The most important thing in any vehicle or motorcycle is the engine, and Kawasaki did a great job in this part of their Ninja 400. The all-new engine is a liquid-cooled, DOHC, fuel-injected, 399 cc parallel-twin with four valves per cylinder. The new Ninja 400 has 44.8 horsepower and 28 pound-feet of torque. However, the most significant thing that Kawasaki did to Ninjas powertrain is... the style of the new bike. Despite having a bigger engine, Kawasaki says the Ninja 400 is about 17.6 pounds lighter than the Ninja 300. This is thanks to a lightweight trellis frame, which you can see below.
Yeah i was stoked to hear the new 400 is 6kg lighter than the old 300. Need a good power to weight ratio with these small engines to get the best out of them performance wise. I'm going to get the Akra exhaust option and fit a lithium ion battery to knock about another 5-6kg off hopefully.
Okay, So I wanted a little more acceleration out of my 2018 400. I order a Vortex 44 tooth (forgot model number.) Sprocket for the rear an stayed stock on the front. At first I got the check engine light an then discovered my ABS/Speedo stopped reading.
So, ordered new sensor after reading...
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I’m new to the site! Looks like a lot of great information floating around. I’m having an issue finding the OEM clutch disc bot metal plate/ and friction plate service limit. This is a 2019 Ninja 400 ABS model.
Thanks in advance!
I've managed to squeeze out 500km of riding time here in Ontario, Canada. I wanted to share in case anyone else has an issue with the clutch on the Z400, there is hope!
This winter I purchased and installed the Norton / Ninja400R Race Spec Clutch Upgrade Kit in a 19′ Z400, it was a fairly...
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