It will be my first bike, and also I'm not exactly set on this bike but I've heard tons of great things about them and how they are realiable. Oh yeah I almost forgot, im 5'8 140lbs in case that matters on flat footing the bike or whatever.
again thanks for the help!

wwplayboater

kinda like a car there are lots of factors. year, mileage, has it been dropped, if so what kind of damage happened, how was it repaired, garage kept? some things to think about. You might want to take someone who has a bike and knows a little bit about them. But depending upon condition and what not, you could pay anywhere from 3500 to 6000

xshanex

any bike made in the last 10 years(or more) is going to be reliable. If it wasn't maintained or beat on it will last you years and years. Mileage is kinda hit or miss because some people baby their bikes and put a ton of miles on them while others never change the oil or do any maintenance and put 2k miles per year on them. I'd look for a good starter bike before you move up. Buy an old 600 or 500 and ride that for a few months or a season and then sell it for what you bought it for and then get your dream bike......that way you learn and drop an old bike that you didn't pay much for rather than a newer bike which cost you a bit. Take the bike to a shop and have them look it over for $50. There's a ton of little things to look for and check for which you may miss or not know about. Google it and there's a couple of pages with lists of things to look for. Whatever you do don't bother with a bike that has a sketchy title situation as this area is in the top 10 for the nation when it comes to bike thefts so if its a bill of sale thing or the person can't get you a real title when you buy it then just walk

Stea1thy

perfect advice, and if your not entirely sure, u can always check on carfax to see if the title is salvage or has been rebuilt, or to see if its stolen or watever, but just beware that a LOT of people don't file claims for downed bikes. But ya, im about the exact same height/weight so you'll have no problem with your feet on the ground on any bike really, ESPECIALLY with the older bikes.

Victum

sweet, thanks for the help guys.

suadi's gto

you can get more info on dcsportbikes.com or dcsportbikes.net

Del La Sol 1320

if your getting an 01/02 F4i make sure they've had the cam chain tensioner replaced... i'm not sure if it was officially a recall, but if it wasn't it should have been they all fail from pretty much new

skr00zloose

no "officicial" recall.... but like was said... they do fail. we usually replace them with manual tensioners. just listen for a rattle from the right side of the motor.... especially on start-up.

Victum

awesome, im looking into everything and learning as much as possible...

F2Tzoomzoom

and so it begins larry. between you me and jason..... we're gonna die