400cc bikes

[Scouse]

I might be making myself look really stupid here but how come nobody seems to be producing 400cc sports bikes anymore? It isn't like there isn't a market for them so why have they stopped?

[White Noise]

most 400 cc bikes are imported, i think that they are still produced but only for japan and the like for emmitions reasons (i think)
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[Scouse]

True they are imported, but then there are no new designs being shipped over anymore either, surely if it was down to emmisions they would be able to find a way to get past it. They seem to with anything else.

[VFR400UK]

Because there isnt a market for them!

People want and buy second hand sports bikes that look good, can be insured and bought cheaply.

A modern day 400 would cost just as much as a 600 to buy (possibly more if it's somethinglike a VFR) In which case bikers would go for the 600.

What is probably a better idea is a modern 250 4 stroke sports bike whats 33bhp out of the box targetted at new bikers

[Lee_367]

They were originally built for the japanese market, licensing laws over there have since changed and killed off the market for them.
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[craigs23]

Only new ones I've heard of are a few examples of the SV400, Superfour Vtec and the Aprilia 450.

The other 400s available as grey imports can still cut it.

[EuropeanNC30R...]

It's not really licencing laws, didn't someone post the Japanese top-selling bikes list for 2004 where the CB-1 400 was the best selling bike?

The Japs are a fickle bunch, and sports 400's are decidedly out of fashion at the moment.