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bike size
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:03 pm
by beanyboy1982
is their and difference in size eg height width ect or are they the same as a 600 (zx6r) ?
Re: bike size
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:20 pm
by zxr_oli
400s are tiny, much much lower than any of the 600s.
Havn't riden a 600, but sat on quite a few. 600 felt wider and more aggressive, made my bike feel even smaller

Re: bike size
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:41 pm
by RedexRobB
I dont think they are that small, especially compared to modern machinery, i think they are about the same sizer or bigger in fact.
Never had it myself but i have heard of people mistaking the 400 for a 750.
Re: bike size
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:33 pm
by masterofinsanity
check out the specs on the main site, they will tel you sizes then compare to the zx6
as for mistaking a 400 for a 750? i'm forever being asked is it a 750 or is it a bandit, (i mean the gix) NO IT FUCKIN AINT!!!
Re: bike size
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:42 pm
by RedexRobB
ok, maybe confuse it with a 750, but a bandit???
Re: bike size
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:00 am
by U_h0rnet5
I get asked if mine is a 600, think the stickers make it look more like one on mine lol. Have to tell them at noise testing its only a 400 and not a 600

Re: bike size
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:43 am
by zxr_oli
Some guys at college thought mine was a 750, even though one owns an L 400 lol
Re: bike size
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:12 pm
by Caz
RedexRobB wrote:I dont think they are that small, especially compared to modern machinery, i think they are about the same sizer or bigger in fact.
Never had it myself but i have heard of people mistaking the 400 for a 750.
had my friends 10 yr old son sitting on my ZXR and an 03 CBR600RR - he fitted the CBR better than my zxr
Re: bike size
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:29 pm
by zxr_oli
Don't know if it was just the placebo effect, but whenever i've sat on the 600s they've felt more substantial. Must be the bigger tank making me think that.
Re: bike size
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:01 am
by Caz
guess it depends on the 600 really - the 2004/05 ones seem to be the lightest; I think that the dry weight of my K4 gixxer (161kg springs to mind) is pretty much the same as the ZXR (note, i havent checked the exact weights)
The tanks are near enough the same capacity on the ZXR and the 600s
The 97 ZX6 I rode did feel a considerably bigger bike than the ZXR tho
in short - I think its psychological, you expect the 600s to be bigger and heavier.
/Caz
Re: bike size
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:04 pm
by Xphyral
anyone had a ride on a 675? i felt like i was on a 125 again, absolutly tiny for nearly 700cc's.
Re: bike size
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:15 pm
by RedexRobB
no, but i want one!
Re: bike size
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:26 pm
by Xphyral
i'd definatly consider buying one if i had the cash, the one i rode revved so cleanly i nearly had an orgasm and did i mention how small it was?!
Re: bike size
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:00 pm
by masterofinsanity
Xphyral wrote: and did i mention how small it was?!
no but psychopaulgtr did

Re: bike size
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:26 pm
by RedexRobB
masterofinsanity wrote:Xphyral wrote: and did i mention how small it was?!
no but psychopaulgtr did

