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is their and difference in size eg height width ect or are they the same as a 600 (zx6r) ?
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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 :smt005
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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.
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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!!!
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ok, maybe confuse it with a 750, but a bandit???
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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 :smt005
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Some guys at college thought mine was a 750, even though one owns an L 400 lol
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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.
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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.
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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.

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anyone had a ride on a 675? i felt like i was on a 125 again, absolutly tiny for nearly 700cc's.
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no, but i want one!
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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?!
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Xphyral wrote: and did i mention how small it was?!
no but psychopaulgtr did :smt005
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masterofinsanity wrote:
Xphyral wrote: and did i mention how small it was?!
no but psychopaulgtr did :smt005
:smt005 :smt005
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