# Reckone's CBR600F3i

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [April 11, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461 "2009-04-11T18:02:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/21 "2009-04-20T18:54:56Z")

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> [@4x4 off road meet 9/16/06](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4x4-off-road-meet-9-16-06/17267/2):
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> so paint too? i like the new style of it… do you ride alot? and why doesnt frank have his shit on the road. me and my friends are ALWAYS out on the sumos ill hit you up this coming weekend its gona be nice

Yea I ride it all the time when it actually nice out. Trying to finish the bike up this week. Everything is flat black, except the wheels :tongue

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**Author:** ![FMFGSX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@FMFGSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FMFGSX)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/22 "2009-04-20T19:32:10Z")

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I’m waiting on the weather to be a little warmer before I pull my bike out.

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/23 "2009-04-21T16:49:18Z")

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Some pics of the tail.

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/bike.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/bike.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/bike1.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/bike1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![FMFGSX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@FMFGSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FMFGSX)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/24 "2009-04-21T17:21:00Z")

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Looks good. You leaving the Yoshi same color? You should paint it black with some high temp paint and wrap the piping.

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/25 "2009-04-21T17:50:15Z")

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I want to get a new pipe for it. The Yoshi is a bit beat up. I was looking to make a shorty pipe out of it 🙂

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**Author:** ![FMFGSX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@FMFGSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FMFGSX)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/26 "2009-04-21T19:05:30Z")

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Not a bad idea to turn it into a shorty. Just make sure it’s loud as fuck! :thumb

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**Author:** ![sam2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sam2/32/6360_2.png) [@sam2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sam2)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/27 "2009-04-21T19:08:23Z")

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gas tank looks good thanks to me for sanding half of it 🙂

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/28 "2009-04-21T19:09:53Z")

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> [@1080p Dead... Welcome 4096x2160](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1080p-dead-welcome-4096x2160/17280/20):
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> gas tank looks good thanks to me for sanding half of it 🙂

Werd, thanks! You can still see the outline of the stickers. But it’s all getting repainted over winter anyways.

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**Author:** ![sam2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sam2/32/6360_2.png) [@sam2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sam2)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/29 "2009-04-22T11:31:36Z")

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ya gettin repainted purple :)…

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/30 "2009-04-22T18:44:22Z")

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Got both of the old F3 mirrors on for now. I also covered up the passanger seat, until mine comes in the mail. Removed all the yelow decals. This is pretty much how it will sit for the time being.

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/220409205202jpg-11.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/220409205202jpg-11.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/220409205050jpg-12.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/220409205050jpg-12.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/31 "2009-05-11T19:53:14Z")

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Took a few better pics of the bike. I plan on painting the bike soon. Just ordered up my passanger seat, so that should be here this week. I just need to get the inner trim pieces still.

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04904.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04904.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04901.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04901.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04899.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04899.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04898.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04898.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04900.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04900.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04903.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/DSC04903.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Gendy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gendy/32/6456_2.png) [@Gendy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gendy)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/32 "2009-05-18T05:05:39Z")

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good work man, looks pretty good.

Looked like a clean f3 as well. I had a 97, great bike

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/33 "2009-05-18T07:44:49Z")

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Yea the old F3 fairings showed there age. I just wanted some more up to date looking.

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/34 "2009-06-01T15:24:55Z")

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Started to paint my bike today. I want opinions on what to do with the side fairings and color for the wheels. Heres what I was thinking,

leave the farings gunmetal, paint front wheel gunmetal

paint fairings white, rims flat black w/red lip

farings top half white bottom half gunmetal, flat black wheels

paint fairings white, wheels flat black w/ anidized purple lip

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/cid_F583CDA4-9FA8-4573-9093-5A74AA9.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/cid_F583CDA4-9FA8-4573-9093-5A74AA9.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/cid_32CBA3C6-A7E6-4C3E-B26E-4ECB800.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/cid_32CBA3C6-A7E6-4C3E-B26E-4ECB800.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/cid_7B6F7824-03CC-4DCB-A939-C14F1E3.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/cid_7B6F7824-03CC-4DCB-A939-C14F1E3.jpg)

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**Author:** ![crazyz250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crazyz250/32/6352_2.png) [@crazyz250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazyz250)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/35 "2009-06-02T08:19:32Z")

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paint fairings white, rims flat black w/red lip

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**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/36 "2009-06-02T08:51:31Z")

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Purple wheels FTW.

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/37 "2009-06-02T13:47:34Z")

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Well already painted it. Front wheel is flat black for now and I 50/50 the side fairings and repainted the fender. Also got my f4i mirrors for it yesterday.

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/img0473.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/img0473.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/img0263.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/img0263.jpg)

![http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/img0535.jpg](http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u147/reckone518/Bikes/img0535.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/38 "2009-06-02T13:48:47Z")

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> [@Pre ordering Wii thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pre-ordering-wii-thread/18838/3):
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> paint fairings white, rims flat black w/red lip

Shut the fuck up

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**Author:** ![Reckone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reckone/32/6324_2.png) [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/39 "2009-06-02T14:01:49Z")

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> [@OCTOBER SNOW STORM OF 06 ALL SNOW RELATED POSTS GO HERE and ONLY here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/october-snow-storm-of-06-all-snow-related-posts-go-here-and-only-here/18828/510):
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> Shut the fuck up

WERD!!! LOL

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**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reckones-cbr600f3i/243461/40 "2009-06-02T14:06:03Z")

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Now paint the rear wheel flat black and get a new slip on and it’ll look awesome. Looks good so far though!

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