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adouglas · March 15th, 2018, 07:58 AM

The April Roadracing World has an in-depth review of the 400 FYI. Chris Ulrich does his usual thorough job.

The first paragraph tells you a lot of what you need to know about this bike:

"I can count how many times I have thrown a leg over an entry level sportbike on one hand. Being a horsepower junky, I tend to gravitate toward 1000cc motorcycles. My small-bike snobbery has been purely performance-based: Sportbikes based on Superbikes have beefy frames and stiff (adjustable) suspension that allows me to ride the bike as hard as I can without getting bored. But that was before I threw a leg over the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400."

Needless to say, he was impressed. Forthright about its limitations, too. Pretty clear that Kawi has a winner here.

March 15th, 2018, 07:58 AM	#17
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	The April Roadracing World has an in-depth review of the 400 FYI. Chris Ulrich does his usual thorough job. The first paragraph tells you a lot of what you need to know about this bike: "I can count how many times I have thrown a leg over an entry level sportbike on one hand. Being a horsepower junky, I tend to gravitate toward 1000cc motorcycles. My small-bike snobbery has been purely performance-based: Sportbikes based on Superbikes have beefy frames and stiff (adjustable) suspension that allows me to ride the bike as hard as I can without getting bored. But that was before I threw a leg over the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400." Needless to say, he was impressed. Forthright about its limitations, too. Pretty clear that Kawi has a winner here. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.