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Re: One way to sell an FZ400
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:19 pm
by CRM
geccles3 wrote: My only problem is that the rev counter has a red light with a word in Japanese at the side of it. Can anyone help? Geccles3
thats the speed light. designed to come on when over 55mph - which was the limit over there if i recall then
most imports of that era had it. my TZR250 1KT did
Re: One way to sell an FZ400
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:19 pm
by Kayla850
thunderace wrote:Kayla850 wrote:
Nope, sorry-
JDM FZ400-
Sorry Kayla, but I've owned three FZ400s, one steel frame and one alu. The earliest ones had a steel frame like the 1984 model in your picture. The early 1986 models had the Deltabox frame - this was the change over year when the FZ was discontinued. The one I linked to has the FZ400 air cooled engine and is a 1985 model. The FZR400 didn't appear until May 1986 and had a water cooled engine.
I know my Yamahas hun

Cool! Does that mean that there's a super-rare FZR400R that only had a one year run?
Re: One way to sell an FZ400
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:12 pm
by RICKNC31
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img] picture of a 1987 FZ400R with what looks to be a steel frame to me
Re: One way to sell an FZ400
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:04 am
by NeoN
FZ400/600 = steel square section frame and air cooled XJ engines.
FZR400/600 = deltabox ali./steel frame and LC engines.
Seeing all the incorrectly described bikes on fleabay, never mind 3EN1s with 3EN2 bits, etc., I wouldn't be surprised if some of the 400s were incorrectly registered.
Re: One way to sell an FZ400
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:36 am
by jim157
Re: One way to sell an FZ400
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 10:02 am
by geccles3
Mine is an FZ400R designated 46X, first registered in Japan in 1985, and has the steel perimeter frame with water-cooled engine and magnesium cambox cover. The bike is totally original apart from consumeables i.e. tyres and other service items.
Re: One way to sell an FZ400
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 10:08 am
by geccles3
Thanks CRM. You're quite right. The light comes on when the speedo reaches 80km. Geoff.