as you all know the 06 f4is are considered to be sport touring. I learned how to ride by practicing on my bro's crusier before getting the f4i. After riding my f4i for about year, i want something that is an all out sport bike. now am considering to upgrade to a 'sportier', like the rr or r6. i guess i just want your opinion on some of the options i have now: i believe i can sell my f4i for about 5k, and put up another 1k to get my friends 06 rr, do an even trade for a 03 r6 w. approx. 10k miles, or just keep my f4i. Also i will be moving to chicago the following year, and I feel it will be best to get rid of my f4i asap, cuz it will def. be harder to sell next year. Thanx in advance.

 

keep the f4i it's a good bike, just do a 01-03 rear seat swap and it will look like all the other 600 sport bikes out there...this bike is just as fast as the RR and R6 in the straights...

 

yea i agree the f4i is a good bike, but I am not really into straightaways, more
into the twistys. plus even with the 01-03 swap the riding posture doesnt seem as aggressive. i have already invested like 1k on my f4i and do not want to put more money into, and if i am going to spend more doing the swap, i rather use that money into getting a rr or r6.

btw i bought a targa seat cover for the banana seat, so cosmetically it somewant resembles a two piece seat.

 

it's not like these other bikes are worlds more sporty than the F4i. Sure the F4i gets a sport touring tag, but the SVs have a "standard" tag line. My SV650 sure ain't no standard.
I can see it making more sense to sell the F4i and pick up another bike in Chicago, if it makes sense to ride in chicago. But i don't see it making sense to sell your F4i, and get another bike while you're still where you're at, then move to chicago with a new bike.
I think a "all out sport bike" is going to be miserable in Chicago. You'll most likely spend alot of time in the city, at lights, or at slow speeds, where a sport bike is just a waste of money. I'd want comfort and practicality if i was you.

But, on the other hand i've been in your shoes, almost exactly. I had an 03 F4i and all my buddies had really sporty bikes, and i felt left behind with my standard forks, non radial brakes, and oddly mounted shock. Boo hoo for me. I opted to sell my F4i and get an RC51. That was about as sporty as i could get. It was an awesome bike, very fun, but totally miserable in the city and on the freeway. My hands went numb on freeway trips, and i constantly worried about the bike overheating in traffic. I did 500 miles on my SV650 in two days and felt no negative effects from it. I could even go 45 miles on the RC without my hands going numb and my butt hurting.
Food for thought. All of my friends bought bikes, then bought sportier bikes, and then realized they wanted streetable practicality and bought more comfortable bikes.

 

Keep the bike, get some suspension work, go to a track school

 

after some consideration, I think i will not ship my bike or get a new bike when i move to chicago. reading the results from my former post, i think it will not be worth it, (cuz i will busy with school and with a limited budget it will be more of a hassle keeping a bike when i am there if it doesnt have an advantage in traffic and so on). i am just thinking if i get a rr or r6 i will get a much better price when i do sell it the following year, probably much more than what i would get for my f4i. the way i look at it, i will prob. only the oppturnity to ride for only about a year longer. and get another bike after i graduate or something...i am thinking might as well get bike designed for track/canyon riding with my limited time left..but i am just weighing the cost/benefits of either keeping my f4i or trading it for a r6 or rr.

 

if you are serious about the track get the rr. If you are just riding the twisties, keep the damn bike, it's almost the same. One year on a f4i is nothing

 

Make the decision on your own and stop making so many damn threads, you and guessinthe2000 are the worst.

 

Ultimately the decision will be mine to make. and what is the harm of asking people's opinions. if u are that annoyed of my threads, then dont look at them.

 

so how was your ride the other day?

after coming back from the track, aside from the rearsets being a little low, and the suspension needing some tuning, the f4i was a blast on track. even though it was my first track day, i blew away pretty much every other fancy new R6, gixxer, and 600rr in my run group (beginner) on the f4i through turns and the straights, which goes to show that it's not the bike, it's the rider