Kawasaki ZX-4RR Motorcycle Review | Smallbore Four
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2023
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Ryan F9 gets his hands on a Kawasaki ZX-4RR and shares his initial feedback on the 400cc bike mixed in with some very easy math and totally understandable physics explaining how it can be both a fast, fun screamer of a motorcycle and still pass emissions standards.
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I never knew combustion temperature and noise were the reason inline 4's were dying, leave it to F9 to teach me new things!
nitrogen combustion is slowly killing everything. high rev bikes, diesel trucks etc. euro regulations are killing everything yet they still burn coal to produce electricity.
And I sill don't know it!
It's the same reasons Porsche had to replace the air cooled boxer 6 in the 993 with the water cooled version in the 996.
The only reason for I4's to die are stupid regulations
@@KeithFlint350Much needed regulations.
The environment comes first.
Preach the gospel.
I race a 600 and have been lusting over the 90’s 250’s for my entire riding life.
I told myself that if a company ever nutted up and made a small displacement 4 cylinder sport bike is get it. Happy to say that 2 days ago I bought my ZX-4RR. You nailed it Ryan.
TBH the ZX25R is a better bike for this purpose. Kawi made a mistake for NA market.
What do you do for a living?
@@PEZ1514 Nah, I'd rather have the extra torque of a 400 for US roads.
You're eyeing the wrong 250s of the 90s .. the right 250 from the 90s will be a 3yl or a 4dp !
no zx25rr for us sadly, but if i had the choice, id rather go for the 250 just cuz
I've always loved Ryan's ability to tell two stories at once. Giving positives and negatives all in the same breath, praise and criticisms both delivered with tact. It's fascinating.
You nailed it. His approach is awe inspiring.
yeh shits off da hook cuz
I've not heard it articulated as you have, and I agree, it's interesting to watch him do it. The way he exposes the issues (good and bad) then weaves the important bits into his final assessment...he's elevated it to an art form!
@@CurtisBrandthe's the Shakespeare of motorcycles. I totally don't dream about him talking about bikes. Totally..
He teaches the masterclass. Every. Single. Time.
How is this video so simple yet so mesmerizing? This must be some sort of yet to be recognized art form
Lanu guja haha 👍 Legendo,hvale te ovdje po komentarima a ne prepoznaju te,sramota...
I've had my ZX-4RR for a little over a month, and I've got to say Kawasaki did a fantastic job with this bike.
@SomeBody-pb7ht I've kept it stock so far, but I do want to flash and upgrade it. It's my first in-line 4, and I'm going to optimize it for more power. It's still a lot of fun stock
Cool story brother lol
Ive had my R1 for 6 years now and can say with a doubt now!! Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd or (ヤマハ株式会社) did a fantastic job!
@@hewasdeadwhenigotthere46 cool story bro
Pls make regular onboard videos. Also give your analysis and opinions on its handling and braking. Any real user review is helpful for new buyers.
The ZX400R had 60 HP to 177kg wet weight and was a hilarious ride. Extremely confidence inspiring. I've been lusting for a 400 4 cylinder for years. Hopefully this lives up to the legacy of the 90's
60hp?!
@@Ahmed-jv7ocrestricted for Us
Originally generate 80hp
@@chandansoren8002 80 Hp?!?! That's crazy
@@Ahmed-jv7oc EU bike is supposed to have 80Hp, we still havent got it in Portugal but the Kawasaki website says it has 80Hp.
@@Ahmed-jv7oc how many pounds is that fam
Good discussion of BMEP (I'm an engineer and have used it for over 40 years). I suspect that the sound level is a larger part of the detuning than NOx. Exhaust emissions are largely why the ever-increasing BMEP's have made a downturn. In the past, you could run higher compression ratios and throw in some extra fuel to assure all the oxygen was utilized and help cool the mixture.. The need to keep emissions low at the low end of engine revs also limits the valve overlap needed to get max power at the very high RPM's that these small 4-cylinder engines produce. The more limited rev range of the twins helps here. Nevertheless, variable valve lift/timing and possibly urea injection for SCR (as used in diesel engines) will be needed to meet emissions and get high BMEP.
edited to add: After thinking about it for a while, I am not certain that BMEP is the best measure to use here. It is based on torque rather than power, and is not as useful when comparing engines that run at significantly different rpms. Small, high-revving engines like the ZX-4RR uses usually sacrifice some maximum torque to continue to produce decent torque at lower revs but still make more overall power at higher engine speeds. In other words BMEP can be lower whereas the hp/liter could be higher with a smaller engine. Nevertheless, this engine is severely neutered above 11,500 rpm (although I have seen retuned dyno charts showing power still increasing to about 76 at the rear wheel at above 14,000 rpm).
Direct injection would cure all overlap issues (as was fully documented by 1938) with the added benefit of better scavenging (if you can call it that in an NA motor).
@@smellysam Direct injection will help, but with revs near 15,000, you need to go to much more exotic systems like currently used in Formula 1. The problem is that you still tend to get flow reversal from the long overlap period (which F1 avoids with forced induction) and the mixing of fuel with air as well as flame speed become problems. With typical direct injection system, the fuel does not vaporize rapidly enough at high revs so you end up with a smoky "diffusion flame", like with a diesel. Ie, you have droplets of fuel burning from the outside-in rather than a fuel-vapor/air mix.
F1 engines are fascinating if you haven't kept up with them. Very high fuel injection pressure into a prechamber that ejects numerous high-speed jets of fuel-rich mixture to increase turbulence within the cylinder.
Very insightful. I have never heard of BMEP and I'm glad I have a better understanding of why modern bikes are the way they are.
I don’t think motorcycles have even started doing EGR yet. That would be the better option if wanting to keep high compression and performance before jumping all the way to an SCR and DEF system.
Ultimately cost is likely to be the biggest factor. All the technology and equipment to keep performance and meet emissions is expensive. Hard to add that much to a relatively cheap lower end motorcycle.
Your knowledge is priceless. Thank you for your input
Ryan’s teaching and writing on the chalkboard had my attention way more than my community college classes had.
I reckon if @Ryan set up a physics course based purely on motorcycles it would be a super hit. learn a lot from his explanations
Good point on the horsepower, its just not part of the bike to be so fast to get near a 600. I personally dislike the fish eye lens effect from the 360 camera, it just looks odd to me and I much prefer a more regular FOV, although I don't mind a little higher than usual. Those rolling shots from the bike at the end were beautiful!
Pretty sure the 360 camera was a part of the parody...
They are sponsored by them so yeah.
The whole riding portion was filmed (videoed) with the 360. The software unfishbowls the final video. The rear sprocket shot (at 2:09) , the side view of the bike going along the road (2:12), the front view (at 2:40) are all shot with the single camera mounted to the bike.
I don’t mind it
@@cgmoogthat would be quite a feat for a single camera to hit all 4 sides of the bike simultaneously -- clearly he is repositioning the camera for each shot.
For some reason, I got the feeling that the cut at @8:24 was gonna take us back to the -Top Gear- Fortnine live studio with an audience cheering. Speaks volumes about production quality.
I’m curious what the F9 version of the Dacia Sandero running gag would be… haha
What’s the Dacia sandero of motorcycles? Probably a boring maxi scooter of some kind?
@@DanteYewToob "British" bikes are the equivalent of Dacia
@@PastowanyKabanlook at this peasant
@@PastowanyKaban and on that bombshell...
I'm not normally into sports bikes but this does appeal to me as a bike you can absolutely thrash without doing overly silly speeds. Great review.
I bought a bandit 600 for that reason. I can happily extract all 77bhp and stay within legal speeds.
@@chrisd4813 same here, currently got a 65 hp Moto Guzzi V7 850 which is great fun to open up on the roads without going silly fast. I used to have a 160 hp Triumph Rocket and as much as I loved that bike I did find myself going way too fast too often.
I ride a 400cc 4cyl cb400 VTEC. Even it is way to quick for the road haha.
I'm kind of the same way! Really like the concept of this, and would love to try one.
However, imagine a Z400 RS with this engine!
@@Tiaan90 That would be a must buy for me. Z900RS seems too powerful, Z650RS has a kinda boring engine, this would be perfect.
I really appreciate the behind the scenes feel of this with you talking to yourself or the editor about what information you need in the video. Also, thank you for explaining BMEP and the impact it has on the EPA regs. It explains why even the auto manufacturers also moved to lower cylinder engine options.
The bike, much like this review, is best unedited.
End the EPA. Their dishonesty is ruinous. Forest fires put out more harmful emissions than a million gasoline engines, and they have been going on forever. And we're not dead. Wake up and see the facts. Too much government.
I thank Kawasaki for their bold move to bring back the 400cc sports bike. I've ridden an 1988 VFR400r and it was a blast to drive. I only had to get rid of it because parts like an air filter and clutch cable were no longer available.
Except one RIDES a motorcycle, driving is for cars.
It's not impossible to make an air filter and there are so many cables available lol
All these parts (and more) are very much available from Rick Oliver in the UK. He has pretty much everything you'd ever need for a VFR400/RVF400.
@@Zehnuss drive - operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle 🤔
Ill wait for Yamaha to make something right.
I don’t know if I’ll ever be in a place financially where I can own a proper bike, but I damn well know I’ll watch every piece Fortnine produces 👌🏼
Edit:
Lotsa great dudes in the replies makin’ a girl’s motorcycle dreams feel possible 🥹
Love y’all ✊🏼
You can get there, and it will be all the sweeter. I started on a Bandit 600.. a modest and cheap bike which felt like a rocket ship!
Hopefully you get there my guy. Owning a motorcycle is like having a bag of cocaine on two wheels that's always full and ready to snort when times get tough.
@@Josh-cw8by In fact if you're a cocaine dealer it literally *is* a bag of cocaine on two wheels.
@@user-cn8vb9hh5z Hornet 600.... 2005 or 2006 with retuned suspension - sweet.
You will if you want to
as a owner of 2 high revving 250s from the 90's ( MC22 and MC19 ) i can confirm, these small displacement 4 cyl bikes are probably the absolute most fun a sport rider can have!
I received my ZX4RR in Australia yesterday, its an absolute blast to ride, I have a GSXR1000 to loosely compare too, these things hit different in the small stuff. Its more fun to ride a small bike fast than a fast bike slow. Its a perfect Saturday morning here in sunny Queensland, I'll be putting many more KM on it today. This is my perfect daily
Is it the same size as a ninja 400 or more like the r7 I diddn't know they were in Australia now! Got a gsxr 750 but have been wanting another 400 since i sold my ninja 400
@matthewball5978 my ZX4RR actually replaces my 2020 Ninja 400, it's so close to the Ninja 400 dimensions, if you like the riding position of your Ninja 400 you will like the ZX4RR, somehow the seat on the ZX is more comfortable too. Brakes are strong etc, the way I explain my ZX4RR to someone especially non bike people, it's like my Ninja 400 buuuut just 100% more bike in basically every area, arguably better components, modern tech, brilliant bike 👌
Uh I like to ride my FZ1 slow. It's fun. I had a rebel 300 that was utter crap to ride slow or fast. Actually it wasn't fast to begin with. Lol
@theenzoferrari458 yeaaah, my bro has a Rebel 500, I don't get the appeal aaaaat all. Numb to ride, docile throttle, put ya to sleep. The complete opposite to what I want from a bike.
@@Elosee oh hell yeah! Thanks man now I can feel it much better in my head, enjoy and ride safe!
On the Fortnine channel, I always give a thumbs up first and then start watching the videos cause I know they are gonna be a masterpiece as always.
Same. Never a doubt in my mind..
Could not agree more. The production quality of this channel is insane❤
Me too🤩😍
yep, never fails
the most reliable motorcycle reviewer ever
Can confirm
Four cylinder, small bike!!! This might become the first bike I buy new.
You missed out 20 yrs back wih the Honda CB600F... then Honda f'd it up in 2007...
The way the line "take the first cut" connects back to the style of the video and the review of the motorcycle itself is incredible. Truly top-notch work!
I love the sound of an in-line four. Out of my four bikes. Only one of them is I4, and the concourse 1400 while a magnificent bike is barely street able. 90 miles an hour in second gear breaks every speed limit in my state. It’s difficult to actually rev the engine out to enjoy that I4 howl without being in danger of losing your license.
The ZX four double R is a perfect example of an I4 that you can rev out without going to jail .
This video about the ZX-4RR has so much more quality to it than anything that Yammie Noob had been posted or will be posting about this bike
And Ryan didn't hit a Porsche
Yammie still gave lots of useful info on the bike. It really depends on what you're looking for. Obviously, F9 reviews are out of this world interesting and well done, but Yammie gives good info often enough.
His content is monthly The Best Bike For Beginners videos.
That likely has more to do with Ryan giving his honest opinion whereas it feels like yammie is just milking the bike for content. Yammie's content hasn't been bad per se, but all of the on road, on track, and "compared to it's competition" videos could've been done in 3 separate 15 minute videos instead of 6/7.
i stopped watching watching yammie noob after their vulcan S video because they spent 15minutes of the video yapping only about identy "is it a sportster? is it a cruiser?"
This is exactly the kind of bike I’ve wanted for years. All the sound and fun but not a million HP. Perfect.
...there's plenty of bikes like that. 3rd gen Magna fits the bill perfectly.
@@hakrsakrliterally just picked up one of those last week and can 100% attest to that
@@stegeaa Dude hell yeah. I'm having a bunch of fun on my '77 GS750 these days, but I want to try that Magna.
I just sold my 93 magna a couple months ago I have never regretted anything more. And I have a busa and a vmax
I dropped my '84 Sabre almost two decades ago and I still miss that bike.
This was one of the first educative motorcycle videos I've watched. Now around a thousand videos later and owning a small bike, coming back to this video, every single sentence, makes perfect sense.
I ABSOLUTELY loved the format of this one. The "uncut" format, and the voice over gives a great insight into how to view and create a good review. Thank you
Something to keep in mind, in Europe the ZX4RR will come with the 80-ish horsepower as our regulations are different. This has been confirmed by Kawasaki dealers in at least the UK. The US version seems to have to pass those emission standards in a very different way than we do. I am absolutely curious to ride the bike here in the UK and see the reviews here.
Tuners in the US are claiming to get 80ish hp out of it, so that seems to be in-line
Seems odd .as only California has emissions testing for motorcycles. ( Mabey a few others states but not more than a 1/2 dozen) .I was always under the impression eu standards were way higher .
@@yourwifesboyfriend6081 He's talking about stock horsepower. All stock North American ZX-4R's are detuned to around 50 horsepower but can be reflashed to the full 70-80 if you remove the ECU and send it off to a tuner.
@@satur9satur9they are higher, but sometimes they are weirdly enough more logical, very, very, very rarely though...
@@satur9satur9for new bikes maybe - I’ve not been asked to smog test my bike since I’ve had it and it’s an ‘07
Always wanted a small displacement 4, ever since the CB350F and CB400F from Honda. This bike looks like it would be a blast! Great review, loved the math portion too. Thank you.
I own a cb400f from '77 and i can tell you, go buy one if theres a reasonable offer! Apart from cleaning the spark plugs after standing for a few weeks, this bike runs like a charme and actually very well works as a daily driver. If it ever failed, it was because of an empty tank and an empty battery. Both my fault, both easy to fix. I can really recommend it! :)
The Honda 650 line is also inline 4
Yeh , I am waiting to put this Kawa side by side with my 76 cb400f
@@silotx man the cb650r with a tail tidy is goooorgeous.
Yes it is, but it's not performance oriented like it's siblings. Honda severely detuned the engine @@silotx
Ryan, you have evolved to be so good at this, that my wife even likes watching your videos! Way more here than an avg. review and we love it.
It would be great to see a mini documentary on what and how 9 came to be, and behind the scenes.
Sometimes (in fact oftentimes), less really is more. I have never regretted swapping my 2000’s 600 supersport for my classics, as I now enjoy using a lot more of their available power without getting into hypersonic territory. Nothing I own has more than 75HP (many have a lot less than that) and that is more than enough for the real world. There is something perversely satisfying about maintaining energy during a ride when you have limited horsepower available and my 400 Four is a perfect example of how to do small multis right.
Yeah, it really seems like the 200-300hp per ton range sticks true for bikes as much as it does for cars. (bike and rider combined, in this case, since the riders are usually half the weight of the bike added on top). Anything past 400hp per ton just seems overkill. For reference, a 600cc 4 is about 400hp/ton. So are 675-850cc triples and 800-900cc twins depending on the state of tune.
There are a lotta bikes in those categories now that feel better than 600cc 4s and the much weaker 60-75hp twins... Not much right in the middle at 300-350hp/ton, though... I think a part of what bikes need are more gears in the transmissions. Nothing insane like the pre regulation days, but at least one more gear would help, especially with low and low-ish CC, high-revving, 3+ cylinder engines.
Yo this is sick. Love the way you shot it as well.
Fancy seeing you here. :) Looking forward to today’s stream.
My dad has the zxr250 from the 90’s that you referenced at 3:30 and just like the zx4rr it sounds awesome. Imagine having the old and new generation kawasaki 4 cylinders in the same collection!
It's up to you now to get the new zx4rr :D
I have fond memories of my cbr250rr from back in the day. I love the tiny screamers. The sound of this ZX brings back all that nostalgia. I'm glad it's been made....neutered or not. 🙂
Brings back to mind a kind of predecessor, the Honda CB400F. Rode one for a while, enjoyed it enormously, took tons of abuse from fellow riders. No one could believe I was happy with such a small bike. I was. It was fine. Comfortable, capable of laying waste to the speed limit if I really wanted to.
The fact that the insta 360 promo fits in perfectly, telling a parallel story line is nothing short of perfect product placement and great scripting.
This bike desperately needs to succeed. This is s true enthusiast's machine, reminiscent of the smallbore screamers of the 80's and 90's. Hopefully this bike succeeds and we can see more enthusiast machines from other manufacturers that have become stagnant.
It can't. It isn't reminiscent of the those bikes from the 90s.
This bike has almost the same specs as a regular 600, just with far less power. As people have pointed out, there's actually no reason to buy this bike. If you want the scream with less HP, just buy a zx-6r and set it to low power mode. If you want a light and nimble bike, the Ninja 400 is there.
There's better options for the niche it tries to capture. If the zx4r was say, $8000, it could have a chance. At its current pricepoint, you are about $1000 short of a bike with the same features but with the ability to get 130hp.
Absolutely love this kind of content. You blend all the right angles in all the right ways, and remind the motorcycling world of what's truly important. The quest for more power is just not the right answer every time. Thank you, again. :)
The little nods to experimentation and transparency in your production process made this video visually and conceptually more interesting than some of your other great recent reviews.
Kawasaki really blessed us with this
Love how wonderfully produced your videos are
Ryan's been on fire lately with all these new videos. Can't wait for more!
I've learned more about motorcycles from this channel than all the old school media combined. And I love when someone is just bluntly, brutally honest. No spiel, no hype, product sells itself. I remember my brother had a little old CBR400. While nothing to write home about today, it was the cafe racer lite of the mid 70's.
Woah, another banger of a video from one of the best production teams on RUclips. And there's a ZX4RR in it.
My first bike was a ZXR-400, so it's amazing to see these again.
That intro - would be my EXACT EXACT reaction. Drop everything -- test ride engaged.
As always, the best. The most reasonable, most informative review plus a very difficult concept explained, all in the shortest of reviews
I love you content man, you’ve helped me get the basics when I got my first 1100 shadow
Nice bike, do you still have it by chance?
SHADOWS ARE SWEEET, DUDE.
Just rode mine into work today!
I got a 750 and i like it. Reliable and Cheap.👍
My first bike was a 1100 shadow ace still have it good bike
I'll join the party, I put 20k on my 94 1100 shadow in the last couple of years. No better deal than metric cruisers. Moved on to a Yamaha virago 1100 quicker, lighter and simple to work in. Cheap too
As always Ryan and crew do another fantastic job on explaining the pros and cons of motorcycle model. best explanation of BMEP I have heard in a long time. Great content guys keep it coming!
Love the Silverwing reference, the science behind the reason, and the calm commentary at the end. If the Insta360 link stays active, I will definitely use it when I am able to buy an action camera.
Old guy here. I miss my old CB400F’s. The Kawasaki brought tears to my eyes. Nice machine.
Just what i was waiting a zx4rr review by f9🤘🏾, hopefully my next bike
Now that I watched your engine types video ;) I can say this is definitely the most exciting superbike lately. It’s just so cool to see a small displacement 4 cylinder. It’s so impressive and will be amazing in lower cc bike races.
I'm glad to see the small 4's back, I have the original J.D.M 1989 ZXR400 and I really want to test ride one of these.
Hey Ryan, love your videos so much that I just ordered a bunch of gear off the FortNine store! Coming in just over a week, just in time for me to do the MSF course! Keep it up man, can't wait to get on a bike!
This takes me back, as my first street bike was an '89 FZR 400.
Loved it. Miss it. Might be time for me to re-live the magic of a stupidly high-reving 400cc inline 4 !!!
As someone with an 89 zxr250 that has been sitting in a box for the past few years, this 400rr is oh so tempting
I just bought one. I love it. Tempted to buy another one to keep as a street bike. I bought this one to race as an upgrade from racing a Ninja 250R. Can’t wait to get it on track. My notes are that the engine is amazing, sounds great, the quickshifter works great up and down. Can’t wait to get it flashed by Vcyclenut!
Oh man the editing with the 360° camera was actually making me motion sick dude
This made me miss Emily, my 94 Bandit 400. Thank you, as always, Ryan.
I have the old Zxr400 from Kawasaki which is absolutely one of the most fun Beginner sportsbikes that one ccan get for cheap here in the EU. It has 65HP from factory and a very racy seating position and double disc brakes in the front. It rides amazingly on track for a 90s bike especially. I hope this Zx4rr lives up to it´s predecessor, would love to try one soon. Great to see the little 4 bangers bacck again.
I have a ZXR400 as well. Bought it as a first bike. It‘s so much fun. My friends MT-07 is fun but only because of the torque and his aftermarket exhaust. On twisties, he isn‘t keeping up.
@@tw1st3d35i feel like I'm living in a simulation because its exactly the same with a friend of mine😂✌️
@@paracetamolsen9542 hahahaha, I drove his MT-07 on a really twisty road and it‘s fun down low because of the torque and you can exit corners quickly if you don’t downshift before but up high in the revs, it just has zero power. I‘m used on my little screamer so I drove that thing in the high revs but it just had no power.
This is so brilliantly made, bravo F9 team!
When I see your stuff I always click the like button before I see it as I know you will always put the time, effort and knowledge into it. Job well done 👍
Gotta say dude, seriously impressed with the, for once, revealing insight into your depth of theoretical and practical knowledge, and understanding of your subject 👉👉👉. You don't always 'prove out' as it were, how you give so much info in your vids, even though we totally know that you know 😁, and it's great to witness 👍. Thanks man 🙏. 😎
Glad I watched this review. I had watched other reviews talking about how it feels more slugish than it should and Kawasaki was neutering it, and i was always confused and disapointed to hear that, but now that I understand the reason behind it, I take your point that to have the inline 4 sound and feel on a small bike nowadays, sacrifices must be made, and this bike is perfect the way it is.
U sacrificed ur guts
What a sunny and bright landscape to shoot for eyy. Awesome video/review mate. Those last few seconds 7:21 are the reasons we ride, calm and happy.
I've said it before and i'll say it again. One of the best film productions on youtube and you're a fing motorcycle channel. Stay awesome
Yup, I'll forever love Kawi because of bikes like this and forever loath Honda because of the NC 700 and the 'Research' that shifted into dull twins. The crack down is coming, we gotta have fun while we can without attracting too much attention. Awesome video.
I nominate this video for an academy award for “the most ridiculous overuse of every single annoying video effect in a single video.”
FortNine always brings the heat. 🙏🏽🍻🤙🏽
Watching the first few minutes I was almost transferred to Zac's reviews 😁 Well done Ryan! And thanks all the tech lesson - great solid info! Lastly, I'm not into Kawasaki nor the sports bikes but this one has its own charm which I truelly admire!
Excellent as always Mr. F9, but for the love of god, no more hyper spherical video cuts!! We get it, the Insta360 has a crazy lens for wild shots. Its done, move on, Back to real cinematography and storytelling which is why we are all here. 😉
How can you not love four cylinders?🥰 kawasaki has been doing so many good things lately compared to the other Japanese
They haven't chosen for crazy weird noses/fronts/headlights so that's something at least
@@SwainixFPV they're also the only Japanese manufacturer that actually put effort and keep developing the 600 class
Those shots in the garage are nuts. Amazing content as usual.
Man ! Every time you upload a new video and everytime I get something new to learn. Im from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. I have been watching your video since 2017 . Rarely miss any video. Great job 👏❤
7:25 Goosebumps - melodic music and pure narrative from a true motocycle enthusiast - Thanks Ryan..
Out of all of my friends, I am the only one that rides Kawasaki, and I'm a Kawasaki fan boy. They don't seem to get why. Kawasaki is one of the few manufacturers still innovating and making bikes for a niche market, and that's why they're my beloved brand!
You guys create some amazing content. Even when I see one of your thumbnails that makes me think "nah that's not really for me" I still eventually watch it and love it. I mean what more can I say. Subscribe twice I guess.
That sound... Like a mini ZX-RR. Glorious.
I really like these smaller bikes, that have proper brakes, suspension and chassis. I am 190 cm and weigh at around 103 kg, need to test sit one of these. Could be the ultimate commuter and weekend fun machine that does not kill you immediately.
Discounting the unwatchable 1st 4 minutes, 360 video for such an awesome machine is a sacrilege. They never disappoint, the environmental equation blew my tiny mind.
Great job!
It’d be so much better if it was just processed as a 3d video. As is, it’s so hard to watch.
I absolutely hate 360 videos. Can’t understand how anybody enjoys such a warped perspective. Love the channel though.
@johnlaw5762 personally I was a minute or two away from seeing whatever I ate earlier today
Ryan, thank you for the excellent videos and fun to learn math, science and industry breakdown moments, you make us feel like we can learn again, you've got the midas touch. The part at the end where you mention the solid review angle ... what did you mean by that? much appreciated. always looking forward to your content!
I remember when I bought my 250R in 2010, it was such a great little bike! - It's nice to see they are keeping the spirit of that bike alive in this bike.
Oh, no no no... this is not in the vein of the EX250R (a parallel twin bike built and tuned for the street, same for the EX500R and EX650R)... this is a ZX (racing machine with turn signals), follwing in the line of the Z400, and the 250 four racing bike from the nineties.
Have no doubt, the EX250R holds a special place in motorcycles and motorcycle nostalgia as one of the best beginner bikes ever.
I've been hoping for this one
I have always learnt so many things from this channel. I always thought why did the power goes down when the emission norm goes up.. Thanks to Fortnine. Always make these types of educational videos bro.
This little monster comes to Brazil in October and while it doesn't arrive, I've been watching every single english review (also some asians that I can undestand shit about) that is posted into RUclips. And this is by far the best review I have seen up to this day.
What a genius movie maker this FortNine is
Kawasaki is building some awesome bikes lately.. just because they can!
The content that I was looking for just dropped
Did it though???
This is the best review of any vehicle I have ever seen. would love to see more reviews
This is exactly the kinda bike I want to exist, it's the reason I own an old Honda vf500f, this is definitely in my sweet spot for motorcycles
If you've seen other reviews (typically US based) on this bike, a few of them have done a simple ECU flash and the bike goes from about 52HP to around 77 HP (basically, a 50% increase), all at the top end (pretty much all above 11,000 RPM). Kawasaki neutered the top end on this bike for compliance, but you can unlock all that nonsense with a simple ECU flash upgrade. A few others have also done an exhaust upgrade (not sure if it deletes the cats or not) but it added about 3 extra HP and a few extra TQs throughout the range. As good as this bike is, it's a shame it's handcuffed from the factory. If anyone buys this bike, at the very minimum, research a local shop to re-flash the ECU and open it up to how it was built. It's a significant improvement and no risk to damage the bike (it comes that way in most other markets). And no, you aren't killing the planet by doing this. This is a low volume bike so a few thousand of these riding around isn't going to hurt the planet.
Moore mafia has a good youtube video of how extremely neutered the stock map was. 50% hp gain from a flash is wild!
It's nice that enthusiasts can unlock it as they are a small minority of riders (I personally wouldn't, 50hp is more than plenty for me on a small bike and my favorite bike ever was the vtr250 with all of 30) but emissions compliance on a large scale is anything but "nonsense". You want the smog of the 60s and early 70s again?
It's, strangely, not neutered in the EU
will this void the warranty ?
It’s still hilarious to me that motorcycles even are required to have catalytic converters because the emissions to produce them are almost certain to be greater than any savings the bike will have over its lifespan, especially in the real world where at least half get removed anyways.
Really enjoyed learning something new! Those damn norms are actually like declawing a tiger.
But the dream of owning a smallbore 4 cylinder lives on
Enjoy my Fridays mornings with fortnine!
I never saw such an awesome channel, your videos and work is just great 👏👏👏
How to make a bike review feel like a glimpse into a mans soul...... Well done F9
👍👍 Exactly
Like others here, i've had mine for almost 1.5 months now and I absolutely love it. I put the graves cat black slip on on it and the TST high mount tail tidy with aero pod lights. Looks and sounds AMAZING. i'm 53 years old, riding again after not riding for 20 years. This bike is fun!! She wants to run and loves to lean. In my opinion, bravo Kawasaki for a job WELL done.
Dream bike right here. Met a 65 year old pro rider in Julian near San Diego in th cafe there. He just bought it, and the thing already had all the performance components including a race seat and rear sets, full graves, ECU... I was drooling. He explained to me that after owning dozens sport bikes over the past half-century, this is the best streetable and trackable bike on the market, and one of the more refined bikes he has ever ridden. Things have come a long way from the CB400F Super Sport.
I like this style of review... simple and straight to the point!
I had a 1990 GSXR400RR and I loved that bike it felt so fast and until now, you couldn’t get a 400cc Inline four screamer…well done Kawasaki. Hopefully not too expensive.
Shame on Suzuki for ignoring the lower sportbike market. I'm a GSXR fan but sad to see the lack of anything from Suzuki.
Thanks for the content!
I love your explanations! So concise and informing 👌keep up the good work
Always looking forward to your videos!
Didn’t expect to learn some of the fundamental chemistry driving engine sizing today, but oh how clearly was it laid out