Terminex

I picked up my CBR F4i shock off ebay for $50 last year, after following the suggestions here. I had the spring replaced on it, and then had racetech springs & valves done in my front forks. I love it.

I just have not been willing to spend the money for new levers yet. I will definitely go shorty when I do, as I never use more than 2 fingers on either side.

6K same temperature as the sunlight. I have used them, they are great and work better in fog. Unfortunately in Europe are not legal. It is better to buy the bulbs separately. The bulbs of a kit are usually of low quality. Can you recommend a good place to get bulbs? I just bought them from a local store. The original (Chineze) bulbs had bad geometry and after 350 hours of use lost 40% of the initial luminosity. About the cost; there are three categories cheap 15, good 35, best 55 euro each bulb, but these are prices in a local store more than a year ago. Which type am I after for my 6th Gen? 6th gen uses H7. Take into account that you will have to built or buy also two bases (adapters) for the HIDs to fit in the headlight. I did not have to get any adapters for my HID swap. I have an '07 and it used normal H7's. The HID's were completely plug and play without any adapters necessary. I "believe" they changed the need for adapters with the '06 bikes, but someone else would have to confirm.

You sure about the name, couldn't find them on ebay. Normally, I avoid those who change little for product but a lot for shipping since it limits any refunds or returns to the purchase price, which is why they do this. The cost should be $39.00 and the shipping $9.00 dollars. They way they do it any return or refund would be $9.00 (the purchase price). That being said, if you had good luck with them, I'd like the name. I always use a vendor called "zgperformance" on ebay. $55 a set with free shipping. (I also prefer to pay for the item and get free, or cheap shi[pping just in case. I have bought over a dozen sets from him now over the past year. I even bought one set for a friend who didn't want the blue tint. I ordered the 3000K for him, but they were too yellow. This vendor allowed me to send back the bulbs and get them swapped for a different color, at NO CHARGE even though the change was our choice. HID kit Thanks for the tip. I noticed the listing is for $59.99. Is did you "best offer" him $55.00 and he accepted? correct:-)

You sure about the name, couldn't find them on ebay. Normally, I avoid those who change little for product but a lot for shipping since it limits any refunds or returns to the purchase price, which is why they do this. The cost should be $39.00 and the shipping $9.00 dollars. They way they do it any return or refund would be $9.00 (the purchase price). That being said, if you had good luck with them, I'd like the name. I always use a vendor called "zgperformance" on ebay. $55 a set with free shipping. (I also prefer to pay for the item and get free, or cheap shi[pping just in case. I have bought over a dozen sets from him now over the past year. I even bought one set for a friend who didn't want the blue tint. I ordered the 3000K for him, but they were too yellow. This vendor allowed me to send back the bulbs and get them swapped for a different color, at NO CHARGE even though the change was our choice. HID kit

I have used 3000K, 5000K, and 6000K on vehicles in the past 6 months. I will never use 3000K again as they are yellow, and do not illuminate the road nearly as well as the 5 or 6K. Between the 5k & 6K I think it is just personal preference of whether or not you want the blue tint. I am running the 5K with the slight blue tint on my '07 VFR. I am running the 6K pure white on my '08 CBR1000RR. It is mostly up to you personal preference. The only advice I will provide, is ensure that you get a kit that has slim DIGITAL ballasts. It makes it real easy as it is plug & play, and you no longer need to run a wire directly to the battery. You can get these kits for $50 from ebay. (I have put half a dozen on my vehicles, and friends vehicles in the past few months since they are so inexpensive now) Cheers:-)

Very few people update the hi-beams to HID. The reason is that HID takes several seconds to fully turn on. I've seen 1 bulb set ups with a switch that changes the angle of the bulb (and thus the beam) to simulate hi-beams from HID, but I think that's when you buy a full HID unit including the reflector. There are several vendors who offer kits that use one set of bulbs for both low & high beams. most are using magnetic switches to either pull the bulb in & out, or to change the angle of the bulb. These are meant to be used in applications where the existing bulbs operate in the same fashion. I updated the bulbs on both bikes to HID as soon as I got them, but on the VFR, like you mentioned, I only did the low beams, as it does not seem necessary to do the high. (just my 2 cents:-)

I have the speedo healer, and the gear indicator on an 07 with ABS. I am running at -7.9%, but have not noticed the problem. I have been considering getting a PCV. I will have to watch the response more closely now in the LOW RPM range.

I have been running those mirrors for three months and I love them. They do not bounce much more than the stock on mine. the trick is to use the stock mounts, do NOT use the "universal" mounts, or boots that come with them.

these are the ones I used. You can use the existing mounts, as what you see in the picture is simply a rubber boot covering MUCH larger universal mounts. the only thing you have to do is drill a hole in the plastic between the mounting bolts, and then solder the wires to the front turn signal wires. Took me about 30 minutes to do it all. LED signal mirrors

The downshift to first (when wanting second) in corners is the exact reason I ordered one. (well that and my search for the fabled 7th gear from time to time...... some day i will find this mythical gear:-) The other reason was because I was ordering a speedo healer and figured this was going to mess up my RPM / speed / gear formula (same one mentioned above) As soon as I get the speedohealer & gear indicator installed I will let everyone know how it goes. I ordered the GIPro DS gear indicator.

I'm a newbe, but it might also help to get into a class. (I am not suggesting you do not know how to ride) I just think one of the advanced rider classes (or even the basic class again) through the safety council or local bike shop. This would allow you to get back to basics, and maybe remember why / how you first started riding. Look at this as an opportunity to start from scratch.