Honda CBR400

Honda CBR400
Manufacturer Honda
Production 1983 - 1994
Class sport bike
Related Honda RVF400
Honda VFR400

The Honda CBR400 was a Honda Motorcycle produced between 1983 and 1994 and classified as a sport bike.

History

First incarnation of the CBR400s came about in 1983 as the CBR400F as a naked. The following two years, it came as semi and fully faired as the F3 Endurance. 1986 saw the fully faired CBR400R NC23 Aero released. The Aero was superseded the following year by the CBR400RR NC23 Hurricane, which featured the Tri-Arm braced swing arm. The last of the CBR400s came in the form of the CBR400RR NC29 FireBlade, featuring the Gull-Arm swing arm with production ending in 1994. The NC23 Inline 4 DOHC Cam Gear Train engine was carried over.

The NC23 is often referred as the Tri-Arm and the NC29 as the Gull-Arm to distinguish between the two models.

The NC23 engine was also used in the Honda CB-1 NC27.

Models

CBR400F NC17

The CBR400F was launched in December 1983. The four-valves per cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC inline-four engine had a rotational-speed valve stop mechanism "REV" (a prototype of Honda's VTEC system) that changed from two valves into four valves at 9,500 rpm.

CBR400R NC23

Aero/Hurricane

CBR400RR NC23

Hurricane/Tri-Arm

CBR400RR NC29

FireBlade/Gull-Arm

Specifications

Configuration: inline-four engine
Displacement: 399.1 cc (24.35 cu in)
Valve train: DOHC
Mass: 163 kg (359 lb)
Fuel capacity: 14.4 L (3.2 imp gal; 3.8 US gal)
Rider seat height: 770 mm (30 inches)
Overall length: 1,990 mm (78 inches)

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