im in love(longish)

newlywed · Guest

hey, wasssssuuupp
i got my nsr bout 3-4 weeks ago, still running it in from a full engine rebuild and im loving everyminute of it. my mates all have 50's and scooters and stuff, and its so nice to just lack behind for a bit till i get to a long fammillier road and just burn em, better watch out though, a mate of mine is gettin one at the end of november so ill have some compatition, but by then ill b fully comfortable with it and havin me knee down, i dunno how im ever gonna sell this bike, but ill manage for like a rvf or a gsxr or sumink, oh and can someone help me with what is the best all round 400 behind the rvf between the gixer, zxr and miniblade
cheers
will

kornel · Guest

On the 400's... When I was choosing mine I had those 4 in mind, the gsx-r 400 quickly went off the list as the riding position was too cramped and they generally look very naff. I liked the vfr and rvf engines over the plain inline fours of the baby blade and zxr, but didn't fancy the looks of the zxr and the vfr/rvf are faster bikes than the baby blades. In my book the RVF is the bike to go for, it's the best handling 400 by far and the v4 gives you a nice wide range of usable power. It loses 3/4 hp to the zxr engine, but they were too revvy for my liking, and I had just got rid of a two stroke so wanted a wide power band rather than the 5mph extra top end.
If you're choosing, get test rides on them all... Box hill motorcycles are very good about this, they let me loose on the range of 400's even though I didn't bring my license with me, just took a deposit while I went out and played. Like the 125's they are all so close in performance it's down to which one suits your riding style and what you like the look of.
Regards,
Kornel

milo · Guest

Seems like a wicked place, definitly the best place to go if you're after 400cc (ish) bikes.
I like the RVF but the old dennis (they make buses) style lights are just plain nasty. the newer models are much nicer.
i'm tempted by the VTR250. it's a v-twin and has got the power i'll *legally* have on the 400 anyway. i love the v-twin, gonna experiance it atleast once in my life. even just a year till i can get a full power machine. yup, it's a 250. but the power of 2 nsr's. and so many more miles to the gallon!

milo · Guest

got carried away with the VT there. oops
the 400's they had weren't prepped so there was no way i could take them for a spin Sad