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Misc · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Karma :

Hello all i'm new to this forum.

From south London kent.

For my 1st Bike i'm not to keen on the 125 gears & want a 400, Rvf, Vfr, Zxr, Mostly a cbr 400

Which one of these will be the best (Engine wise etc..)

What price does the cbr 400cc come at & the rest of the bikes if they are in good condition & not that old like 1988. Any good shops in s/l that do these kinds of bikes for good prices.

Much thanks

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

They are all very similar bikes, the condition they are in will effect how good they are.

If you want good prices, don't go to a dealer.

Personally I think you have to be more wary of dodgy bikes buying from dealers than from private sales.

Misc · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Karma :

I suppose so yer, I've seen a few good ones on ebay but only want to spend £1000-£1300 ish

White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

would go the way of private seller as you can actually meet the guy/girl that has been 'looking after' the bike, you can pick up a lot about how it has been treated and if the previous owner is a complete mechanical nonce!
think for that price you could find something thats mechanically sound but a bit un tidy cosmetically
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Misc · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Karma :

Cheers, For a beginner to gears like me what 400 is the most friendly out of the vfr, rvf, cbr.

Bit worried about picking the bike up if i found one, as i would only of ridden the test bike with i don't think is sporty Razz

Thanks.

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Barker-CBR 600 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Karma :

Very very similar.

Although i always saw the VFR as a bit more of 'comfort' style ride, and the RVF as the sportier of the three.But then the CBR is the nice balance between.
But i think thats a perception thing.

And at 400cc, its a much of a muchness.

p.s

CBr's are better Wink

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Misc · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Karma :

hehe Thanks,

Does my 6''1 cause a prob or was this just the rvf that is small.

Very Happy

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Everyone's going to give a different opinion depending on what they've tried, owned, heard of, has a mate who's got one, yadda, yadda, yadda. It's a subject that is covered time and time again.

The easiest answer is find the bike that is right for you. You've already widdled it down to a small selection of the 400cc market, I'll go out and have a look at a few examples, test ride a few, see how much they cost, how difficult they are to maintain (quiz the owner/dealer), sit on some for a comfort comparison, etc.

Having owned both an NC30, Gullarm, Bandit 400 and my current RVF, the best bike of the bunch is most certainly the NC30 - for the price a good example goes for these days, the package it provides, the looks/sounds/heritage, I haven't found a better bike in this class (and many other classes as well).

Btw, the RVF is the biggest of the Hondas, followed by the NC30 - the Gullarm is absolutely tiny - even I had bent knees when sitting on it, feet flat on the floor, and I'm not exactly tall.