Ninja 400 Racebike Walkaround Review

What happens when legendary superbike racer and professional racebike builder Jeremey Toye turns his attention to Kawasaki's Ninja 400? You get the Ninja400r.com racebike, available in three trim levels to suit different rider's budgets and intentions.

We got to ride the top-spec "MotoAmerica" version, which also happens to be Ashton Yates personal race machine.

This vid breaks out a few of the many mods that Toye uses to create a bike that can lap a track faster than any other machine in the Junion Cup class. For more info on the builds, check out https://ninja400r.com/

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If you're considering building your own small-bore track bike, good for you. It's a worthy endeavor, but it'll take a lot more time than you think and you're bound to hit some frustrating, sometimes costly snags. I'm speaking from experience here. So when someone with as much racetrack and workshop cred as Jeremy Toye decides to develop and sell track-ready Kawasaki Ninja 400s, it's worth checking out.

“I’ve always raced big bikes,” says Toye, whose literbike achievements include numerous Superbike wins at the club level in America, first place at Pikes Peak, and finishes at the Isle of Man, “but when I took a Ninja 400 out at a trackday, I just couldn’t stop smiling. It’s just so much fun!”

Now you can get right to cramping your own face muscles with one of Toye's track-ready Ninjas. He's building them to three spec levels, starting at $8,900 for his "Novice Club Racer" build and topping out at $12,800 for the MotoAmerica-spec bike shown here. All the bikes come with upgraded suspension that Toye has fine-tuned, pre-installed race bodywork, and loads of other performance features that Toye selected based on his own testing and feedback from MotoAmerica Junior Cup racer Ashton Yates, whose bike we got to ride at Laguna Seca.

The video above outlines the steps Toye has taken to build a bike capable of running at the very front of the Junior Cup pack. Having a pro like Toye do the wrench-turning has certainly helped Ashton's race efforts (he snagged pole position and led every lap of the Junior Cup race at Laguna until he crashed out), and now it can help anyone else interested in getting out on the track on a kickass bike, without the headaches of building it themselves.

Full story here: https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/je...

Parts included in the MA-spec bike (though not necessarily what was on Ashton's bike since it's being used for development):

2018 Kawasaki Ninjka 400 (Non ABS)
Akrapovic Homolgated Titanium Canister
Akrapovic Race Header
GP Fork Insert Kit
Suspension Fluid
Ohlines Rear Shock
Woolich ECU
HM shifter
Hotbodies Racing Windscreen
Hotbodies Racing Bodywork
DZUZ Fasteners
GB Stater Cover
GB Water pump Cover
GB Sharkfin
Vortex Bars
Vortex Front Lever Gaurd
Vortex Front Sprocket
Votrex Rear Sprocket
Vortex Swingarm Spools
Vortex Rearsets
Vortex Grips
EK chain
Galfer Wave Rotor
Braided Front Brake Line
Galfer Brake Pads
Brake Fluid
Barnett Clutch Spring
Cable Mod
1/4 Turn Kit throttle
Smog Plates
Steering Stops
Battery Tender Battery
WPS Brake Light & Switch
Tank foam
Motor Cam Timing, Compresion & Tune – MA Build

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