Well she is here.

[Sniper]

My new bike arrived last night, well its an older bike but new to me.

Always said I wouldn't own one as they are too common for my liking and everyone raves about them too much. But I managed to collect a nice 1991 GSXR 400 for a damn good price with quite low kms. Might have to go the long way home tonight just to see how well she really goes, but so far Im quite impressed.

Couple of Q's.

1. Does anyone know where I can find a manual for one of these? I searched the forums and came up with a solution that is not what Im looking for.

2. Do upside down forks usually feel "heavy" or is it just my setup I need to work on.

3. Does anyone have the official specs on them?

Thanks Bigbadwolf for riding her up for me, I hope those beers go down a treat. And to all wanting pics, I'll put them up tonight, maybe, if Im home. (Now to finish a day of work. )

[froggyfrenchman]

so if you have a new bike outside... what the hell are you doingon here???

Enjoy the toy.

[Sniper]

Working mate, it bloody well sucks.

[froggyfrenchman]

bugger. its all cold and wet here. fugg it, goin fora ride this afternoon anyway

[Sniper]

Good on ya, I might take the long way home tonight anyway.

[nudemetalz]

Well I bought my manual for the NZ-250 from the dude that runs Motorcyclemarketplace.co.nz. Send him an email, you'd be surprised what he can find.

Upside-downers have an entirely different feel to conventional forks.
How much adjustment is available on them?

As for specs, this is what I found.
GSX-R 400 R 1991

Overall Length: 1 995 mm (78.5 in)
Overall Width: 710 mm (28.0 in)
Overall Height: 1 060 mm (41.7 in)
Wheelbase: 1 435 mm (56.5 in)
Dry Weight: 167 kg (367 lbs)
Engine type: Water-cooled 398 cc inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 59 hp/ 12,500 rpm, 40 Nm/ 10,000 rpm.

Redesigned brake discs and new painting, otherwise pretty much the same design as in 1990. The rear shocks with gas reservoir that were mounted in the '90 year's SP were now fitted even in the standard model. Another model, SP-II was released beside the GSX-R400R SP with more of a standard gearing and overall feeling of a street sports machine than a track racer. All the models were released in February 1991.

(From Suzukicycles.org)

[Colapop]

Good work that man!! I was getting a little worried I wouldn't be able to live vicariously through you for a while there.... Hang about you don't spend enough time off here for that!

Enjoy your bike Stewie

[Sniper]

Thanks NM, and thanks Colapop

[Sparky Bills]

NICE MATE!!
I started racing on one of those.
Shit they feel stable at high lean angles!

What do you mean by "heavy" ?
Ill have a look at what i have lying around from my old one. Get the pics up asap!

Congrats mate.

[Sniper]

Legend, thanks Sparky. By heavy I mean that the front end wants to turn into the corner alot and I need to be pushing fairly studily in countersteering than Im used to and I seem to get a shit load more feedback from the front than what I used to get on the CBR. Maybe I just need to get used to USD Forks

[thealmightytaco]

By heavy I mean that the front end wants to turn into the corner alot and I need to be pushing fairly studily in countersteering than Im used to and I seem to get a shit load more feedback from the front than what I used to get on the CBR. Maybe I just need to get used to USD Forks

I dunno that any of your problems here are bad things. Maybe your CBR was a uber user friendly box of pox. Like cars with power steering, and computer games with "steering assist". Fark off!!

[Waylander]

You've betrayed the faith!! You are now banished fromthe covenant of anti-jinxers.

[MSTRS:Me]

Legend, thanks Sparky. By heavy I mean that the front end wants to turn into the corner alot and I need to be pushing fairly studily in countersteering than Im used to and I seem to get a shit load more feedback from the front than what I used to get on the CBR. Maybe I just need to get used to USD Forks

Probably caused by being a longer machine than you are used to, or greater rake angle on the forks and/or a front tyre that is heavily worn on the sides

[Sniper]

I didn't want a gixxer, honest.

Probably caused by being a longer machine than you are used to, or greater rake angle on the forks and/or a front tyre that is heavily worn on the sides

That could be it

[onearmedbandit]

Always said I wouldn't own one as they are too common for my liking and everyone raves about them too much.

Bullshit. I know you've been trying for years to own one but Suzuki vetoed the idea. How the hell you managed to slip this past them I don't know, but oh believe me, e-mails are being sent to Suzuki as we speak.