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KAWASAKI ZXR400

You can spot a ZXR400 a mile off with those distinctive up-and-over air scoop hoses. And I think they are a pretty cool looking bike. Dated, yes, but still cool. I always wanted one of these too because I remember them being dead popular on the race track, when I was growing up. I never did get one; in fact this was to be my first real go on one. And I couldn’t wait.

Our test bike was from 1994 and looked great thanks to a cracking paint job by its owner, Allwyn. One of the first things I noticed on this particular bike was just how far over it leant on

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