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The nc handles a treat with the WP shock i just whacked on there!! Roll on the summer for some serious hooning!!

i'll have to have a look then morts!

and why will you be at the back bikerbird??
i know, why don't we just switch every now and then! and it is dependant on how many people we have remember, if it is upto ten then we will just ride anywhere and get people to point out where they would like to go next, but if it is a reasonable sized group then it will be a set route with a couple of people at the front, and we go at the same pace as the slowest (except around corners!) but everyone will be able to say where they would like to go before and i'll work out a route (GPS rules!!!)

i'm sure you get my point!
and you are more than welcome deano, more the merrier!
so lee if you want to be up front then you can help me work the route out and then you will know the way, ok mate! and sod your full licence..... keep the 400!!!

chris

Bikerbird wrote:I ride an 1992 NC29, she's black with red metal flake. I live a long way from all of you, in Wiltshire So don't get to make many of the meets. Should be there for the karting tho

Did you get your bike from Elliotts in Cricklade, then? I too have the NC29 - from Elliotts when I lived in Berkshire. Originally I'd tried to get a VFR 400 but ended up with the CBR400 (Gullarm) which I believe is the BEST 400 of all the models - certainly has the lowest seat height (I should know I tried them all one afternoon at a 400 importers near Gatwick!) I've had her nearly 5 years now, we've been on a couple of track days - Darley Moor - and over to France twice and the Picos Mountains in Spain last Sept. Hope to get back to France again later this year

I look forward to meeting you at the karting!

I have just picked up another ZXR400... .. trying to sell mine and just brought another one!!! Green/White/Blue, UK model, 1991.. in excellent condition, my friend is going into Army, so took it off his hands. If anyone wants it.. £1250, I'll put it in the for sale section later on.

Up for a ride out, when it gets a little warmer..

Lee

Mate the ZXR's are fastest 400, I aint found one bike out do mine! My cousin had a CBR400, and wasnt even close ;)

But whats with the ride out? Why cant everyone else come?
Next there will be 1000 4 ride outs
600 4 ride outs
1000 twins ride out
SV650 ride out......!

it will be a little warmer by april!!!
might be around then and that is what i am aiming for, so are you up for taking the lead with me then lee?
oh yeah..... you daft tw*t! keep your black and gold though!

i know, as a rough idea, so far that is and so i can get figures, everyone that would like a 400s ride out and meet please write your name on this post and anyone else that will be coming, e.g.

:lol:babyblade89
:lol:zxr400lee
:lol:bikerbird

......and so on, so we will start from here:

:lol:babyblade89

(the is just so i can count easier! and it is daft like me!)

chris

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject:
ok lets try that again shall we!!!! sorry all.............................


it will be a little warmer by april!!!
might be around then and that is what i am aiming for, so are you up for taking the lead with me then lee?
oh yeah..... you daft tw*t! keep your black and gold though!

i know, as a rough idea, so far that is and so i can get figures, everyone that would like a 400s ride out and meet please write your name on this post and anyone else that will be coming, e.g.

babyblade89
zxr400lee
bikerbird

......and so on, so we will start from here:

babyblade89

(the is just so i can count easier! and it is daft like me!)

chris

yeah others can come too tom, but i thought it would be good as we all have the same amount of power and it well its a 400 thing!!! like if dynasangel comes then dynamight will too, and it ain't often you get a loads of 400s together is it!!!

keep posting and chatting and giving me more and more ideas!

chris

Mine wont be the same power as anyone elses ;)

Soon Tom's will be more power..

NC29 wrote:

Bikerbird wrote:I ride an 1992 NC29, she's black with red metal flake. I live a long way from all of you, in Wiltshire So don't get to make many of the meets. Should be there for the karting tho

Did you get your bike from Elliotts in Cricklade, then? I too have the NC29 - from Elliotts when I lived in Berkshire. Originally I'd tried to get a VFR 400 but ended up with the CBR400 (Gullarm) which I believe is the BEST 400 of all the models - certainly has the lowest seat height (I should know I tried them all one afternoon at a 400 importers near Gatwick!) I've had her nearly 5 years now, we've been on a couple of track days - Darley Moor - and over to France twice and the Picos Mountains in Spain last Sept. Hope to get back to France again later this year

I look forward to meeting you at the karting!

No i didn't get mine from Elliots, far too expensive Was a good place to go as i could sit on all the different 400's to see which i liked best.

Got my bike from Hereford!

And yes i agree they are the BEST 400's going

Cue lots of rowing by others


Babyblade - I'll be at the back cos i'm a wuss when it comes to cornering lol, other half says he's always nearly running into the back of me cos i wuss out!

Mine is the same speed as me is only 33bhp

mine will be full power soon, back to stock but i won't be doing 115mph!!!

do you find that the throttle feels kinda on/off power angel???
if not in top gear work the throttle slowly and you'll see, the first little twist will do all the work and get responce from the engine and the rest will do bugger all, no responce from the engine what so ever, that is why cough oops!!!
so when i go around corners i will be in control and have a responcive throttle throught the range, and not find that next minute i'm in the other lane, woo look car........... ouch!

chris

Which ZXR should I bring? Tuned L1 or the sexy L3?.. just cant decide

Haha.. seriously though, when riden right, the 400cc range is very similar. The ZXR is noticiblity quicker, and the NC30 is tricked up, the GSXR400, when setup properly (most arent) are very, very fast. Never had any experience with CBR400's, but I'd prefer one over a V4 NC30. The RVF400.. just toooooo expensive!

bring which ever one you want to mate, well which ever one you don't sell that is!!!
well i haven't really seen the other 400s going so i will soon find out, and true the nc30 does seem expensive but are very nice!

we will find out from baskie about the GSXR400, mine the NC23 Tri-Arm once done by GF (it will be before the ride out!!!) and you with ZXR400, bikerbird with her NC29 Gull-Arm and the list could go on, shame i'm not on duracell batteries though!!!
any roads you thought of yet

chris