Long term owners?

[Davez29]

Hi, i was wondering how many long term Cbr400 owners there are in the forum?

I realize owners move on and to some they are just a stepping stone, hence we get a lot of questions from new members but eventually they seem to disappear.

There are a couple of members that frequent here even before i arrived eight years ago but i guess even new members could have had their CBRs a lot longer than their forum membership.

I note more VFR owners seem to be long term owners of their bikes.

So, how long have you owned your bike and is it your main bike? Myself its eight and half years and is my only bike and transport.

[squirrel_hunter]

I've owned my NC23 for around 15 years. Its been unused for I think the past 12. So no its not my main bike but it was. One day it will ride again, just got to find the time and space. Its become a project bike so will be transformed at some point. Trouble is there are 2 other bikes on the list before and since creating that list 2 more were added in front of it.

Its also one I have no intention of selling.

[Suzuki416]

My wifes NC29 we got in 2003 & it had a 3 year hibernation for 2012 - 2015. It seems to be working pretty well now I've cleaned the carbs. I have this week just put in into winter storage mode & I'm doing the same this week with my RVF.

[cbr400rrn]

Had my NC29 for the past 9 1/2 Years, wife had it for around 18 Months before that. Its not my main bike as i've a couple of others as well, it got put away in a vac bag last Tuesday were it will stop until April/May when all the road salt has been washed away by the rain then it will come out of hibernation once again.
I have no intention of ever selling the bike and its the only bike i've ever owned that's ever been in a calendar

[Davez29]

Its good to see that there are a few long termers here. While I consider myself a big fan of the bike i have few years of ownership to get close to some of you.

It is odd how I have took to this bike, just out at midnight last night without traffic even though im on the bike most days, i could not help but be impressed at how smooth the bike was, no rough vibes just smooth power, great handling etc.. The need and want for anything that could be better just does not exist.

A friend who has some great bikes, fzr400 to rc30 took my bike for a 40mile ride a couple of weeks ago and commented (enthused) on how impressive the bike felt, smooth and plenty of power he said. I think thats why it gives me this long term satisfaction and no need to look around as in reality there is nothing that can touch it, in my eyes.

[Jolan]

Nice topic! I am not a frequent poster but i still come back to this forum once in a while. Bought the bike when I was 18 with 17k and just turned 30 (getting old) but still loving the bike which has now 92k. I must admit that you really learn to ride well on these bikes as you need to compensate speed with fast cornering and braking. Too me that's where all the fun is.

I must admit though that since last year a Street Triple R has "replaced" the old Honda as my main (track/holiday) bike. Not because it's worn or broken, it never does, but i wanted something more thrilling/torque for the street and track. Must say that a well suspension setup CBR is hard to beat in cornering and agility. Even the Triple R, which is described in all magazines as a light agile bike, cannot match it.

In the time I have ridden many sorts of bikes of friends and the like but as you said almost nothing made me think to sell the CBR. As always there are exceptions that really come close, think of the KTM's as the Superduke and the 690 duke. Try it! That said i will never sell the little Honda.

[DICKIN50N]

other end of the scale, bought mine last year for two reasons. I wanted a project to learn how to spanner, and I wanted the NC29 since i first saw it in a magazine 9-10 years ago. I am in the fortunate position that the rebuild stage of the strip and rebuild is going to be cracking on in a couple of weeks, cant wait. look forward to owning and riding it for many more years

[Bowches]

Hi, i was wondering how many long term Cbr400 owners there are in the forum?

I realize owners move on and to some they are just a stepping stone, hence we get a lot of questions from new members but eventually they seem to disappear.

There are a couple of members that frequent here even before i arrived eight years ago but i guess even new members could have had their CBRs a lot longer than their forum membership.

I note more VFR owners seem to be long term owners of their bikes.

So, how long have you owned your bike and is it your main bike? Myself its eight and half years and is my only bike and transport.

I bought the bike in 2014 Oct 8 and when I was 22.

Previously I had ridden bikes in India, mainly 100cc to 150cc bikes and this was unbelievable when I rode it from the bike mechanic shop who had cleaned the carbs and fitted A2 Restrictors *cough taken out later cough*. It was at night time and the orange tank was shining underneath a street lamp and I literally could not believe this bike was mine.

It was another league to anything I had ever been on. I had ridden a Honda CBF 125 for practice (rental) and for the A2 Test a Honda CBF 500 which was quite a new experience as well, but was no where near compared to this CBR 400.

The Lower capacity bikes are not given much attention by manufacturers anymore, I think.....The new A2 bikes dont really excite me that much as this one. I have test ridden the yamaha R3, KTM Duke 390 (which was actually really alot of fun and quick!) and duke 200 but for an unbelievable experience of sound and power, the other A2 bikes unfortunately don't come any where near as good as this.

My bike definitely needs some sorting out....like the throttle cable doesnt return that freely due to being dropped by the FUCKIN mechanic in London in front of me. Been a nightmare to get this guy to fix it....in the end i'm left to having to fix it.

I just went to India this december 2016 and spent a month there....was unbelievable fun, the roads and the experience (My parents live there). I was thinking should I take the CBR 400 to India...I will be like the centre of attention throughout the city LOLL (There is a bike craze there in India). I'm not really sure, obviously I would bring it back to the UK....but I havent got that much money LOL to take it there by flight and bring it back.

I'm 24 now and its still the only bike I have and hopefully I will keep it for as long as possible....Got to stock up on the parts which I have already started. I bought a full carburettor set recently, bought new chinese fairings, (I was thinking of buying carbon fibre wheels as WELL!), I may buy a spare engine as well later on.

Overall I have had a great time with this bike riding it. But apart from that twat mechanic who dropped it and did not fix all the damage he did....its been pretty good so far. But really I havent ridden it far around the country, its been mainly into university in London and I went to Margate on it.

I plan to take it across the UK and Europe and if I can around the world....if I ever have enough time and money.

I will most likely buy another bike when I have money in addition to keeping the CBR, but its gotta to blow my mind like this one did.

[Bowches]

I was deciding whether to mention this or not....but I did have a bad hit head onto to a KERB and went flying in the air....its incredible how nothing really happened to me apart from two fingers being injured on my left hand.

The bike slided on its left hand side and basically got fairing damage and the wheels got bent. I had to call a van to transport it back home.

Its amazing how it just started immediately when I picked it back of the ground with the help of a pizza delivery guy and also my mate who was on his yamaha R125 and took me to the hospital on his Yamaha when the ambulance did not arrive.

My fingers were cut and bleeding badly. I wasnt wearing any protective gear apart from boots and gloves and open face helmet LOL. I only got two coin size cuts on my bum and arm. My knee had a big bulge on the left knee....amazing 7 months later the bike was fitted with new wheels and fairings and was riding like no accident had taken place.

I hit the kerb at roughly 40mph HEAD ON and thinking how the hell did nothing happen to me and THE CBR 400.

I wont be behaving like an IDIOT AGAIN and I got full gear and Full face Helmet