What bike is this?

[Fifteen15]

Can anyone give me the make of this bike? All I know is it is 400cc and possibly a chinese import.

Thanks

https://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5325/bikeu.png

[pinkyfloyd]

Its a CBR400. Otherwise known as a Baby Blade.
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[blurredman]

The make is Honda. It says it on the side
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[MarJay]

[ChowderV4]

that indeed is a honda cbr400 nc23.

they were manufactured between 1988-1989
never an official uk model so it will be a japanese import.

If you want more information on it have a look on 400greybike.com
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[Fifteen15]

[Frost]

You will hear the term 'import' This means ike originally sold in another country, then brought to the UK by someone. So a bike might be made in japan then sold in germany then brought to the UK. That's all absolutely fine. Bikes like that CBR400 weren't sold int he UK as no one wanted a 400 as licencing laws meant if you could ride a 400, you could ride a 600 which is what most people do. In japan however the licence system works / worked differently and 400cc is the biggest you can ride without getting the advanced licence. But somebody thought people in the UK might want one of the 400's and imported them over here. As a result most have kph speedo's etc.

Chinese bikes are made in china and shipped all over the world. they are aweful, terrible, shit , appalling, nasty peices of horrible fucking shit. A japanese bike that would cost you £6000 new with £5000 of that goes on the parts for the bike. Well the chinese equivalent would cost for £700, with about £300 worth of parts going into it. A 1 year old chinese bike is probably going to be more broken and in worse condition than a 10 year old japanese bike.

Good bikes to buy: Honda, yamaha, suzuki, kawasaki, ducati, aprillia, bmw, triumph, cagiva, peugeot, piagio etc

If it has something like "shineray" written on the tank and your mate is selling if for £500 tell him to fuck right off.

[CaNsA]

Dude, you gonna tell him the difference between Grey and Parallel imports?

[Redoko]

Isn't it about time there was a sticky thread explaining to everyone about Chinese bikes?

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[Charlie]

Japanese bikes built for the Japanese market often have a much higher build quality than the UK version (if there is one). The quality of paint work on my Honda Hornet is top notch and even after it has been covered in shit for a month it still cleans up nicely.
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