Riding a 400cc was the most fun i had on a motorcycle. Chose it over a 250cc two stroke. no regrets. Cheers
@barebonesmc
4 сағат бұрын
Couldn’t agree more mate. People get too obsessed by big bikes and never really learn how to use them 😊
@nanaki74
4 сағат бұрын
Ive got an 87 VFR400 NC24. An absolute hoot to ride
@barebonesmc
4 сағат бұрын
Truly masterful bikes
@AndrewChallis-bc1cm
4 сағат бұрын
Im sure it was ian duffusi saw or hutchy at knockhill circuit , win a race a piece . ,if i could afford one thojgh id buy the little gsxr with the twin lights , a photogenic little rocket in gun metal grey, and red !
@peterkoning21
4 сағат бұрын
I had a ZXR400RR which I raced. Beautiful, lovely bike. A bugger to pull away as it had a close ratio box with a loooong 1st gear, also different carbs and it went like crazy ! The CBR400 could'nt stay with it. I loved that it revved forever and I had an open pipe and it sang !!!
@barebonesmc
4 сағат бұрын
It was a case of some years the xx was better but others the cbr was. It made it much more about how well you rode them 😊
@imaths76
5 сағат бұрын
What a fantastic video thanks so much ❤
@barebonesmc
4 сағат бұрын
Took some doing this one but it needed doing 😊 cheers for the support 😊 just hoping KZitem doesn’t crucify me too much because the only want 20 minute videos now
@simplerick3851
5 сағат бұрын
I know we like to hate on KTM but my 390 absolutely Rips! Braaaap!
@barebonesmc
4 сағат бұрын
I don’t hate the bikes as such. I just don’t like PMG and what they do sometimes 😊 but a single however hot. Will never be in the same league as the 4 pot screamers like these 😊 even a 690r would struggle I think. Although an smc690r v these would be entertaining 😊
@simplerick3851
4 сағат бұрын
@barebonesmc I get what your saying. Also, Top end on 390 sucks and zero power after fourth gear but I think I got the 0-60 under 4 seconds.
@diggy-d8w
55 секунд бұрын
I'm very glad to see this posted, "prayers" have gone out & I do hope things are progressing. Great video here, if I were looking for a straight up Street Bike, I'd want a 400cc - 500cc bike that could be tweaked for speed, agility, & handling. Again, thoughts are w/ you guys...... peace & Godspeed my Friends !
@Mau4ever2
48 минут бұрын
Having missed 2 x CBR400 "Babyblade's" & a KR1S. I've lost the Patience a found myself an 98% original Kawasaki ZXR 750 H2 🙂
@DavidGreen-hp5yq
Сағат бұрын
Rode and club racd an Aprilia RS250. Really moved around corners! Alas, I had a TBI and failed to move onto my RC3? bike. My TBI was at over 120mph, coming out of the first, huge sweepnig right hander at Mallory Park. Long since recovered and back on bikes... more post TBI than before -- 18 or 19 in total, so far.
@marcusgeorge1825
Сағат бұрын
Nice one mate, I do hope you’re well. We did get these in a very limited quantity in Australia regarding the larger 2-strokes. However, the bike that bred about 8 Australian World Champions and many more racers in the big leagues was the RGV-250 which dominated the 250 cc Production Series in Australia from 1888 - 1998. I still have one out of the two I raced with the original fairings untouched as it they were purchased just for the track. It (a MY95) hasn’t been started in around 25 years and each time I mention I have one whilst in discussions with another enthusiast the first question I get is how much do you want for it. When discussing this particular machine with others who ended up racing overseas will always say they had the most fun racing in this category. My house mate/team manager during the 90’s had the RG500 and to be honest (apart from the glorious sound) it was a bit of a pig to ride from memory back then. The RGV-250, with a rear sprocket change, would achieve 220-225 kph just past the start/finish line at Phillip Island. This just made it a bit harder to launch from the start, especially as the first 3 rows at Phillip Island are uphill, where the rest are slightly down hill. The 400 screaming 4-stroke machines also made their way here, just weren’t as quick as the 250 2-strokes and cost more (hence they weren’t converted into a racing class). Keep up the great work mate. Simply love your work and hearing your voice. All of my 2 wheeled friends also love your channel now. 👍👍
@troy45uk
Сағат бұрын
Had a UK spec FZR400RR for 7 years, same as the one in the video - it ran faultlessly and was great bike for the roads with Maxton TT spec forks. While it was off the road after a car knocked me off I had an NC30 with a standard silencer modified to run a straight through baffle like a race can. Sounded awesome! The Honda felt more powerful than the Yamaha but actually wasn’t, and the Yamaha handled better. The UK FZR400RR cost more than the FZR600 but you could see why with the much better finish and chunky aluminium chassis. The RRSP model cost even more but most of those went on the track I think
@MichaelMcgill-ik3mp
37 минут бұрын
Nearly 50 years ago, (holy smoke) I had a KZ650, and my friend had an RD400. I had to lash the hell out of that Kawasaki just to keep up.
@harrykuntz878
Сағат бұрын
I love light great handling 4 strokes. I had a lone of both a Gsxr 400 and a Fzr 400 around the same time that I had a Z 650 both of them would take the old Z to the cleaners. I love Honda V twins like the transalp Ntv650 and deauvills so I feel that I have been blessed to pick up a 1989 Bros 650 last year. It's got a light stiff alloy beam frame that is the same as a nsr 250 apparently a single sided swinging arm like a RC30 it only shares the engine cases with the get you to work stable mates. It's a much faster tune with a close ratio gearbox. Mist fun bike I ever rode in my life and I have had fireblade and all sorts. Not the fastest but the handling is fantastic and when I trash it a bit I have great fun without putting myself in licence losing territory. If you like twins but fine 1 liter Japanese bikes too thirsty and ducati's to maintenance hungry it just might be the ticket 👍
@noodles2x4
Сағат бұрын
As you said at the beginning, handling/cornering is the most fun. Drag racing,, ah boring. Every ride from skis, skate boards to military fighter jets, everything in between handling is #1. It's kind of like duct tape & zip ties, you just can't live without it/them. Thanks for another great video. Going out for a ride on my 398cc now
@robertjackson5836
16 минут бұрын
You want mental? I'll show you 'kin mental. (Every 400 rider ever)
@azimuth2142
2 сағат бұрын
I had a GPZ400R as my first 'big bike'. That seat was a ball buster but I didn't understand how to ride it properly, hence why I thought it was gutless. I like fairings but I'm just not a fast rider. That's twice you made me smile. :D
@Pillokun
3 сағат бұрын
I had a rvf400 and it was pretty ok, but was pretty boring with its 55bhp and 190kg curb weight. it felt like an 200hp car but if we are getting new 400cc bikes then they need to have 70-80bhp to feel exciting. Buut, gonna say one more thing, when seeing the onboard vids from these 400cc bikes I am instantly taken back to when I played Tourist Trophy on ps2. We need another TT from PD, there are no other good motorcycle games at all since then.
@finbarrsaunders
2 сағат бұрын
As a freshly minted young rider in the 80's, with limited funds and parents to persuade, smaller capacity bikes were always where it was at for me. I distinctly remember poring over the mags at these bikes with my mates, debating endlessly the 1 or 2 hp or kg differences between these machines and how that might influence which one you'd choose. It was a great time to be into bikes, with manufacturers pushing eachnother to ever higher levels of excellence and almost unimaginable performance. As I got older and the practical concerns around bike ownership largely went away, my tastes did not change. I still get more excited over big 2 & smaller capacity 4 stroke bikes than any others. Thank you for this wonderful video, and all the best!
@longriderxx
Сағат бұрын
A lot of testers are now calling 900cc bikes a middle weight , Times have changed , huh
@Adv-caveman
2 сағат бұрын
Enjoyed the video very much!!! I just got back from a zx4rr ride. Woo hoo
@thevynillibrary
2 сағат бұрын
Not a 400cc bike lover, but they can be much fun if you like to ride hard and corner hard and more affordable than the big boys. And they are cheaper to run on a day to day basis
@scottwhite2757
3 сағат бұрын
400cc was always a fun ride, I remember keeping the rear tire pressure lower for traction. ✌️
@IainJohnstone-j5v
Сағат бұрын
top video always a pleasure when i watch your well constructed vids wd my freind ride safe
@TheRRGhost
Сағат бұрын
Fantastic videos keep it up. Well done and thank you for all the great videos
@tommyvictorbuch6960
26 минут бұрын
The YAMAHA FZR 400 for me every time, mate.
@AndrewChallis-bc1cm
4 сағат бұрын
Far and away the best of the lot! Best sounding , handling and looking!
@nickthegr33kk
Сағат бұрын
Loved my '97 cbr400rr good times
@AndrewChallis-bc1cm
4 сағат бұрын
Im sure hes real, from bretby or burton on trent or nearby
@patrickpaulo34
5 сағат бұрын
Is the voice a real person voice or Ai?
@barebonesmc
5 сағат бұрын
I’m real. And yes it’s my voice
@wolfdog7265
4 сағат бұрын
That voice isn’t AI. You can hear it in his throat voice. The guy has been out on a bike so often, you just hear that he’s swallowed at least a hundred stinging bees and wasps.
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