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For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Ginger - 02-29-2012
So you want to buy a motorcycle?
You're looking for a project, or a track bike, or a first bike, or something else. You're okay with buying a motorcycle that needs some work to run again. Nothing big, just the usual faire of battery, gas, cables, lube, oil, etc. to come out of hiberation. This was my daily rider in 2006, but was phased out when I bought a couple other bikes. It has been on track. Several times. It has been crashed. Several times. But it is straight and is a perfectly capable rider.
There are no plastics on the bike except for the tail. The headlight is from a BMW R1200GS and has a cracked lens (how do you think I got it for $50?). It works fine. It's been painted black with John Deere Blitz Black.
I don't know how many miles are on the bike... the gauge cluster was replaced after I let the original sit out in the rain, upside down, for a while, and it broke. It's safe to say it's got at least 20,000 miles. Motor is mechanically sound. All the bits work as they should. It's ugly (my girlfriend saw it and thought it was cool, but I still think it's rather unattractive).
The last time I ran the bike was well over a year ago. At the time I'd installed a new cam chain tensioner. New sprocket and chain then, too. There's nothing preventing it from starting again - the carbs just need cleaned and fresh gas in the tank. Oh, and you need to put in a battery. All that sitting meant the battery died. The battery case has been creatively trimmed to make room for an Odyssey PC680. If you own a motorcycle, you know that OEM batteries are too small.
But I did say track bike, right?
Yes.
It comes with a set of track plastics. They're not in very good shape, but could probably be run as-is, or had a little attention and been made good again. And what's a track bike without spares? There's a lot of stuff I can't think of, but what I can is a spare FRAME (no VIN - not ground off, just never issued one), spare forks with triple trees, seat, various electronic bits, oil filter, spark plugs... I may have the original street upper fairing and headlight (may not... can't recall, and I'm at the office right now). And anything else CBR I've got laying around. There's a box full of stuff.
It's a drop-dead simple, drop-dead reliable motorcycle. I sort of wish I could keep it because my Triumph is overly complex and underwhelmingly reliable. But I can't. I'm just going to be losing my storage space for it, and I'd like to get it gone. Right now the gas tank isn't attached, nor are the carbs (I took them off a couple weeks ago because I planned on draining them and cleaning the carbs to get it running again - but now I don't have time). They can mount back on in minutes, but it doesn't make for a telling set of pictures. Either way, I'll take some in the next day or so and post them.
Come bring a truck and come get it.
And RJ, be quiet.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - SlimKlim - 02-29-2012
Oh goddammit. Cheap motorcycles are my favorite kind of bad idea.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Kaan - 02-29-2012
pictures lazy ass.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Ginger - 02-29-2012
I'm at the office! I was moved by the urge to write the listing now and seeing as how I've been meaning to sell the bike for a year, it was smart to take advantage of the urge now. When I get home this afternoon, I'll snap a picture.
Oh - spare seat in excellent condition. Seat on the bike is torn on a passenger cornerm but in a place that is covered by track plastics. Adding to spares list.
Oh, and Kaan, you should buy it.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Ginger - 02-29-2012
Or SK. It's not brand new, but it's still a 600 supersport and it'll make that FZR feel like it was dragging an anchor.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - SlimKlim - 02-29-2012
I know what it is. I have no earthly business even considering spending that money, but god do I want a bike again. If it was an F4i I'd have probably already done something dumb. So the motor has 20k but runs well? What's the new cluster indicating? How are the F&R shocks, and how old are, and how much is left on the tires?
It would be unwise for me to outright buy this thing, but if I could buy it and invest some elbow grease and resourcefulness in it and sell it to make a couple hundred bucks I could justify it. I'd love to see a couple pictures. I shouldn't do anything for the next few weeks because I need to figure out if my contract is getting an extension, so don't wait for me or anything.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Jake - 02-29-2012
SlimKlim Wrote:I have no earthly business even considering spending that money, but god do I want a bike again.
You get half the garage at the new place... I think we could wedge an M3 and CBR on that side of it
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Ginger - 02-29-2012
No leaks from the suspension.
Can't recall the mileage on the odo, but I'll hook up a battery to take a look when I get a chance.
Tires have very little wear.
Motor has no hiccups. It's uncommon to see with with so many miles, but in my opinion that's because kids buy them and crash them. I absolutely believe that the thing is bulletproof and would go for another 20k or more without issue.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - .RJ - 02-29-2012
The bike looks like crap, but mechanically its fine.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Ginger - 02-29-2012
I wish the forum had a 'like' button. Maybe the nicest thing RJ has ever said about me.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Evan - 02-29-2012
Ginger Wrote:I wish the forum had a 'like' button. Maybe the nicest thing RJ has ever said about meGinger looks like crap but mechanically he is fine?
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Apoc - 02-29-2012
That's what she said.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Ginger - 02-29-2012
I'll take what I can get.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Apoc - 02-29-2012
That's what she said.
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - .RJ - 02-29-2012
Evan Wrote:Ginger Wrote:I wish the forum had a 'like' button. Maybe the nicest thing RJ has ever said about meGinger looks like crap but mechanically he is fine?
Depends if herpes is mechanical or not?
Re: For Sale: de-plastic 1999 Honda CBR600F4 - $1,200 - Evan - 02-29-2012
gray area