so i just picked up a 96' rf900r...BIKE SMARTIES ENTER!

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deetz
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so i just picked up a 96' rf900r...BIKE SMARTIES ENTER!

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anyone know anything about this bike? it seems to be a good bike. any known problems?
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so i just picked up a 96' rf900r...BIKE SMARTIES ENTER!

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Carbed bike which sucks for the obvious reason. Decent motors, Watch your valve job intervals they tend to tighten up on there own. Overall really under appreciated bikes. Keep the rubber side down!
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so i just picked up a 96' rf900r...BIKE SMARTIES ENTER!

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great bike,i had a red one with cherry red flames on the tank,they r nice bikes.now they are not the fastest bike out there,but i loved the stylin of the bike.mine got stolen so watch the damn thing.i had no problems at all with mine and it had 25000 plus miles on it when i bought it,loved the lil side compartment on the bike
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so i just picked up a 96' rf900r...BIKE SMARTIES ENTER!

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not many in st louis at all
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thats what the guy told me.. i think the thing looks like a fricken space shuttle from teh back.. is there anyway to make it look more modernized? its hard to even find good modded pics of them
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man good luck,it was damn near impossible to find parts for that damn bike.and upgraded parts are not even made,i think they only made the bike for like three years anyway,but i did love the back light design.good luck but parts and VERY hard to come by on that bike
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snapper1978;87052 wrote:man good luck,it was damn near impossible to find parts for that damn bike.and upgraded parts are not even made,i think they only made the bike for like three years anyway,but i did love the back light design.good luck but parts and VERY hard to come by on that bike
ya it has a jet kit, exhaust, and upgraded chain and sprocket. i dont know what other mod to do.. its also watercooled which is totally awsome
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those bikes are ok the carb will start giving you problems here pretty soon if he didnt rejet it. also there is more of those in missouri than you guys think. i see them all the time on big rides and such. but anyways hope we get to ride together be fun.
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i had travis clean my carbs one time at royalty racing and NEVER had a problem with it ever,and mine had 30000 miles on it.and i have been on MANY big rides,average 5 a year and i have never seen one on a big ride,one like two in st louis alone,and one a guy in the club i mess with has one.if you see them everywhere that is prolly the rf900 not the 600,there are alot more of those but not of the 600,at least not around here anywhere
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snapper1978;87072 wrote:i had travis clean my carbs one time at royalty racing and NEVER had a problem with it ever,and mine had 30000 miles on it.and i have been on MANY big rides,average 5 a year and i have never seen one on a big ride,one like two in st louis alone,and one a guy in the club i mess with has one.if you see them everywhere that is prolly the rf900 not the 600,there are alot more of those but not of the 600,at least not around here anywhere
i heard its the other way around.. theres a lot more 600's then 900's
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-85 cj7