05-18-2013, 12:45 PM
I posted pics of all of them in the "Other Bikes" forum, but I'll list them here, too... Always fun to talk about them.
Yamaha TZR50, no idea what year... early 90s is all I know.
Yamaha XJR400, 94-ish. Had it for all of about three months before I wrecked it.
1986 Yamaha SR 400. I didn't like that bike so well, but aside from some petcock problems and the dual drum brakes, it never gave me too much grief, and I got around town just fine. Crashed it but it was still rideable for another year or so.
1983 Honda CBX 600E (Nighthawk 550 engine, slightly different body work)
Aside from these, I have also ridden on a Honda CB400 Super Four and a Suzuki 400cc scooter of some sort (both from driving school in Japan), and a Kawasaki ZZ-R 250 (my friend's bike in Japan).
I have to say, out of all of these, Honda makes the smoothest ride. The Yamaha XJR was reasonably smooth as well though, so I would go out on a limb and say if they made a naked inline 4 again, it could be pretty nice.
Yamaha TZR50, no idea what year... early 90s is all I know.
Yamaha XJR400, 94-ish. Had it for all of about three months before I wrecked it.
1986 Yamaha SR 400. I didn't like that bike so well, but aside from some petcock problems and the dual drum brakes, it never gave me too much grief, and I got around town just fine. Crashed it but it was still rideable for another year or so.
1983 Honda CBX 600E (Nighthawk 550 engine, slightly different body work)
Aside from these, I have also ridden on a Honda CB400 Super Four and a Suzuki 400cc scooter of some sort (both from driving school in Japan), and a Kawasaki ZZ-R 250 (my friend's bike in Japan).
I have to say, out of all of these, Honda makes the smoothest ride. The Yamaha XJR was reasonably smooth as well though, so I would go out on a limb and say if they made a naked inline 4 again, it could be pretty nice.