CBR400 Advice please!!!!

Slickfish · Crazy Courier Joined: 24 May 2005 Karma :

Rite well I've seen on of these for sale, it has done 51k miles though but its cheap, and im looking for a trackbike but im on a tight budget.

One thing im thinking is im nearly 6ft tall and they look alittle small, anyone who owns one got any advice??, would I fit on it?, good track bike??, reliable?, good with high mileage on clock??. etc etc etc you get the idea! Rolling Eyes

Any info would be good guys!.

BenBray · Spanner Monkey Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Karma :

I should imagine your best bet is to go see it and test ride it Thumbs Up

DucatiEVO · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Karma :

Can't comment on the CBR400 as I don't have one but with 51K on the clock I hope it's cheap! On the trackday it will be getting thrashed and that would show up any weakspot in the engine for sure!

I have a VFR400 (I'm 6'2) and although it looks like a mini-moto under me it's fine on the track! I think the CBR has a lower seat height though, but you should be fine.

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Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

51000 is a lot of miles... However, my old CBR had done similar mileage and because it had been well maintained suffered from no problems.

If the bike has been looked after and serviced properly then I see no reason for it to get 'thrashed'. You'll only really notice this difference on the straights when the larger capacity bikes fly past. Shaun and I noticed very little difference between the VFR and CBR power wise, just that the CBR power is more smooth and more accessible.
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DucatiEVO · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Karma :

CBR prolly doesn't stiff you £50 for a set of plugs too! Wink

Power wise they're about the same, but Honda built the VFR as an upgraded CBR and they didn't really worry about the cost, hence the beam frame, 4 pot brakes and a £6300 asking price when new (as much as a good 600 back then).

The CBR will be easier and more afforable to keep running as well, when the bottom end went in my VFR it was cheaper to source another complete motor than rebuild it! Shocked

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DynaMight · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Karma :

Is it a NC23 and NC29?

I saw a whole NC23 motor go on Ebay for £6.50 Smile

Shame it was so far away, I would have had it for a spare.

Any CBR parts you will ever need can be gotten from a man called Graeme France.
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