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400cc inline 4 with dual disc brakes...how come my old 500 didnt have that?

they keepin all the good **** in japan
 
400cc inline 4 with dual disc brakes...how come my old 500 didnt have that?
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Australia too ...incredible VTEC bike.

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53 horses and 385 lb dry.

If you wring it....will keep up with most anything in the twists short of an SS.
I really considered one they had used.
 
bigpoppa said:
400cc inline 4 with dual disc brakes...how come my old 500 didnt have that?

they keepin all the good **** in japan
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Japanese riders *get* motorcycles, which is why they make & buy cool little bikes. They understand North Americans better than we realize. Take the Bandit 400, for instance. Liquid cooled inline four. Looked awesome in red, revved to the moon. A rider's bike. The market response? "Something something highways, something something performance." North America is a young and insecure culture. We crave our status symbols. Google Suzuki Goose. Another little gem. Still annoyed I won't get a crack at a SR400.
 
Umm actually it's due to legislation as it is in Europe before you take the kamakazi myth too far.

http://www.thejapanfaq.com/bikerfaq-classes.html

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and Tokyo has the same population as Canada ....

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The Japan Biker FAQ--A General Introduction
www.thejapanfaq.com/bikerfaq-intro.html
Except in metropolitan areas (where wealth is concentrated), bikes larger than 250cc are quite rare. Although many fire-breathing super bikes are built in Japan, most are exported. There are no new Japanese-made bikes for sale in Japan that are bigger than 750cc [this is one of the "voluntary restrictions" that the bike ..
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A hot 400 inline with VTec is a superbike

Can you imagine needing your bike saftied every 6 months and for a fee. All bikes over 250 CC
 
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When 250cc is a big bike .....400 Vtec is a Superbike .....you can't get a wound out VFR1200 for instance out of first gear ..driving is dull in Japan...
 
MacDoc said:
Umm actually it's due to legislation as it is in Europe before you take the kamakazi myth too far.
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Whatever, dude.
 
it's a very cool looking retro bike
with a decent, little engine
other than that it's 80's technology
ie: it's chunky

Vtec gives a broader torque curve
it does not get anything more out of a 400 than is there

and dry weight is a BS spec
dry bikes don't move
the bike weighs 440 lbs

my bike with twice the HP is 20 lbs heavier
this is why this bike needs triple discs

and the reason it's so heavy
is because it's a liter bike chassis - CB1000
with a little engine in it
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