for sale honda cbr400

**MESDUP** · 7th July 2005, 21:01

1989
53,000kms
black/grey
WOF/REG till the 10th
has one crack on fairing and about 4 others have been plastic welded (has had a good job done)
this bike is worth around $2500 and $2700 but i really want some new mags for my car so i have it at $1800 FIRM
0210469298
am from rotorua
cheers

**MESDUP** · 10th July 2005, 20:28

^^bunmp^^

this is the steal of the the century
last owner had carby out and sent to honda to be cleaned up
which was only about 100 kms ago
(i dont have a licence and i am to scared to ride it)

**HDTboy** · 10th July 2005, 20:34

Mate, if I had the dough I'd be in like flynn

**HDTboy** · 10th July 2005, 21:07

I don't see why not Glen, especially if I maintaned it, and carried out road testing duties

**roadracingoldfart** · 10th July 2005, 21:46

I race one of these bikes in F3 and in pre 89 post classics and im doing quite well i recon lol They have brilliant grin factor as a factory setting

**Kwaka-Kid** · 10th July 2005, 21:47

hey Glenn..

in short, yes it would be "competetive" in F3 in my opinion.
All of the 1989 onwards 400's are pretty much on enough of a level for anyone to start out on, learn alot from, and even expect some top placings on as time goes by.

only hard thing with that machine is the 18" rear, now its not a problem for starting out, as you can get sticky GPR70SP's and BT090's on there and for a good price. However the only problem that would come is if you decided you wanted to take out the NZF3 title or the likes, wanted to up your game and run slicks/wets, well then you really need the 17" rear rim on the 400's to get full tyre availability..

Otherwise, purchase, strip down all lighting, stuff an aftermarket muffler only on it.

and keep chainging the oil!

**HDTboy** · 10th July 2005, 21:51

perhaps a MC22 rear wheel, mine's a 17, might be worth a look

**HDTboy** · 10th July 2005, 21:54

Dunno, you buy the bike and you can try my wheel. The bikes are very similar

**HDTboy** · 10th July 2005, 22:01

That's not the right attitude, you'll be cleaning up straight away, you've left me for dead before

**Kwaka-Kid** · 10th July 2005, 22:59

nah dude MC22 wont work, may bolt in but is only at most 4" rim

you need on the 400's a 3.5" front, and 4.5" rear rims
to take 120's on front, and 150's/160's on rear (pref 150 but 160 if your favourite tyre only comes in that size, as thats the size which is more common as mid nighteys 600's used them on 5" rims)

by all means consider the bike, it would be good, i personally would if i was starting racing, id be looking for any cheap 400 1989 up is the general year, otherwise pre-that, e.g 1988 VFR400 only had 2.5" front rims and 3.5" rear rims, that pretty much means you are on skinny arse tyres, and more then likly having to be crossply's not radials, far less time/money has been spent in the development of crossplys then radials in the last 20 years... so yeah, FYI.

**MESDUP** · 11th July 2005, 17:50

cheers dude, yeah its a steal

there is a chance that i can get finance for some one through MTF as my father sells boats and two of my mates have got finance for vehicles through him...only if u have a clean record though

**MESDUP** · 11th July 2005, 17:56

these are definatly 18"s , but the tread has a funny pattern as if it were a dry track tyre with no centre line to disperse water...can get specs on those tyres if needed