my son has just passed his test and bought himself a cbr600f. anyone got one,had one, got an opinion? i took it out yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it but would like to know what to keep an eye on, any weak points etc as i will be the one servicing it while he learns how. cheers.
Well done on him passing . Not had 1 but there very popular bike so cant be that bad. As for your son learning to service it I thought that got my son his 1st bike at 17 he is now 24 and I still end up doing it he does try but you hear this voice from the shed saying O carp dad where does this bit go or why don't this fit.
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was my 1st bike, loved it.
Only thing went wrong was regulator, clutch cable broke, and i had a chain and sprocket replacement.
Forgave me all my stupid mistakes without mishap just after i passed my test.
Although i love the VFR, i do miss it. Sold it to a guy in Bedfordshire, he loved it too.
As Andy has mentioned it
Depending on the age/mileage/previous owner's
You may need to keep an eye on the charging system *
A reg/rectifier can be obtained via fleabay for anything from £10*
But that's about all apart from consumables
* Bad earth connections are the worst culprits for destroying electrical components
* I've seen OEM reg/rectifiers @ £50+
I was going to a right-up with a bit of length but Emzed said all
its a good bike just keep the battery in good condition
and don't put silly bulbs in it
every think else is just servicing
simply awsum bikes xj..licence destroyers if you let them off the leash.. As al have said..its a Honda! So change the oil and filter as often as you can,change the plugs when U think its gtn harder to start or missfiring and check the valve clearances occasionally (7.48 dia replaceable shims I think). Charging issues due to poor conns or reg failure are not uncommon on older bikes or ones that see all weathers. I serviced a few over the years...
Good fave for London couriers which should tell you it can handle abuse. And they crash well ;-). By that I mean they ride again with tearing them selves to bits after you lob it down the road.
Should see a few hundred thousand miles with out any issues
On the subject of "bulbs"
Although the HID kits are generally considered to "overload" the charging systems on some small & medium capacity bikes
The bulbs I'm listing here are exactly the same "loading" as OEM (60/55W)
I have them fitted in my 400 CBR & I can highly recommend them
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-H4-OSRAM-NIGHTBREAKER-PLU...48547eb853
They may be available elsewhere at higher or lower cost but they are a worthwhile "upgrade" to the stock halogen
They may need an "adapter" to fit Mr Honda's lamps, (also available on fleabay), or you could just snip off the tabs* which are spaced differently, as it's highly unlikely that the bulb would move once installed correctly
* I've done this on my Ducati with no problems, using a bulb I got from Netto
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