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Yamaha SR400 is back...!
11/06/13 at 09:53:19

http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/eu/products/motorcycles/sport-heritage/sr400.aspx?...

Europe, of course.

Hope it comes here. As much as I loathe fuel injection, I've decided CV carbs are worse.

The 500 is also supposed to come back. Now if they bring the XS650 back from the dead, with good electrical designs, even fuel injected, I'd be on that so fast...

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #1 - 11/06/13 at 10:06:46 12 liter tank! Mazzash! Thats bigger'n Ahrs!
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #2 - 11/06/13 at 10:40:36 Not that its a bad thing.. kick start only.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #3 - 11/06/13 at 10:55:34 Kick only is another point in its favor with me. Less clutter, lighter weight, stronger case half, less wiring. All good things. If I hadn't rehomed the kick only 1963 Honda CL72 already I would have fixed it up and gotten rid of the electric start only Savage.
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #4 - 11/06/13 at 12:57:47 Bring 'em on baby ... more Retro Standards that is! You listening Suzuki?? Honda and Yamahog are on a roll with the new stuff lately ... TAKE NOTES SUZUKI!!!
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Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...!
Reply #5 - 11/07/13 at 00:20:16

Nice bike

400cc is an engine size dictated by insurance policies, the insurance classes are 125cc, 400cc and over, so a 450/500cc bike is pointless.

Horsepower figures are also important: 15hp max for 125ccs, 48hp max for 400ccs, and over.
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if you have 48hp or less with a bigger bike, you still get a discount.

This makes the Savage relatively cheap, my 110hp BMW is three times as expensive to insure Shocked

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mpescatori Serious Thumper Offline Romanum Thumperium Cavalco, yeaaah !!! Posts: 3547 Rome, Italy Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #6 - 11/07/13 at 00:35:38 I have just looked at the tech specs and I must say... I AM DISMAYED AND DISSAPPOINTED ! 400cc and only 23hp ? Those were the kind of figures I had on my 1971 Ducati 450 Scrambler, and 200cc Vespas would smoke me at the lights ! I can't believe they can't eke a few more ponies out of that thumper...
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Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...!
Reply #7 - 11/07/13 at 07:42:44

Considering that a 1998 49 state legal Savage was rated at 28 according to the booklet that came with mine... the 400 has a decent output.

Power is likely down in order to meet German emissions standards.

A 250 "Ninjette" with a decent rider is going to walk all over a Savage with your garden variety rider, so I would expect this new 400 to do the same.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #8 - 11/07/13 at 08:47:18 Thought I wanted one till I checked the weight ... 383.6 lbs. ....so it doin't weight any less than a savage , and not belt clean either. Sure is a step-in-the-right-direction , Mabby The American modle will be the 500cc ! I like Suzuki's TU250 style too. but not enough HP !
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Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...!
Reply #9 - 11/07/13 at 11:00:06

MMRanch wrote on 11/07/13 at 08:47:18:

Thought I wanted one till I checked the weight ... 383.6 lbs. ....so it doin't weight any less than a savage , and not belt clean either. Sure is a step-in-the-right-direction ,

Mabby

The American modle will be the 500cc ! Roll Eyes

I like Suzuki's TU250 style too. Cool

but not enough HP !

Yep, that's what Suzuki should do to the LS650, and make it an "everyones" bike.

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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #10 - 11/07/13 at 12:19:53 WD, this was made for you. EU only (again) Kawasaki W800
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #11 - 11/07/13 at 12:34:52 pg wrote on 11/07/13 at 12:19:53: WD, this was made for you. EU only (again) Kawasaki W800 what do we have to do to get that here? go the local Kow dealer and say I'd like a W800?
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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #12 - 11/07/13 at 12:45:39 The Euopeans get all the cool small bikes because of the price of gas over there. The Ninjette was the largest selling motorcycle in the world. Dont know if thats still true or not.
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #13 - 11/07/13 at 13:06:49 You can get this one - 10K. Honda CB1100
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 is back...! Reply #14 - 11/07/13 at 14:01:14 Droooooooool!! That W800 is delicious!!!!
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