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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Altamont, Kansas
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We just need someone who can give one a test ride and close inspection.
$3000 buys alot of good used bikes. Allen
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Ok guys, Bex is back on the Chinese import bike scene with the purchase of my second Zongshen Sierra 200 and I will be in the Miami area this weekend to pick it up.
The Ebay Hanissi bike looks like a BMW dual sport, the F650GS ![]() and the styling is nice no doubt. If I get a chance, I will definitely take a look at the Hanissi 400 and get the full scoop, pictures and everything. |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Altamont, Kansas
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That would be cool. Congrats on the second china bike.
Allen
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Neat bike but again not a lot of power. My 81 cb400t was a little rocket with 45hp in a air cooled Engine.
I should have kept that bike... |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Atlanta, Ga
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26HP is Ninja 250 range...and certainly not much for a 400cc engine.
And I couldn't handle the look of that "big bird" bike. There's no way I'd leave that top fender (or is it a fairing?) up front....ack! 8O ![]() That's a beak!
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
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My 1972 cb 350 twin makes 36hp, and I'm comfy with that. I'd be happy with a little less, more happy with a little more. :wink: Still I think that's only about 24HP at the rear wheel. At the start of the season that was all the power I was ever going to need.
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: N.E. Saskatchewan, Canada
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Sometimes it is torque not rpm...
my 350 yam is torque ,even though it high revs like a mother it produces little power after 5 gear...it is rated at 20+ hp factory trim but short shifts all the way to 6...just no pull at that gear, it just carries speed , does not gain anything in "O.D." I am sure you could holeshot off the street light in 2 gear with this bike...just won't pull after 65 mph...get there fast enough though.
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Like dsrt4 said, it's like a little rocket. A bud in my vintage group has a Triumph 100, 500cc cub that I drool over. I would trade my bike for that one, but that's only because it's worth 4 times more. I knew very little about my bike when I bought it besides parts were still available, and I really liked the look. Once again I consider myself very, very lucky. The few chinabike brick and morter stores we had around here are gone. I don't know if it's for good, or it's a calm before the storm.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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I think you made the right choice, your bike is sweet
![]() I'd even throw in my CL, but it's in a tad bit rougher shape then yours ![]() Even when it's done though, I don't think it will be any where near as nice as yours, I like the CB better, the pipes, the paint job, the seat...
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
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My valves, pistons and rings arrived this morning along with a free swag pen
![]() It's all what you want the bike for. If I rode dirt, I wouldn't want a SL350. That 400cc chinabike would be my only choice in my price range. Even winter bike prices are beyond me. At my weight and experience level I don't want a 650cc. I can't afford a newer bike. I'm lucky to have found a bike that I'm happy with and can up grade as the little bits of money dribble in. I've spent money on parts but it's still 1/4 of a new bike. Most of my bike's good looks came from a rattle can. :wink: Tips like that I didn't learn from a Harley bike site. Every trick I've used I learned here, or from Kato's cb350 racer bud, Jack. I wouldn't have got his help if it wasn't for kato and chinariders. My vintage club, and vintage honda sites have not helped at all. I like the inexpensive attitude here at chinariders, it fits who I am and what I want better than talking to people with unlimited funds and that can throw cash at a bike problem like some do, then laugh at you because you don't have the cash to do the same thing. FWIW... I like the 400cc endro. It's lightspeed past the chinabike I had.
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tejas
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Did anyone buy this 400cc bike?
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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One does want to keep in mind that HP is not the only important thing.. especially in a single cyl engine. TORQUE is what you are after anyway. Remember than HP is a calculated number, it only has meaning when you take into consideration the peak torque, and the RPM range an engine has.
I drive a big rig... prime example. My 15 LITER Cummins engine only makes 425HP, but makes 1650 LbFt of torque @ 1200RPM. Torque X RPM / 5252 = HP. My 200cc Roketa only makes 16HP or so.. BUT it can pull that bike up a steep hill at pretty low revs... because the peak torque is at a much lower RPM than peak HP. I look forward to seeing how this new 400cc bike does... I hope it is pretty good... this size bike would be perfect... Only trouble I see is that you can find a used Suzuki DR400 for about the same money... for me though the DR400 is too tall... as are MOST of the dual sports out there currently. Ken |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
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I was just using HP as a base. Sprocket sizes can do a lot for torque too.
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