Z400 Thoughts?

[JonS]

What do you guys think about Z400's? I am on the market for a new quad and I have come across a good deal on an 06.

I wanna get something more updated than the those high strung Blasters and my dinosaur Warrior. Sold my 06 Blaster 3 weeks ago and my 03 is leaving on Sunday morning. A 450 is not outta the question either, but I'm shopping around at this point. Will never get rid of the Warrior though. :nanner:

 

[Gen1Pat]

I remember that the older ones had the frame issues. They would crack on hard landing and need to be gusseted. They sell kits for that. Don't know if that year was affected by that. I also remember that the chemical reaction between the anitfreeze, aluminum of the engine, and the magnessium of the water pump cover, would make them leak. I forget how they revised that prob. Denniskirk has an impeller available for it that is supposed to move more coolant. Other then that, I have not heard any other bad things about them. They are fast and peppy as hell. Have decent suspension, beat 400ex's, and you can punch them out to 470cc with a hotrods stroker crank, and cylinder works big bore kit for I THINK about $700. Oh, and the 39mm FCR is a commom mod.

 

[Mathius]

Well I'm not a big fan of the newer suzuki frames, but I've never heard anything bad about the 400's.
I guess it all depends on how good of a deal it really is? Most of the time a good deal, is to good to be true. lol

 

[Mathius]

Damn..
Pat beat me that time. Thats what get for type'n, and watching TV. lmao

 

[Gen1Pat]

I've seriously thought about getting one. I may still do that once I'm done with done with the stroker and have some more money in my pocket. I've been finding them on CL near me for 1500-1800 WITH mods!!! AND low hours!!!

 

[beastlywarrior228]

The 06 z is a great quad 03-04 had weak frames. 05- had reservoir shocks. Only thing i know is they have valve problems

 

[warriorgirl09]

i love z's. my buddy has a new fuel injection one and holy hell! thing has more power stock than the one i had with the 440 kit.
and the valve problem is that the valve face is to soft but they do good till the first rebuild... then just put a set of kibble white's in or something and your good to go

 

[Gen1Pat]

I've read about the fuelie Z. Sound like a bad mother ******!

 

['00 WO-YA!]

Can't do wrong with a Z400,.they really are nice machines with great power. with the right tires they're a hoot, I like something that slips and slides around on the Z b/c they are a Lil tippy. The last one I rode had Kenda tires out back and they were a good match for it.

 

[warriorgirl09]

I've read about the fuelie Z. Sound like a bad mother ******!

they are dude... i can only imagine a bored and stroked z with injection... dayum wouldn't even touch it lol

 

['00 WO-YA!]

I'd like to ride one of the efi Z's, the 700 has made a believer out of me.

 

[duneracerweston]

I have 2 kfx400s... nice bikes, top heavy tho, they dont do to well in the corners

 

[JonS]

good info guys. I am going to check it out tomorrow morning. I think for 1500 dollars it is a pretty good deal.

 

[beastlywarrior228]

Ooooooo curtis sparks

 

[Gen1Pat]

Nice! You can get some super deals on them now. If I have the money I may get one, we'll see. Have to get the stroker done 1st.

 

[JonS]

Went and test rode the 400 earlier. I have to say im very impressed with power that it seemed to have. It fit me pretty damn good too. The Sparks pipe sounded friggin' awesome too.

have to mention that it's definitely not as clean as the pics lead me to believe though. crappy front rims, bent tie rod on the right front, couple fasteners missing, and a crappy homemade grab bar.

all in all though it's still worth 1500 of anybodies money. never smoked a bit or anything on fire up, idles nicely, no strange noises, etc.

i will get new sprockets, chain, tie rod sleeve along with new rod ends, oil filters, brake pads and a few other things. going to really think it through though before i jump right on it.

 

[warriorgirl09]

the one i had had the full yoshi system :0 holy Jesus! load as **** and orgasmic on sound. now a will say that ALL carbureted Z's are cold natured as ****!

 

[JonS]

the one i had had the full yoshi system :0 holy Jesus! load as **** and orgasmic on sound. now a will say that ALL carbureted Z's are cold natured as ****!

yeah i noticed this one was cold natured a little bit too. let the guy warm it up a couple minutes before i rode it. never missed a beat though. the power was right off throttle and smooth. i still gotta think about it hard though. i thought it was a little better shape to be honest, not that it wasn't good shape because it was.

 

[warriorgirl09]

find a EFI and go test ride it... you'll be amazed!

 

[JonS]

find a EFI and go test ride it... you'll be amazed!

haha, not lookin' to break the bank like that. if i wanted to test ride and buy something that new i'd go on and pick up the 2012-13 Yfz 450r.