[rahul4321]

That is a really lovely motorcycle and your attention to detail is wonderful. I would love to see the motorcycle one day. I stay in Sector 1 in Gandhinagar.

[BowMan]

Originally Posted by rahul4321

That is a really lovely motorcycle and your attention to detail is wonderful. I would love to see the motorcycle one day. I stay in Sector 1 in Gandhinagar.

Delighted to know someone from Gandhinagar here apart from me. Let me know your contact details and we can connect.

[BowMan]

Time for a small update of shall I say a tool recommendation.

Ever since I had got my new tires I was keep to have the rear tire aligned spot on. I found out there are a couple of methods, the cheapest is string method. But the results can be a bit inaccurate. Here is a very good video from MC Garage on a few of these methods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDmn-zngFRY

I decided I will look at eBay/Aliexpress for any cheaper versions of the tool showed in the video and sure enough, Chini bhais are making something cheaper.

I ordered from this seller.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/OUTE...3a3e4c4dBt6sSc

The tool arrived a few days ago and this weekend I tried it. The tool does not come with the spoke. I had to go to the nearest cycle puncher repair guy and he gave me a spoke for free.

This is what the tool looks like set up on the motorbike.



You simply look at the top and eyaball the spoke for being parallel to the chain links.



Mine was a few turn out to the left. Once done I rechecked at the chain tensioner marks which is the most common method to align rear wheel. I would say the marks are quite close but I would have never got to the same accuracy since the exhaust does not allow the same viewing angle on the right side.

[BowMan]

Another little job finished today. The brake fluid was urine yellow and perhaps never changed. Drained all the fluid and poured in some new and bled the brakes. This is something I do religiously on all my automobiles once every 2 years.

Also removed the front cowl today to check why my flashers are not working. I could hear a click in the relay but no action. Also removed some non OEM wiring spliced into the harness by previous owner. It is beyond me why would an owner want his perfectly good harness to be compromised by getting it spliced with a view of adding useless accessories. But anyways, seems any relay is bad so now hunting for something that fits in the harness without any splicing.

[BowMan]

Today wrapped up the last little bit of work needed on my bike. The blinkers on my bike were not working and I suspected it was the usual flasher relay that was bad. I checked online for good used ones and they were rather expensive. One Sundays ride one of my riding pals who has a CBR 250 R also mentioned he got his flasher changed. I thought it would be a longshot but still asked him to whatsapp me images of his flasher. And sure they looked close except the part numbers numbers were different. Today I walked to the nearest Honda dealers and bought the relay unit and sure enough it dropped right in. The only thing I had to reuse was the rubber collar that holds the relay with the cowl since the new one was one or two mm smaller.

I'm leaving you with images of the part I bought from Honda. I am sure this relay is the same that is used in a lot of Honda bikes of that era, the Fireblades, the VFRs...gotta love Honda for their engineering consistency and vendor continuity.

[sai_ace]

This was a thread I was following, any new updates? and some full size pics of the bike please

[iron.head]

Getting a 14000 km run 2005 600f4i for around 2 lakhs in Canadian Dollars. Will need oil service, chain sprocket replacement, new plugs, new tires, air filter replacement, cosmetic touch ups, fuel system cleanup, new fuel filter, and maybe few other minor jobs.

Planning to use it as a sports tourer. Wondering how is the experience with the bike in India and if this purchase makes any sense! Already have a GSX-R600 that is a real pain for touring and a DR650 that doesn't have enough power for having some fun while at it.

[doga]

Originally Posted by iron.head

Getting a 14000 km run 2005 600f4i for around 2 lakhs in Canadian Dollars. Will need oil service, chain sprocket replacement, new plugs, new tires, air filter replacement, cosmetic touch ups, fuel system cleanup, new fuel filter, and maybe few other minor jobs.

Planning to use it as a sports tourer. Wondering how is the experience with the bike in India and if this purchase makes any sense!

I toured northern and southern France-not together- on the f4i with the wife as pillion and although can't really compare with a purpose built tourer, I think it strikes a right balance between lightness, agility, comfort and power.
Best thing about this bike is it can be sedate- you doing 50 mph at 5000 rpm but when in the mood it can really be fun. Basically it's a perfect allrounder. It'd do 95% of what your gixxer can in the sports department(this depends on the year though as the k4-k5 gixxer 600s were a bit short on power remember!) and a lot more when it comes to others.

Also, it's ultra reliable and well built. Lookup cbrforums where this American rider did, if memory serves me right, 300k plus miles with no major engine rebuild. I sold the CBR 1.5 years ago at 40k miles. Last week the current owner sent an update- it's now sat at 70k miles, still going strong! This bike was the go to bike for stunters at one point of time due to it's tank like built. The Achilles heel being the CCT which can give you trouble if you are unlucky. Can be easily replaced with a manual unit but I think the latest oem automatic is an improved design as well.

Looking at the list of things to be done which you listed, apart from the plugs everything will be cheap as parts are plenty and several aftermarket options abound. Not sure how things are placed in Canada, but I suppose you can always get stuff from across the border as this bike was super popular in the states.

[iron.head]

Canceled for now. Will tour on my DR650 or might buy another bike in the future. Thanks.