2023 Kawasaki Ninja ZX4RR | Full Review, Sound Check, First Ride
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Nice to finally see some riding footage coming out!
They either cannot afford it, or they don't understand it, maybe both.
For what is jammed into the machine you get plenty to justify the cost. The value proposition is better in Canada this time around, and that's before you consider the 4R being available here as well.
Niche bike, but it's the only one in it's class kinda deal that isn't old or imported.
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CC Phobia, spec sheet warriors, and highway heroes. I think it also depends on location. However, it's reasonable to say that the 4RR is a little on the high side of pricing. Other than that, it's a solid bike.
Can't say it's perfect, but it fits everything I was looking for. And at the end of the day, it's what you want to ride, not what others want to ride for you. Cheers
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Good find - thanks !
2022 Ducati SuperSport 950S (road), 2023 Ninja 400 KRT (track)
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You are spot on. Wish I still had my place outside of Newport, TN and I’d just leave this bike up there.
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Living in WNC, I can reach ETN in half an hour.
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I am in the camp of not understanding it I guess. I was hoping it would be significantly cheaper for a fun canyon carver. I currently own a 636 full track bike, R1M and S1KRR.
I wouldn't bother with the 4R if I had the bikes you do, truthfully. For you I doubt it would make sense to pick one up at any price.
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I suppose but I feel my liter bikes are too much for the twisties in my area. My 636 is a blast but I am always nervous about getting caught with a track bike on the road. The 4RR seems like a bike I can push hard and have a lot of fun. If the stock weight was significantly lower than the 600 class, the price would be much more justified.
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The 4RR would make a nice addition to the family. I have managed to stay under the radar with the simulated headlights and side markers on my 636 Armour Bodies plastics, but that piece of mind is important to me.
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A smaller top level sportbike cannot be much cheaper that an open class sportbike, just because it has a lesser displacement. If Kawasaki had not cut some corners with things like the steel frame and swingarm, it would have been lighter, but more expensive. The margins are smaller on the smaller bikes already without trying to make it much less expensive.
Completely understandable. I used to have a KTM 1290 Super Duke but traded it in for two 390 KTMs - an RC390 for me, and a Duke 390 for my wife.
Why ? Because at the time I lived in Florida, but kept the KTM(s) in WNC before I moved here full time. I just came home from doing a pass through Deal's Gap where smaller bikes can be more fun.
If the price is a factor, you might be better off looking for a nice clean ZX6R or RR.
I see the 4RR as my middle bike with the sweet inline 4 revving it's intoxicating melody, My Ninja400 with its parallel twin thumping those 400cc's at redline on track, and my VTR1000's V-twin's raucous symphony when I'm out and about on freeway runs. 🥰
52hp N400, 80hp 4RR, and 100hp SuperHawk is a trio everyone should have. It's the best of all worlds so deciding which one to ride on any given day is the best. 🤣
This makes 3 motorcycles in 4 years time and couldn't be happier. 🤙
52hp N400, 80hp 4RR, and 100hp SuperHawk is a trio everyone should have. It's the best of all worlds so deciding which one to ride on any given day is the best. 🤣
This makes 3 motorcycles in 4 years time and couldn't be happier. 🤙
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