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Old July 19th, 2020, 03:01 PM   #121
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Yeah, after hopping off heavy supersports onto ninjettes, I'll never go back. Light weight is so much more fun!



Also picked up 3x CBR250RRs in boxes. Should be enough to build 2x bikes I think. There's a group of geezers that started racing these things about 15-yrs ago and lots of them are getting out. It's a little lighter than old ZXR-250 and has more international support as far as parts goes. We'll see what 19 000 RPM redline with gear-driven cams sounds like soon enough!
Nice!!! I hope you put picture up when finished!! I keep goin back to the 70s, but 'superbikes' back then, might have been, an RD400, or Honda 400/4 because they had a wide envelope of things they did well, not just one or two. I really miss that thought process. Small bikes were abundant.
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Old July 22nd, 2020, 06:21 PM   #122
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Looks like ZX-25R has stirred up all sorts of interest in small bikes!
https://electrodealpro.com/honda-wil...-fight-zx-25r/
Huge amounts of torque over ZX-25R!
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Old July 22nd, 2020, 07:20 PM   #123
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This bike is starting to sound more and more like a rich mans ninja 400.
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Old July 23rd, 2020, 04:18 AM   #124
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Looks like ZX-25R has stirred up all sorts of interest in small bikes!
https://electrodealpro.com/honda-wil...-fight-zx-25r/
Huge amounts of torque over ZX-25R!
Oh man
The only problem is, I told my Wife the Z400 would be the last new bike I ever get ...
I guess I'll have to wait for a used one
If Honda did a retro 400/4 with the same work-of-art pipes of the original, that would really be something!

But really, the compact nature of the Z's twin still makes it a desirable item.
The Honda would probably be 1500 more, too(?)
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Old July 23rd, 2020, 04:37 AM   #125
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This bike is starting to sound more and more like a rich mans ninja 400.
That seems like a fair assessment.
As motorcyclists we are always lusting for new, high-tech, faster, etc ... Eventually, someone will make something that is "better(???)" than the lil Ninja. But, regardless of what comes out in the future, the 400 will remain a great bike. It does everything well. That wont change.

And -- bucket-n-shim'ing 2 extra cylinders
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Old July 23rd, 2020, 09:57 AM   #126
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Seems like technology has really improved and driven costs down. Those 250 4-cylinders cost $10k back in '90s. Which would be over $20k today!
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Old July 30th, 2020, 07:27 AM   #127
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I've seen some online pricing guestimates that put the bike in the 6-8k range depending on trim. I just started following this story so my info may be out of date.

If they bring it to the states I definitely want one.
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