One way to sell an FZ400

[CRM]

My only problem is that the rev counter has a red light with a word in Japanese at the side of it. Can anyone help? Geccles3

thats the speed light. designed to come on when over 55mph - which was the limit over there if i recall then
most imports of that era had it. my TZR250 1KT did

[Kayla850]

Nope, sorry-

JDM FZ400-

Sorry Kayla, but I've owned three FZ400s, one steel frame and one alu. The earliest ones had a steel frame like the 1984 model in your picture. The early 1986 models had the Deltabox frame - this was the change over year when the FZ was discontinued. The one I linked to has the FZ400 air cooled engine and is a 1985 model. The FZR400 didn't appear until May 1986 and had a water cooled engine.

I know my Yamahas hun

Cool! Does that mean that there's a super-rare FZR400R that only had a one year run?

[RICKNC31]

[imgimg] picture of a 1987 FZ400R with what looks to be a steel frame to me

[NeoN]

FZ400/600 = steel square section frame and air cooled XJ engines.
FZR400/600 = deltabox ali./steel frame and LC engines.

Seeing all the incorrectly described bikes on fleabay, never mind 3EN1s with 3EN2 bits, etc., I wouldn't be surprised if some of the 400s were incorrectly registered.

[jim157]

[geccles3]

Mine is an FZ400R designated 46X, first registered in Japan in 1985, and has the steel perimeter frame with water-cooled engine and magnesium cambox cover. The bike is totally original apart from consumeables i.e. tyres and other service items.

[geccles3]

Thanks CRM. You're quite right. The light comes on when the speedo reaches 80km. Geoff.