[.OrgOwner]

For those of you who like the retro looking bikes the Honda CB400 offers a quality built entry level ride.

Engine and transmission
Displacement: 399.00 ccm (24.35 cubic inches)
Engine type: In-line four
Stroke: 4
Power: 53.00 HP (38.7 kW)) @ 11000 RPM
Torque: 38.00 Nm (3.9 kgf-m or 28.0 ft.lbs) @ 9500 RPM
Compression: 11.3:1
Bore x stroke: 55.0 x 42.0 mm (2.2 x 1.7 inches)
Fuel system: Carburettor
Valves per cylinder: 4
Fuel control: DOHC
Cooling system: Liquid
Gearbox: 6-speed
Chassis and dimensions
Front tyre dimensions: 120/60-ZR17 55W
Rear tyre dimensions: 160/60-ZR17 69W
Front brakes: Dual disc
Rear brakes: Single disc
Physical measures
Dry weight: 168.0 kg (370.4 pounds)
Seat height: 760 mm (29.9 inches)
Overall height: 1,070 mm (42.1 inches)
Overall length: 2,050 mm (80.7 inches)
Overall width: 725 mm (28.5 inches)
Ground clearance: 130 mm (5.1 inches)
Wheelbase: 1,415 mm (55.7 inches)
Speed and acceleration
Power/weight ratio: 0.3155 HP/kg
Capacity
Fuel capacity: 18.00 litres (4.76 gallons)

[LoopyLee]

I for one LOVE the retro look, its one of the reasons I bought my Z650, fell in love big time with them 20 odd years ago and its a love that has never died.. SSB thinks I'm nuts, but I dont care

[Surffrog]

I've been looking at this on and off a lot lately. It's definitely growing on me

[ptlcb1]

It is a very nice bike! I would love to have that engine in my CB-1 race bike!

[zerogara]

Originally Posted by LoopyLee

I for one LOVE the retro look, its one of the reasons I bought my Z650, fell in love big time with them 20 odd years ago and its a love that has never died.. SSB thinks I'm nuts, but I dont care

Judging by the look in your face, SSB may have a point! Are you talking about the Kawi650 4 of the late 70s? That was just a small Z1/900, but I agee they look pretty and remind us older folk of the bikes we dreamed of getting when we got older. At some point we were old enough to buy a bike on our own but they had gotten older too, beat up and outdated. In 84 I had a chance to buy a big bike, I had found a a 78 Z1-R, an 82 Z1000R (Lawson Replica) and a nearly new GPZ750. The GPZ out accelerated, out braked, and out turned the bigger older bikes. So I went with it. Now, 25 years later I still wish I had gotten that replica or the Z1R and still had them but now I like the ZRX1200R.
Those big naked retro bikes now don't really look like the originals but like replicas of the Superbike racers of the early 80s.
Very often I see one of these CB400s on the street and if a little person is riding it I confuse it with the CB1 or CB1300 and they look just as good.
But are these bikes really good bikes? For their price tags, other than looks, what do they have to offer? An FZ6 in comparison is very usable, and looks like a space shuttle compared to a horse carriage next to those retro bikes.
I also like the W650 Kawi.