Just saying hello

Thought since I was getting back into motorcycling again, it might be a good idea to take advantage of the information the Internet offers and start digging around in some forums...

Anyways, my daily driver is a conversion van, so there's nothing terribly interesting to talk about there...

However, my playtoy/project is another issue entirely. It's a 1996 Honda CBR 600 F3 that I picked up a couple of months ago and I've been working on ever since. It's my first project vehicle, so I'm taking my time. Ebay and the Florida DMV have been my friends thus far! The bike spent most of its live in Springfield, MO, where it was stolen repeatedly and finally the villian responsible was caught...unfortunately during the chase he wrecked it, causing the damage shown in the pictures, shown in my signature. I got it next for next to nothing..the previous owner had bought it from the insurance company and was going to strip the engine out of it and use it in a Legends car...until the F4i Engines became de rigeur. So it rode back to Florida in the back of my van, and slowly but surely I've been fixing it up, getting it ready for the DMV/FHP inspection. I've learned alot about the CBR in the process! Great design, parts haven't been too much of a challenge to find, and it's relatively easy to work on. Now if only I could get the rest of the parts I need in the same state as the bike, I could finish it out and start riding!

in the pics I couldnt see the engine, was any of it damaged?

The radiator took a majority of the hit. The bike runs like a top since I've replaced the radiator. With the Yoshi pipe, it sounds mean as hell, too.

GREAT project!!! I'd actually like to ride an F3 sometime so I can have something else to add to my list. ;) Congrats on the project, and good luck for the future!