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Silky
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PostPosted: 16:35 - 06 May 2010    Post subject: Popular 400cc race bikes Reply with quote
Hi all.

I was recently watching the 400cc/250cc race at the Cookstown 100 and noticed a trend in the models that the riders prefer to race. Ive noticed this trend in allot of other road-racing circuits such as Aberdare and obviously the TT when they competed there.

What I've noticed is that the most common bike are either Kawasaki ZXR400's, or Honda VFR/RVF's. I think I saw a Honda CBR400 at Cookstown, but was unsure. definitely had a conventional swing arm.

So basically, the bottom line is: Why are ZXR's and Honda V-fours the most popular, and why are there hardly any CBR400's? (i've never seen a FZR400 either....?)

Is it cost, performance, reliability....???

Cheers guys!

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Wafer_Thin_Ham
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PostPosted: 19:21 - 06 May 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Simply because you get better power reliably out of the NC30/35 and ZXR400.
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Silky
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PostPosted: 13:27 - 09 May 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ok, cheers.

I thought that was the case. I'm glad I bought a ZXR then! Smile

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faithhevans
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PostPosted: 09:14 - 21 May 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
One of my friend is having a 1000CC sports bike which has a great powers, and I bet as a amateur you cant handle it.
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Bishbash
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PostPosted: 10:12 - 21 May 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
faithhevans wrote:
One of my friend is having a 1000CC sports bike which has a great powers, and I bet as a amateur you cant handle it.


2 questions, what are these great powers? And, how much do you want to bet?

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PostPosted: 10:12 - 21 May 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
faithhevans wrote:
One of my friend is having a 1000CC sports bike which has a great powers, and I bet as a amateur you cant handle it.


Here:

https://dbwf.net/images/Order_of_Saint_Barnabas_Grand_Commander_Medal.png
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divuk83
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PostPosted: 11:08 - 21 May 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could be a bot or more likely just a troll.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/search.php?search_author=faithhevans

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