First F4i build

[ShakAttack]

Well I picked up an f4i this week and the tear down began after about 3 seconds of having her off the truck. I have a list of To Do's and a deadline that hopefully has good enough weather to rip her around.

The list
-Fabrication buddy making
-Flat top tank with lip
-Tail saver
-Seat hole foot plate
-Sync TB/clean air mod
-RSC Clutch (Ordered)
-Sick Innovations (All Ordered)
-Cage
-12 bar
-Subcage
-60 tooth rear sprocket/16 tooth front
-520 Red Chain (Ordered)
-Convertibars Black (I won a set at a raffle a few years back but didn't have a bike they fit. Upon picking up the f4i I gave Steve the owner a call to see if I could still redeem the certificate even though a few years had passed. To my surprise he was a SUPER nice guy and had no problem getting them sent out right away!)
-Set of f4i front calipers from a buddies crashed up bumblebee

Still need to order
-FT Dual 4 piston bracket
-Brembo 16x18
-80" line
-Cyclops Headlight

Picked a 2002 and got it home for a few laps around my underground parking garage, and then the tear down began.



Got her all tucked away for the night with the other toys


Got a little bathtub bondo action going on. These plastics weren't the greatest so they will see some ghetto rigging and a rattle can paint job till I get a better set.


Seat hole came out clean, I just have to borrow someones sowing maching to get it wrapped. So for now a ducttape job will work for mock up

[(Brandon)]

Duct tape does all!

[Hitman 700]

I agree with Brandon. Duct tapes the new powder coating.. lol!!

[(Brandon)]

Originally Posted by Hitman 700

I agree with Brandon. Duct tapes the new powder coating.. lol!!

I have a friend who just recently "duct tape painted" his entire frame. Hold on I'll grab a picture lmao.

[(Brandon)]

Bike is owned by a friend by the name of scott. He just rebuilt it late fall, he crashed real bad last year and broke a leg and a few other things I think. Check out the duct tape paint job though!

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...25790918_n.jpg

[Hitman 700]

my duct tape job.. rattle canned the rims and tank


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[ShakAttack]

Well I did some work this week end

Got the exhaust shortened up



Wasnt to hard, I just had some issues getting the cap to find its way on. Nothing a big ol' hammer couldnt handle.

Shortened my nose fairing and windscreen. Still not sure if i will go full fairing or not, so I did it anyway.




Painted the windscreen


And then I got to painting the rotors


And a few parts made their way to my house

[(Brandon)]

I love short cans. My yoshi RS3 is probably 8 inches long. With soft exhaust packing and a short can it sounds pretty raw.

[ShakAttack]

I kept the original packing in there, right wrong or indifferent it'll work. Just ordered up all new fairing bolts as the bike had ALLLLL, and I mean ALLL KINDS of different bolts mounting all of the fairings. Flat head, Philips, torx, some missing...lots missing lol. I also ordered new bolts for the radiator mount. The radiator is just being held on by the hanger and the bottom mount. I don't know how it has even stayed on this long. But she will be all secure and sturdy once I'm done.

[(Brandon)]

Originally Posted by GhostMercury

The radiator is just being held on by the hanger and the bottom mount. I don't know how it has even stayed on this long. But she will be all secure and sturdy once I'm done.

My F4i's radiator was held on by a zip tie and one bolt for a while before I rebuilt and I never faced a problem. But that was not very smart haha.