ninjette.org - View Single Post - Would a ZX-4R or Ninja 400 RR still be considered a “Ninjette?”

DannoXYZ · November 15th, 2021, 12:40 PM

It's great how there's so much interest in these small mid-range bikes. Most popular growing classes in AFM racing. Bringing in lots of new racers and filling up fields where there was only 5-6 racers couple years ago. Really helps that FLAP is renting out bone-stock 400s all with same tyres. Makes for cheap and competitive racing.

Yup, I was talking about stock kerb weight off showroom floor. Lighter start, easier it is to lighten further. At moment, non-ABS Ninja 400 is best at 362-lbs, which makes getting down to 325-lbs not too difficult or expensive, still 50-lbs lighter than lightened SV. Can't make up for weight with power because lighter bike will brake and corner better.

Just hoping new ZX-4R won't be porker off showroom floor. If it is, there won't be much interest.

For 400 stock/superbike class I still think '88-89 FZR400 might have chance against Ninja 400. Common track-config is 75-bhp and 350-lbs. But parts are rare and expensive. Same thing with G-Force's 80bhp VFR400RRs. Nowadays, would be cheaper to campaign Norton's N400 ClubRacer @ 310-lbs or their GP-spec +60hp sub-300lb model.

Hopefully Honda will take interest and really dial it up. Couple years ago, there was guy racing NSF250R back when 250 class still existed. People where clamoring all over each other to enter races against him. One guy brought out mothballed TZ250!

Dave Moss was still racing his 58bhp CBR250RR and I bought up 2 bikes worth of parts to build CBR250RR myself. But, they killed off 250 class, boo...

November 15th, 2021, 12:40 PM	#8
DannoXYZ ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: AKA JacRyann Location: Mesa, AZ Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17	It's great how there's so much interest in these small mid-range bikes. Most popular growing classes in AFM racing. Bringing in lots of new racers and filling up fields where there was only 5-6 racers couple years ago. Really helps that FLAP is renting out bone-stock 400s all with same tyres. Makes for cheap and competitive racing. Yup, I was talking about stock kerb weight off showroom floor. Lighter start, easier it is to lighten further. At moment, non-ABS Ninja 400 is best at 362-lbs, which makes getting down to 325-lbs not too difficult or expensive, still 50-lbs lighter than lightened SV. Can't make up for weight with power because lighter bike will brake and corner better. Just hoping new ZX-4R won't be porker off showroom floor. If it is, there won't be much interest. For 400 stock/superbike class I still think '88-89 FZR400 might have chance against Ninja 400. Common track-config is 75-bhp and 350-lbs. But parts are rare and expensive. Same thing with G-Force's 80bhp VFR400RRs. Nowadays, would be cheaper to campaign Norton's N400 ClubRacer @ 310-lbs or their GP-spec +60hp sub-300lb model. Hopefully Honda will take interest and really dial it up. Couple years ago, there was guy racing NSF250R back when 250 class still existed. People where clamoring all over each other to enter races against him. One guy brought out mothballed TZ250! Dave Moss was still racing his 58bhp CBR250RR and I bought up 2 bikes worth of parts to build CBR250RR myself. But, they killed off 250 class, boo...