Have 400cc race replicas had their day?

V4orce

17/08/2007 at 20:24

never never never, perfection never bettered the RVF

Kernel

18/08/2007 at 14:16

Excellent article.

It's true that the market for 400's has greatly diminished in recent years, which in turn makes them either a bain to have them or a god send.
For example sourcing parts can be hard, my ZXR400's downpipes have rotten and a genuine set from Kawasaki are just shy of Â£500 and that is for another set of quick rotting downpipes. Even some of the well known manufactuers are not producing for the 400's any more e.g Scorpion, and I think Micron.

But even so with parts awkward to source if you have a minter they are desireable to the second hand market even with high mileage and I won't have lost too much money from when I bought it, again there lies another problem where even tho I know I should get another bike due to the bike being cramped and hurts my knees due my manly size. I just can't bring myself to let it go.

I think this could be a good thing for the Journo's at TWO to look in to. Could fill a few pages.

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V4orce

18/08/2007 at 15:47

i dropped from a 6-400 as the 6 bored me, the RVF is awesome and its ability to limpet itself to the tarmac is phenomenal! The only thing i miss is the arm pulling mid range torque, but i'm happy to sacrifice that and would buy a new 4 over a 6 any day........esp if its a V4

Deleted 456

18/08/2007 at 16:31

I'd like another 400, top fun that bike it was.

nc30's are 20years old now, even the zxr400 is starting to get on a bit. Not to practical as a daily bike which needs to be maintained as you need to spend time sourcing parts.

Great bikes, just most are showing there age now. There was talks about an Aprillia 400 which looked interesting but thats all gone quiet.

V4orce

18/08/2007 at 20:56

wasnt the new aprillia going to be a single pot though.....

Deleted 456

18/08/2007 at 21:09

No I think it was going to use one of these 450 v-twins

Cagiva was going to make a 400/500 mito i think, that might of been a single?

V4orce

18/08/2007 at 21:12

bloodyhell 450 twin id buy it tomorrow i genuinely would!

topski100

18/08/2007 at 21:33

Yeah there's still a market for a light, sweet handling, cheap sportsbike. The Kwak was the best. But where was the decents twins and two-strokes?

V4orce

18/08/2007 at 21:35

Kwak was best.

Go and wash out

barryfzr

18/08/2007 at 23:47

Kernel wrote

Excellent article.

It's true that the market for 400's has greatly diminished in recent years, which in turn makes them either a bain to have them or a god send.
For example sourcing parts can be hard, my ZXR400's downpipes have rotten and a genuine set from Kawasaki are just shy of Â£500 and that is for another set of quick rotting downpipes. Even some of the well known manufactuers are not producing for the 400's any more e.g Scorpion, and I think Micron.

But even so with parts awkward to source if you have a minter they are desireable to the second hand market even with high mileage and I won't have lost too much money from when I bought it, again there lies another problem where even tho I know I should get another bike due to the bike being cramped and hurts my knees due my manly size. I just can't bring myself to let it go.

I think this could be a good thing for the Journo's at TWO to look in to. Could fill a few pages.

Gazelle exhausts made me a pukka, hand made stainless exhaust system for my 400/600 for just shy of Â£600. Might be worth a look if you want to keep the bike ;o) downpipes only were about Â£450 ish I think ;o)

is this the end? :smoke:

nsrmonkey

23/08/2007 at 10:19

cam chain on an NC29....LMAO....gear driven cams my friend.

RVF400 NC35 -ROAD
CBR400 NC29 -TRACK
NSR250 MC21 SP -POSE

SuperSonic

23/08/2007 at 10:59

You can still get close to the 400 race bike experience buying a new bike.

Get a really peaky 600 (r6, zx6r) and set a rev limiter at about 11k...

With the good handling and light weight, surely it'll be close to a 400...???

Orange Z1000 with a few mods....

Anteater

23/08/2007 at 11:32

I'd love Kawasaki to import an official 2008 ZX4R. :smoke:

I cant imagine how much better it would be than the 1991 technology thats in my ZXR400 race bikes.......... would probably be two seconds a lap quicker straight out of the crate before the fettling started.

Dont bother about market demographics and all that bollox just build it and ship it - I'll buy one.

Crash-o-meter „¢ 2007:

SuperSonic

23/08/2007 at 11:45

There will likely be a reinvention of smaller capacity sports bikes when they change the MotoGP classes and replace the 125cc and 250cc 2 strokes with 4 strokes.

Orange Z1000 with a few mods....

Kernel

23/08/2007 at 12:01

SuperSonic wrote

You can still get close to the 400 race bike experience buying a new bike.

Get a really peaky 600 (r6, zx6r) and set a rev limiter at about 11k...

With the good handling and light weight, surely it'll be close to a 400...???

The '07 R6 feels nothing like my 400.

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SuperSonic

23/08/2007 at 12:49

Kernel wrote

The '07 R6 feels nothing like my 400.

Are you missing the midrange of the 400??

Bit tongue-in-cheek mate - of course a 600 has more power everywhere than a 400 would.

But surely if someone wants the riding experience of a 15 year old 400 they could buy a modern lightweigh, fab-handling 600 and just not use all the power.... :burnout:

Orange Z1000 with a few mods....

fontyy

23/08/2007 at 18:31

So Tim Skilton thinks CBR400's "known vice" is a cam chain rattle, hmmmm there's a man to trust, the CBR400 has gear driven cams.

"Why would you put your beer down? You don't smoke..."

Radnor

24/08/2007 at 17:36

Top article that, reminds me how much I still want a VFR400

V4orce

24/08/2007 at 18:06

SuperSonic wrote

You can still get close to the 400 race bike experience buying a new bike.

Get a really peaky 600 (r6, zx6r) and set a rev limiter at about 11k...

With the good handling and light weight, surely it'll be close to a 400...???

errrr no.

Boost!

25/08/2007 at 12:50

Great article! I have a little FZR400R exup, my second ever bike. I have had it for the best part of 11 years (ohmygod!) and it still makes me smile like a loon every time I'm out on it! The size is perfect for a little person like me, and the noise it makes at 13000+ is super!!
Totaly addictive!!

Chicken fillets, not chicken strips! :smoke:

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