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From: Fraser Johnston on 30 Jun 2010 02:16 "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jku5vu.1i967i0ta9eqcN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Anyone here own one, or ever owned one? > > Usual reason. I rode one in Vegas in 2008. Great all around bike but not particularly inspiring. Fraser
From: Krusty on 1 Jul 2010 08:41 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Anyone here own one, or ever owned one? No, but it appears I part-own an FZR400 as of 2 minutes ago. Been sat in a garage unused for 8 years, but it was free so I ain't complaining. Are they any good? -- Krusty
From: TOG on 1 Jul 2010 09:11 On 1 July, 13:41, "Krusty" <dontwant...(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > Anyone here own one, or ever owned one? > > No, but it appears I part-own an FZR400 as of 2 minutes ago. Been sat > in a garage unused for 8 years, but it was free so I ain't complaining. > Are they any good? > Indeed they are. Grey import or official UK bike?
From: Champ on 1 Jul 2010 09:14 On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:41:49 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: >it appears I part-own an FZR400 as of 2 minutes ago. Been sat >in a garage unused for 8 years, but it was free so I ain't complaining. >Are they any good? Thay can be. 400 racing is still alive an well in some places (despite most of the bikes now being 15 or so years old[1]). A 'well screwed together" FZR400 is as good as any of the other marques, and they had a rep as being one of the sweetest handling 400s. My mate Rob Price used to campaign one (actually, he has/had a pair of them) at the TT (back when the classes weren't all identikit 600s and 1000s), and got on the podium once. I think his best lap on one was 108mph. [1] Imagine what a 4-cyl 400 built with modern materials technology would be like nowadays 20,000 rpm redline? 85bhp? hubba hubba. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Krusty on 1 Jul 2010 09:27
TOG(a)Toil wrote: > On 1 July, 13:41, "Krusty" <dontwant...(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: > > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > > Anyone here own one, or ever owned one? > > > > No, but it appears I part-own an FZR400 as of 2 minutes ago. Been > > sat in a garage unused for 8 years, but it was free so I ain't > > complaining. Are they any good? > > > Indeed they are. Grey import or official UK bike? No idea yet. All I know is it's F reg, & was used regularly by the owner (one of L's friends) until she got pregnant 8 years ago, & she hasn't touched it since. It'll be a few weeks before I get to see it. -- Krusty |