Flate slide carbs for zxr400, or any other goes fast goodies

**zxr400#150** · 17th February 2009, 11:00

Hi every one
Just wondering if any body had a set of flate slide carbs hiding away some where for a ZXR400?
that they would be willing to part with, or any other little go fast goodies?
Many thanks
AJ Chappell

**svr** · 17th February 2009, 11:34

20% nitros & 80% methanol won a few championships in those things!
Probably worth giving Andy Bowell a ring - he's the guru.
Tony McMurdo, Brendon Coad & Nathan Spargo all won championships on zxr400s and may be worth a call for free advice or bits in the shed? e.g. Nathan had good success with a pressurised airbox.

**bistard** · 17th February 2009, 12:09

Originally Posted by svr

20% nitros & 80% methanol won a few championships in those things!
Probably worth giving Andy Bowell a ring - he's the guru.
Tony McMurdo, Brendon Coad & Nathan Spargo all won championships on zxr400s and may be worth a call for free advice or bits in the shed? e.g. Nathan had good success with a pressurised airbox.

There are some names from the past,Tony McMurdo is now a builder & doesnt have much to do with bikes,Brendan Coad,last heard of riding Motards,I have his Championship wining engine flatslides,cams etc in my bike,Nathan,not sure,but I have the Ohlins shock from his bike,
AJ I have sent you a PM,ring me & I will pass on whats been done to my ZXR400

**roadracingoldfart** · 18th February 2009, 06:26

Originally Posted by bistard

There are some names from the past,Tony McMurdo is now a builder & doesnt have much to do with bikes,Brendan Coad,last heard of riding Motards,I have his Championship wining engine flatslides,cams etc in my bike,Nathan,not sure,but I have the Ohlins shock from his bike,
AJ I have sent you a PM,ring me & I will pass on whats been done to my ZXR400

Geez Barry . you trying to let him catch up to his brother already ???

Why dont you just let him ride your bike ???

**bistard** · 18th February 2009, 06:44

Originally Posted by roadracingoldfart

Geez Barry . you trying to let him catch up to his brother already ???

Why dont you just let him ride your bike ???

Well,you can make ZXR's go fast but dont have to have flat slides

He cant ride my bike because I still have done nothing about the MISSFIRE

**Hoon** · 18th February 2009, 09:25

I'm getting out of racing so have a few go faster parts for the L model, not sure if they fit the H.

Ohlins rear shock $700

4-1 Race exhaust $250

Flatslides are pretty hard to get hold of these days. Best bet is to buy an ex-race bike with them already fitted.

PM me if interested.

**neil_cb125t** · 18th February 2009, 09:57

Originally Posted by zxr400#150

Hi every one
Just wondering if any body had a set of flate slide carbs hiding away some where for a ZXR400?
that they would be willing to part with, or any other little go fast goodies?
Many thanks
AJ Chappell

I have a set but i like having around 20hp over standard - so think ill hold onto them. We cant have 2 chappells on weapons of mass destruction can we??

the shock and the exhuast look like good buys. spec exhaust eamon would prob grab that if you dont

**zxr400#150** · 18th February 2009, 10:22

[QUOTE=roadracingoldfart;1941062]Geez Barry . you trying to let him catch up to his brother already ???

well, i cant let older brother have all the fun!!!

**t3mp0r4ry nzr** · 18th February 2009, 10:39

Originally Posted by Hoon

Flatslides are pretty hard to get hold of these days. Best bet is to buy an ex-race bike with them already fitted

a genuine, if not niave question, couldnt appropriate, matching dirt bike flatslide carbs be used?

**Hoon** · 18th February 2009, 15:01

Maybe but the hassle going the non-zxr flatslide route is that you need 4 of them, mount them all together and get them to fit on the bike with the appropriate linkages for it to all work happily. Then all the hassles of sorting the jetting/airbox and so on.

Way easier to just buy a working solution. Plus I never see zxr400 flatslide carbs up for sale (except in the UK for 300gbp) but flatslide equipped race bikes pop up every now and then.