Kawasaki Needs to Update their Ninja 400 

Just bought a new 2023 ninja 400 krt abs for 6400 usd out the door. So far i love it and wouldn't change a thing.

I love my 2019 Ninja 400 KRT. Same livery as yours. Here in Sydney, I got mine for a lucky $4.8kaud that's done only 4kkm with Two Brothers Hurricane exhaust, Oggy sliders, tinted shields and 8 months rego. Clean as condition! It's the best! I don't even have my Ls yet so I just ride it around the property for now lol 2 weeks to go till my RKT. Just discovered your channel, good stuff! Nice to hear an Aussie accent motorcycle RU-vidr!

I'm actually happy with the analog dash (but that's just because I personally prefer analog rpm meter over digital). But I agree they should improve on the exhaust. I would also appreciate complete LED lighting all-around, same as honda is doing with their CBR500R. But most importantly, I think they should LOWER the price, instead of rising it substantially each year, without improving or changing anything. I would even prefer a lower price over updating the model or adding new features. Because for a lot of beginner Riders, which are often younger persons, it would lower the hurdles to get into riding motorcycles. You mentioned that one can buy one used for cheap, but in my area, the used ones now cost almost as much as the new ones (price maybe 1k below new, with 5-10k miles?) and there aren't even many Ninja 400s for sale on the market. At the moment, you could just add like 700$ to the price of the ninja 400 and get a brand new honda hornet 750 for that.

Bro I love the way u start video With thunder and lightning Wow.

Great video! I’m shocked you still haven’t upgraded yet. I am Inlove with my zx6r. I highly recommend it coming from a ninja 400🙌🏽

Analog/ led dash is a thing of beauty on this bike, Forks are clearly fine and brakes while not the strongest are really good for riders with little experience not hitting the brakes to hard. The Ninja 400 is pretty much perfect for its position in the market.

The hair cut is a massive glow up, looking good mate

Guess you took the non-update state of the ninja quite personal and updated your own look :P Looking good brother

Look at how long they went without updating Ninja 250! They probably won’t update it until Yamaha and Honda make their own 400s. You’re absolutely right that there’s no reason to buy a new Ninja 400 unless you have to have that color.

Great info. Ninja fan here, but have never owned one. :(

Well said, totally agree

Ninja 400 might just be my next bike 🏍

A new brighter digital dash like on the 650 and higher cost Ninjas is probably expected. This design looks great IMO. If they could add the features you mentioned while keeping the price just about the same, that would be something. I'm thinking back to my 2003 Ninja 250R (the 1988 model design all those years), and then my 2008 Ninja 250R redesign that lasted till the Ninja 300, when the competition finally showed up from other brands. My 2021 Ninja 650 has the brighter TFT display viewable in any sunlight angle, and is a really nice feature.

The number one thing I would love to see is the suspension updated to USD forks at least. Like the Hondas showa suspension. Plus full LED lighting. Not super concerned about the dash but an update would be nice.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it.", Kawasaki taking notes from Suzuki maybe?... Anyway, I also bought a Ninja 400 last year since after doing some research(which includes watching your videos), I decided that the Ninja 400 was the best beginner bike... on paper. Other lower CC beginner bikes, have better dash and dash functions, adjustable suspension(and inverted ones), full LED lights and even better lookin swing arms but that 399cc engine power was something I can't ignore. Hence, I got the Ninja. I do agree that the Ninja 400 looks a bit lacking now, specially when more and more low CC bikes are coming out. The ninja 400 now looks like a bare bones bike compared to other beginner bikes. But, I still love it and hopefully Kawa will give it some love too. (Honestly surprised there were no bird strikes or bird sounds in the outtakes, they're almost always there 😂)

The 400 is the base model, and zx4 is the full feature 400.

Hey, have you done any videos on the best LAMS bike for first-timers?

the RC390 still has all the reliability problems of KTM and i don't think people are getting the R3 over the Ninja 400! personally i think an upgrade would just be a bonus

I still think this is the best thing to get especially second hand. I've seen them go for 4000 euros in my country and it's a decent price considering most often then not you're also getting a slip on plus the original exhaust and since it's so recent they also don't have that much mileage. And what does the brand new ktm have over them? More electronic gizmos? Those are cool and good to know how to use them but I think it's better to learn on a raw bike that just has abs. The adjustability om the suspension on the other hand would have been nice to see. Well they'll definitely need to update it one eay or the other to keep up with ktm. But seeing how yamaha's been sitting on the r3 literally since they released it with only giving it like new fairings and upside down forks, I'm not surprised kawasaki isn't quickly responding to the new competition.

I considered the RC390 or another Ninja 400 (long story). My main concern being a shorter rider is stock seat height of course. The RC is a wicked sexy bike, but it’s tall. 32.7” / 830 mm whereas the Ninja 400 stock seat height is only 30.9” / 785 mm. What kept me with another Ninja 400 was the top speed at 104 mph / 163 kph. I’ve had my Ninja 400 pinned at max speed several times (119 mph / 191.5 kph). Not huge, but since I’m restricted to the size bike I can ride I’ll take the Ninja

Still looking for an entry level. How do people think about this cf Moto 450 ss

My husband just sold his RC390. I took it for a ride, and compared to my Ninja 400, I have to say that I personally didn't like it. It was 💯 stock. I didn't like the sound or the handling, personally. What are your thoughts on the new ZX400? If I'd had known about it last year I would've waited to purchase a new bike. I've been riding for 13yrs & my first bike for 10yrs was a ZX7R. I realized I didn't need or use the power that bike offers so I "downgraded". I love my 400. It's so fun!!

i just got mine yesterday the pearl white edition i can’t figure how to adjust my mirrors i don’t want to snap them trying to force them any ideas

It’s still just a beginner bike and a great one at that. Adding bells and whistles will just increase the cost. In the end 99% Will upgrade and sell it pretty quickly. With the exception of a dedicated low CC track bike it just is what it is.

Imagine if a Ninja 400 'Popped out of Nowhere' in 1972. 🤔

Up and down quick shifter, and a new LCD display would do ALOT!!

No RC390 is 1 cylinder mate! and it's rubbish engine fan is crying like crazy. I also agree upside down fork + TFT for n400 will do the trick!

Love the videos mate, That’s what put me off getting a ninja, it just seems outdated and expensive, looking at getting a CFMoto 450sr, for a guy getting his first bike at 41 it has more modern features and cheaper plus extra year warranty more than the ninja, quality probably won’t be as good nor the resale value

I still believe the z900 is the best value for money at the moment

Problem with the KTM RC390 is they are horrible for reported reliability issues. Sure some people have had okay ones but the Ninja400 has a rock solid reputation

Would be nice to see the widespread issues with the weak clutch springs dealt with. No point having a great bike that has a slipping clutch and the power isn’t transferred properly at higher revs and often has to be replaced at very low mileage.

You were right. Kawasaki Ninja 500 is coming 😀

Maybe due for a range of new colours ..not just green green blackn gren and green

Out of the Japanese starter bikes I feel like it's still the best for the price. Rc390 will need a rebuild at 30000ks

While I love my Ninja400 I have had for the past 3 years, it could do with a facelift for sure. Seeing other manufacturers give their Ninja400 equivalents an update with modern features and better equipment, does make you wonder why they haven't opted to update the Ninja400 BUT, they have released the ZX25r and ZX4rr to the market with better equipment and maybe the lack of update to the N400 is deliberate on their part to drive sales to the new bikes. Seeing how upgrades to the shocks (front or rear) is pretty expensive for the N400, I'm honestly considering just holding onto my money and purchasing the new ZX4rr bike instead.

I am planning on buying a second motorcycle and have my eye on the Ninja 400. However, as it stands it is a great bike and I don't believe it is really necessary to change it for Chages sake.

'PART VIDEO' That makes sense. Not the full Video... The Ninja 400 is the ONLY bike I would choose if I was to ride again. I owned a '72 Kawasaki H1-B. 'The Widow Maker

It would be great to hear your opinion on ninja 400 vs ninja 650 and even z650. The price difference in Europe is quite small: Ninja 400: 6750 Euros Z650 : 7650 Euros Ninja 650: 8250 Euros

the cf moto 450sr is underrated and way more loaded with features than any other bikes

You probably dislocated your shoulder by twisting your arm up behind your head to work on the ponytail. True story.

They already updated it. In the Philippines it is Ninja Zx4rr

They are bringing out the ZX4 once that comes out I bet the tech will be transferred down

The 400 is selling like hotcakes. Kawi knows they can leave it be and focus on the ZX4RR.

Depends if you want a thai built Japanese bike. or An Austrian Chinese build

the Ninja 400 and other bikes in its class were already outdated in the mid 80s :P it/they are such low budget bikes with such a high price it is nauseating when one is taking a peak at the market today.

have to disagree. ninja 400 is still the bike to beat in its class

I think they sunk their R&D in the new 400 RR

I just bought a new one today :/ hahaha

Kawasaki! Just put tft on your 400's!

Even the Z1000 is a let down and has not been updated in so long

And yet the 400 is better than the bikes you mentioned... The rc sitting position is garbage

Do you have new gf kwaka ?