Bike Info

Overview

Purchased in May of 2008 for $1300 ($900 for bike, $400 for TONS of extras) with 10,676 miles. Previous owner had raced the bike and low-sided it at the track.

Extras included:

  • Race plastics (tail and front lowers)
  • Race tank
  • Race forks and triple trees
  • Iron engine covers
  • Hyperpro steering damper
  • Vortex Clip-ons
  • Haynes Manual
  • One Arai helmet & one AGV helmet - selling both (I have a great helmet, thanks)
  • Color-matched leather jacket - selling because it is too small for me
  • Two sets of spare pegs
  • Extra levers
  • Eight (8) new spark plugs
  • One set of new plug wires
  • "Street" fairing stay and "Race" fairing stay (this one is a lil bent in the ears)
  • Lots of misc parts (extra curb feelers, nuts/bolts, and lots of misc pieces)

Modifications

DescriptionSource
Two Brothers Aluminum Slip-On Exhaust
Shorty (MotoGP style) Exhaust		Previous Owner
Ebay
Hyperpro Steering DamperPrevious Owner
Vortex clip-ons (handlebars)Previous Owner
Custom gripsLocal bike shop
APE Manual CAM Tensioner"Street and Competition"
on Ebay
520 Conversion Kit
  • Vortex Steel 14-tooth front sprocket (-1)
  • Vortex Steel 45-tooth rear sprocket (+2)
  • RK gold 520-XSO chain
 SumOfAllParts.net
Rebuilt Front Forks:
  • Race Tech Fork Springs at .9 kg/mm - stock was .710 kg/mm
  • Race Tech Gold Valve Fork Kit
  • BikeMaster O.E. Fork Oil Seals
 Bikebandit.com
2001 F4i digital gauges

Per a suggestion by Scrufdog, I downloaded a free software frequency generator (NCH Tone/Waveform Generator). If you set the tone generator to output a 3100Hz (really anything from 3K-4K) sqaure wave, it will simulate 180mph on your speed sensor pickup. I cut up a spare headphone-jack plug and connected the white wire (the left channel) to the speed sensor input of the guages and then grounded the red wire (right channel) directly to the bike frame. It took a long time for the bike to "travel" ~2,000 miles to bring mileage on the new gauges up to match the old ones, but it is cheaper and quicker than sending the guages out to someone else. -- Thanks Scrufdog!!

Ebay
Custom acrylic/carbon F4i mounting bracketDIY special
Speedohealer v4 (model "Honda 1")SoloMotoParts.com
2002 GSX-R 1000 voltage rectifier/regulatorEbay
Carbon fiber triple tree coverEbay
Replaced several cracked/scratched fairingsCraigslist / Ebay
Aluminum Chain Guard"JDACustoms" on Ebay
Battery Tender Leads (for easy charging and battery maintenance)Local bike shop
Factory Pro Titanium JetsFactory Pro
97-98 Tail Swap - tail fairings, tail light, seatEbay
*IN PROGRESS*

Photos

Summer 2008 - Immediately after purchase

The previous owner had low-sided the bike while on a racetrack, so there are some cosmetic issues to address. Luckily he had a full set of race plastics and race tank on the bike when it went down, so the street plastics are in decent shape.

After purchase - 1 After purchase - 2 After purchase - 3

F4i Gauge Swap

This was a really simple and straightforward swap. I mostly followed the directions found in this post. The things that I did differently were:

  • Added an inline fuse holder (with 10amp fuse) between the gauges and the positive (+) battery terminal
  • Added a 14-pin stereo wiring harness for easy removal of the gauges. The harness I used was a standard Ford/Lincoln/Mercury/Mazda stereo harness. You can pick these up at most any car stereo shop, but make sure you get both a male and female version to splice into the wiring.
F4i Gauge Swap - Gauges Arrived F4i Gauge Swap - Comparison F4i Gauge Swap - Complete F4i Gauge Swap - Complete and Backlit F4i Gauge Swap - Complete and Running F4i Gauge Swap - Complete with Bracket

Set the clock on F4i gauges

  • Press and hold both buttons to enter "SET" mode
  • Press bottom button to change the value of hours
  • Press top button to switch to minutes
  • Press bottom button to change the value of minutes
  • Press top button to exit "SET" mode

Switch between MPH and KPH

  • Hold the top button in for a few seconds

Shorty (MotoGP style) Exhaust

There are several advantages, and a few disadvantages to using this exhaust. As you can tell, there is an immediate gain is in weight reduction! There is also the benefit of not have a huge exhaust running up the side of the bike. The downsides are: you DEFINITELY need a jet kit to compensate for the lack of backpressure; it is too loud to be legal in many places.

All-in-all I am extremely happy with it! And since it was only $60 from the Ebay seller, it was a good deal!

Shorty Exhaust - Mounted (1) Shorty Exhaust - Mounted (2) Shorty Exhaust - Comparison to old system

Gear

Wearable Gear

  • HJC FS-15 Helmet - Surge Design (new in 2009)
  • Z1R ZRP-1 Strike Helmet - Blade Design (worn for the last three years)
  • HJC - AC-?? Helmet (never wear this one)
  • Joe Rocket UFO Mesh Jacket
  • Joe Rocket Nitrogen Gloves (for the cold days)
  • Cortech HDX Gloves (for the warm days)
HJC FS-15 Helmet - Surge Design Z1R ZRP-1 Strike Helmet - Blade Design
Joe Rocket UFO Mesh Jacket Joe Rocket UFO Mesh Jacket
Joe Rocket Nitrogen Gloves Cortech HDX Gloves

Mountable Gear

  • Joe Rocket Manta Magnetic Tank Bag
  • Garmin Nuvi 255W GPS (( It was free!! ))
Joe Rocket Manta Magnetic Tank Bag Joe Rocket Manta Magnetic Tank Bag
Garmin Nuvi 255W GPS