Any insight on the FZR400 3TJ

[P.]

Some nice person has just offered me their bike, free of charge as its sitting in their garage doing nothing

Ideally I'd track it...but I'd like a road bike for the summer.

Its got 44k on clocks but had a 16k engine popped in 2 years ago and has covered 450 miles in that time.

It has 12 months MOT and 1 month tax...so its a fairly ok condition bike.

I've not really had a 400 before, the one I borrowed was shereens VFR and that was awesome, handled superb! But is the FZR that good of a bike?

Looking at reviews they are ~60hp, rev to about 14k and pretty reliable...but a personal insight would be nice!

[N cee thirty]

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[T0MMY]

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If you dont want it ill have it

[Al]

I've had my 3tj for over 6 years now, haven't had any reliability problems, other then the rec/reg dying and taking out the battery.
I'm not sure what info you are really after but they are typical 400cc sportsbikes. small, uncomfortable, revvy and quite good fun. The engine is a bit electric sounding, although it makes a nice high pitch scream when you have it pinned on track.
Not an ideal track bike as they are probably more like 50-55hp which is probably half the power of most other bikes you'll come across on track, it doesn't take away from the fun but can be a little frustrating if you get stuck behind somebody a tiny bit slower then yourself as they keep coming back past you on the straights
I've done over 10 trackdays on mine, toured around Europe and used it to commute. Great little bike really.
I'll have it if it's free, I need some spare bits
Should probably mention that I'm only 5'5 and 9.5st so this may be why the suspension and size works for me.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/big_al/Eurotrip%202011/P1010140.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/big_al/af4590b0.jpg
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[P.]

Fucking hell that looks tiny

I'm 5' 11 ish...but loved the VFR400 size wise.

I'm not knocking it till I've tried it, but it was more are there any bad issues like things corroding faster than most, what tends to fail quickly etc.

Any idea on mpg?

That photo in the sun on the beach... love it, where was that

[Al]

I''ve only sat on an nc30 but it felt the same size.

The down pipes rot and the exup valves seize up but there are normally 2nd hand ones available on ebay for fairly cheap and if the bikes free.

I think I get about 50-55mpg on normal road riding.
The photo is taken in Cannes
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[P.]

Sounds pretty good then!

Any way on checking exup? Obviously need to inspect the exhaust...been there a while!

Nice picture, tried to look at album but its passworded

Hopefully its all ok and needs minimal work

[Al]

I don't know loads about the EXUP valve as I removed mine when my exhaust cracked and replaced it with a non exup valve s/s system.
You lose a little low and mid range power without the valve but it seems to rev a bit cleaner at higher revs.
It's just a little servo motor that moves some cables to open and close a flap in the exhaust, I think it starts to open at about 7000rpm and you could feel a slight change in acceleration, not a 'yo v-tec just kicked in' change just a small one.
The suspension will more then likely be knackered like most 400's. A common mod is to fit the 06-07 R6 rear shock which is a little shorter then the FZR one, you can buy/make an adapter to make it fit. I don't think there is any straight swap for the front end though, as most people just rebuilt the originals with stiffer springs and thicker oil.

The photobucket photos you were trying to access are in here
www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=227012
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[hawky66]

Great bikes the 3tj..

so much so i'm shifting my fz750 to grab one yet again for the road b road blasts..

Had quite a few and says somthing that i keep going back to them as road bikes as so much fun ..

I also have a full blown 74bhp kitted race bike and one on the bench at the mo with thundercat engine being installed ..

Once the fz's gone i will have 3 lol..

std exhaust's rot and just make sure if you unplug or run without the exup connected you get the cdi de-restricted as this takes out the error safe mode etc..

use good oil...service properly...maintain brakes...loadsa miles with smiles.

[garth]

You bastard, who gives that away for free?

[_Iain_]

[hawky66]

[MarJay]

I've got one as a track bike. Its very very very good. Its up there with the best bikes I've ridden on track. A mite underpowered perhaps, but for technical circuits it is an absolute dream.

It takes the same size tyres as an SV650 so minitwin race scrubs fit well.

The EXUP valve bushes are expensive, and parts can be a pain. Getting an air filter for a 1989 3TJ is very difficult and I had to pay a lot of money for one.

However, they are really really good bikes, and as long as you get one in good nick will make an excellent trackbike and reasonable toy roadbike. I wouldn't want to use one as my daily as its so uncomfortable.
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[MarJay]

[P.]

I'm still sceptical as its a 400 IL4, the last one I rode was a CB400SF and from memory it was a nice ride, smooth and had some power in the mid range but wasn't ballistic.

Damn me

[UnspeedySam]

[T0MMY]

[P.]

Oh T0MMY, that would be awesome if you could take it. I mean for free too?! Such a nice guy

[T0MMY]

Yes, you're right...it is a bit generous.

Tell you what; You can pay my fuel costs to collect and just chuck me a crate of beers...
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[mistergixer]

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