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Unsurprisingly they like it!
Yes good point, there has been a surprisingly high amount of track testing. I've also noticed in some countries the Kawasaki website has the N400 listed under their Super sports category. I think this is misleading as at the end of the day it isnt one. If it was it would be a dreadful commuter!Ergonomics are incredibly important, especially for an entry level bike such as this. It seems like more and more reviews are testing the 400's track worthiness and I'd like to see a little more around regular city driving. Its great that it has such potential, but personally I don't plan on using it much for the track.
This seems to have been the result of their recent major event for US media held at Sonoma Raceway, and also track events in SE Asia.Yes good point, there has been a surprisingly high amount of track testing. I've also noticed in some countries the Kawasaki website has the N400 listed under their Super sports category. I think this is misleading as at the end of the day it isnt one. If it was it would be a dreadful commuter!
I agree with you out about testing in real world riding conditions but there does seem to be a gathering in momentum of riders taking their stock bikes to club track days where they are catered for in the likes of Novice and 'Hav a go' classes.If you gave a kick scooter to a motorcycle journalist, the first thing they would do is take it to a track ... Problem is, the people who actually race, they rip their bikes apart and change everything anyway. So track review is useless for casuals and useless for racers. Okay, that was a little harsh ... track performance gives us some data for comparison, but I wish it wasn't the main point. Spend more time telling me about real world manners on crap roads that I have to deal with.