cb400 any good? - SV650.org

10-09-12, 08:13 PM

These any good? looking at a 2001 cb400 would be a winter hack and is £500 to insure with no ncb as that's used on the other bike

andrewsmith · 10-09-12, 08:24 PM

gutless compared to the FZ1

Strong bikes, seem to do okay with winter. A friends NC31 superfour has held up quite well to her mileage and 2 year of abuse. Being pulled apart to my knowledge to sort it

edit: I'm a tit and but the wrong model code

10-09-12, 08:51 PM

Lol obviously it's gutless vs the fz it's 100bhp less

yeh this is a super 4 , looking at bandits and sv's as well as there around the same insurance bandit is a bit more , sv's are looking a bit expensive to buy , bandits are dirt cheep and I can do the work that's needed on them ect and the cb looks nice for the cash lol ps budget is about £500 for the bike

squirrel_hunter · 10-09-12, 08:52 PM

Which NC model is that?

andrewsmith · 10-09-12, 08:54 PM

You'll not get a CB400 for £500 thats running well

Try and get a bandit. How far you going?

mikerj · 10-09-12, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

You'll not get a CB400 for £500 thats running well

Agreed, the only thing you'll get for £500 is a project bike, though £500 isn't going to get much of anything in a tidy state.

Leggy NVT650 maybe? Shaft drive and they go on forever just about.

10-09-12, 09:28 PM

Not sure what nc it's is , the only ones I can find are one bid maybe they will go for more than I think, I'm doing. 75miles a day ish

yorkie_chris · 11-09-12, 08:03 AM

75 miles a day don't get a revvy highly strung old thing.

Get a lazy old man bike, dullville, NTV, divvy/XJ900, BMW flying brick etc

11-09-12, 12:10 PM

Good shout on the xj9 just need to check insurance out

yorkie_chris · 11-09-12, 01:38 PM

I really like mine, for a big numb beast of burden you couldn't ask for better. Comfy, good presence, pulls from 20mph/1000rpm without a fuss, 60mpg, bombproof engine and final drive.

When this one dies I'm thinking a K100 to replace it.

10-09-12, 08:13 PM	#1
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	cb400 any good? These any good? looking at a 2001 cb400 would be a winter hack and is £500 to insure with no ncb as that's used on the other bike

10-09-12, 08:24 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: cb400 any good? gutless compared to the FZ1 Strong bikes, seem to do okay with winter. A friends NC31 superfour has held up quite well to her mileage and 2 year of abuse. Being pulled apart to my knowledge to sort it edit: I'm a tit and but the wrong model code __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi Last edited by andrewsmith; 10-09-12 at 08:56 PM.

10-09-12, 08:51 PM	#3
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: cb400 any good? Lol obviously it's gutless vs the fz it's 100bhp less yeh this is a super 4 , looking at bandits and sv's as well as there around the same insurance bandit is a bit more , sv's are looking a bit expensive to buy , bandits are dirt cheep and I can do the work that's needed on them ect and the cb looks nice for the cash lol ps budget is about £500 for the bike

10-09-12, 08:52 PM	#4
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	Re: cb400 any good? Which NC model is that? __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

10-09-12, 08:54 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: cb400 any good? You'll not get a CB400 for £500 thats running well Try and get a bandit. How far you going? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

10-09-12, 09:28 PM	#7
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: cb400 any good? Not sure what nc it's is , the only ones I can find are one bid maybe they will go for more than I think, I'm doing. 75miles a day ish

11-09-12, 08:03 AM	#8
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: cb400 any good? 75 miles a day don't get a revvy highly strung old thing. Get a lazy old man bike, dullville, NTV, divvy/XJ900, BMW flying brick etc __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

11-09-12, 12:10 PM	#9
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: cb400 any good? Good shout on the xj9 just need to check insurance out

11-09-12, 01:38 PM	#10
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: cb400 any good? I really like mine, for a big numb beast of burden you couldn't ask for better. Comfy, good presence, pulls from 20mph/1000rpm without a fuss, 60mpg, bombproof engine and final drive. When this one dies I'm thinking a K100 to replace it. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

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