400cc shootout

[Karma]

The Japanese bike manufacturers had a gentlemen's agreement to limit 400cc bikes to 53hp from 1993 onwards I think (250s were 40hp)? Previously it was 59hp for the 400cc and 45hp for the 250s.

Ah... didn't know that. Don't have a clue to be honest.

[sAsLEX]

The Japanese bike manufacturers had a gentlemen's agreement to limit 400cc bikes to 53hp from 1993 onwards I think (250s were 40hp)? Previously it was 59hp for the 400cc and 45hp for the 250s.

Somethings rong with your 400 if your only get that out of it!

[steved]

Somethings rong with your 400 if your only get that out of it!

To be honest, I have no idea what my bike puts out. Looking at bikez.com and a couple of others, it looks as though the ZXR400 is claimed to be 65hp. Don't know why I thought it was supposed to be 59hp

[Karma]

Yeh that's the claim, I've never had it dyno'd or anything so wouldn't have a clue... it's fast enough to move my lard arse at some decent speeds so can't be that bad

[mynameis]

Yeh that's the claim, I've never had it dyno'd or anything so wouldn't have a clue... it's fast enough to move my lard arse at some decent speeds so can't be that bad

The 53hp and 59hp is for VFR and RVF the Hondas. For ZXR 400's the H model (before 1990) is 62hp max and the L model (after 1991) is 65hp max.

But obviously when dynoed it would be a different story. That's the max HP on them. They would be somewhere between 45 to 55 hp.

[texmo]

Twosmokers had 65 rwhp

[Karma]

Yeh, like I say, never had mine tested, so dunno.

It would probably benefit from a tune up to be honest, but it's just getting the time to do it...

[sAsLEX]

The 53hp and 59hp is for VFR and RVF the Hondas. For ZXR 400's the H model (before 1990) is 62hp max and the L model (after 1991) is 65hp max.

But obviously when dynoed it would be a different story. That's the max HP on them. They would be somewhere between 45 to 55 hp.

The VFR had more than the RVF so where you getting this info mate?

[mynameis]

The VFR had more than the RVF so where you getting this info mate?

I meant it the other way around...typo. My bad.

[sAsLEX]

I meant it the other way around...typo. My bad.

And how come the newer 400 from Kwak werent restricted the same as the Hondas were by the department of traffic in Jap land?

[steved]

And how come the newer 400 from Kwak werent restricted the same as the Hondas were by the department of traffic in Jap land?

When did they stop making the ZXR400?

[mynameis]

And how come the newer 400 from Kwak werent restricted the same as the Hondas were by the department of traffic in Jap land?

http://www.zxrworld.co.uk/zxr400/specs.html

[mynameis]

When did they stop making the ZXR400?

1999 according to the website above.