F4i

[12,000 RPM]

Now you're starting to get it

[Cookie Monster]

Now you're starting to get it

I'm still a bitch when it comes to splitting. Some guy blew past me today on an R6 down the lane while I was trundling along (obviously I pulled over to let him by).

Still, though, I'm not really scared of trying to squeeze past cars. Some biker yesterday stopped behind some cars because there were a couple of busses ahead with only a small gap in between. I just rode through anyways. Fuck standing behind cars and smelling all their exhaust bullshit.

[12,000 RPM]

Yea, best practice is just sucking it up and going through. Have to judge well though. Riding in NYC absolutely steeled my nerves to all that shit.

[Cookie Monster]

Well, my ricer lighting project is now done. I seem to lose more and more bolts and plastic clips every time the fairings come off, but they are still sturdy so #yolo lol.







Oh, and that Pitbull stand is sturdy as fuck. I like it a lot.

[Speed_Racer]

Looks sharp in blue!

[12,000 RPM]

Yea, really good looking bike. I thought the newer ones had the split seat though?

[Cookie Monster]

Thanks guys!

Sporty, the split seat was '01-'03, since the F4i was Honda's top (and only, I think) 600cc bike. In '03, though, they also released the CBR600RR, so from '04-'06 the F4i got the more touring oriented banana seat.

You can convert the banana seat to the split seat, but that requires a new subframe, fairings, seat (obviously) and taillight. My integrated taillight won't work with the split seat bike and I can't find many options for the '01-'03 bikes. I don't mind either seat design, so I'm pretty happy.

[Cookie Monster]

So, uh, how bad are ebay China fairings?

There are a couple liveries that I really want. Ugh.

[SVT_Power]

Dammit, scratched a mirror today lane splitting. I was trying to creep through traffic in SF and had to get passed a tight spot with a big rig on one side and a van on the other and had less than an inch of clearance between the two. I barely nicked the trailer of the big rig.

Oh well. Body work isn't in great shape anyways. It's a commuter bike.

At least you didn't clip the van, the driver might've actually noticed 

[SVT_Power]

Fuck standing behind cars and smelling all their exhaust bullshit.

Have you driven behind a motorcycle?

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

So, uh, how bad are ebay China fairings?

There are a couple liveries that I really want. Ugh.

Two of my guys have them and they're ok! Not bad at all. The paint is a lil bit thicker on them though!

[12,000 RPM]

So, uh, how bad are ebay China fairings?

There are a couple liveries that I really want. Ugh.

I am thinking about getting some plain black ones for the 650. Americans dont appreciate the subtleties of a naked bike for the most part. And my bike kind of looks like shit.

[Cookie Monster]

I am thinking about getting some plain black ones for the 650. Americans dont appreciate the subtleties of a naked bike for the most part. And my bike kind of looks like shit.

You trying to sell the bike?

My OEM fairing has a crack on the right side. I'm going to use some fiberglass tape and patch it up so the crack doesn't spread, but I'm also looking at getting some eBay fairings for beater use. $400 painted and shipped... I really like the Konica Minolta livery:



My tank would be blue, though.

[Cookie Monster]

Have you driven behind a motorcycle?

Dude, the fumes on my bike make me lightheaded. I don't want to ride behind another bike with the same problem.

Just because my bike is smelly doesn't mean I necessarily want to smell other cars' (or even worse, big trucks and buses) pollutants as well. Cars have HVAC and windows. I think they can deal with my (essentially) straight piped bike more than I can deal with a ton of cars.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Dude, the fumes on my bike make me lightheaded. I don't want to ride behind another bike with the same problem.

Just because my bike is smelly doesn't mean I necessarily want to smell other cars' (or even worse, big trucks and buses) pollutants as well. Cars have HVAC and windows. I think they can deal with my (essentially) straight piped bike more than I can deal with a ton of cars.

MAN UP!!!   

[Cookie Monster]

MAN UP!!!   

Says the jealous man who can't lane split.

[12,000 RPM]

You trying to sell the bike?

Probably next year. I want more.

[MX793]

Lane splitting, even if allowed, isn't something I'd ever do.  Too many clueless, inattentive drivers that change lanes at the last minute without looking because they realized they weren't in the correct lane or make a turn from the wrong lane.

[Cookie Monster]

Lane splitting, even if allowed, isn't something I'd ever do.  Too many clueless, inattentive drivers that change lanes at the last minute without looking because they realized they weren't in the correct lane or make a turn from the wrong lane.

I'd rather take my chances lane splitting than be a sitting duck waiting to be rear ended. There are studies out there that show that lane splitting is safer than not lane splitting, if done in a safe manner (10-15 mph faster than surrounding traffic, and not splitting about 40-50 mph). The other benefits also far outweigh the risks, such as saving time and being cooler by not sitting in the baking heat with a hot motor between your legs.

[Speed_Racer]

I lane split when I went down to LA a few months ago. It feels a bit nervewracking at first but it was much better than that LA traffic. It saved me several hours of sitting in construction traffic on I-15 on the way in and out.

Cali drivers were surprisingly accommodating, I had several see me coming up from behind and move over a few feet in their lane. I was doing max 15-20 while traffic was a standstill, and I stopped when traffic around me hit 30. Would recommend!

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Says the jealous man who can't lane split.

I lane split when I went down to LA a few months ago. It feels a bit nervewracking at first but it was much better than that LA traffic. It saved me several hours of sitting in construction traffic on I-15 on the way in and out.

Cali drivers were surprisingly accommodating, I had several see me coming up from behind and move over a few feet in their lane. I was doing max 15-20 while traffic was a standstill, and I stopped when traffic around me hit 30. Would recommend!

Yeah I wouldn't do it with moving traffic! We actually split lanes here when traffic is backed up on the freeway regardless of the law!

[Cookie Monster]

  :rage:Yeah I wouldn't do it with moving traffic! We actually split lanes here when traffic is backed up on the freeway regardless of the law!

I lane split up to 40 mph. It's honestly not bad. You just have to be super vigilant about keeping an eye on what the cars in front of you are doing.

[shp4man]

I'll only split lanes if traffic is backed up at a stoplight. That freeway shit is too risky for an old man like me. 

[Raza]

Lane splitting, even if allowed, isn't something I'd ever do.  Too many clueless, inattentive drivers that change lanes at the last minute without looking because they realized they weren't in the correct lane or make a turn from the wrong lane.

I've done it.  A few times.  In my Passat. 

Not safe.

[Cookie Monster]

Hit 116 mph on the way to work today. Man this thing is so stable in full tuck. My Nighthawk was all over the place above 100 mph.

I noticed my bar ends are mismatched. I'm thinking new bar ends and grips time. Maybe next month I will get new fairings. I'm thinking Rothman's fairings.

[12,000 RPM]

Pls do track days. Laguna and a bunch of others are rite there

[Cookie Monster]

Pls do track days. Laguna and a bunch of others are rite there

Too scared. Don't have leathers. Don't want to track the commuter.

I'm going to Laguna on Sunday for WSBK and again in two weeks to go track the Miata (if I can get the dumb thing smogged first). I'm probably only going to sign up for the auto-x at Laguna to derft the Miata and put the new diff to work.

[Cookie Monster]

Passed 11k on the way to work today.

[SVT_Power]

Passed 11k on the way to work today.

Take it to 14.5k already

[12,000 RPM]

Take it to 14.5k already

Lol