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24 Hours On The 16.000RPM Kawasaki ZX4RR
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Күн бұрынJoin me for a 24 hour testride on the new Kawasaki ZX4RR. I find out what it's like to ride and share my opinion.
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@jirka07 Ай бұрын
I was watching the video and it felt like it was made by some huge channel (that is a compliment) only then when I saw the subscriber count I realized u are a small channel, keep up the good work
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@jirka07 thank you so much, that means a lot to me! I'm trying my hardest to create the best videos I can :)
@vengpkertje Ай бұрын
I've been waiting for this one, nice video mate. Sort of legal 16k redline sounds like a dream. Hoping to get one soon.
@wildwilco Ай бұрын
Got a yamaha r6 here. Hapily does 16k rpm all day long since 2001.
@HavenJ-q4y Ай бұрын
ZX4RR sounds like an incredible adventure! Looking forward to seeing the full day experience!
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@HavenJ-q4y thanks for watching!
@HavenJ-q4y Ай бұрын
@@RickChardet you're welcome
@ralphwarom2514 Ай бұрын
I used to have a GPZ 400 before I got my ZX 14. Man. This bike reminds me of the GPZ. Great bike. Glad there is a new solid 400cc out there. The power is great for everything. More than enough without being extreme.
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
It's very nice to see the smaller bikes making a comeback. Thanks for watching!
@ninja1970fin Ай бұрын
Agree! I love this bike 🖤
@MadStylee619 28 күн бұрын
The solid 400 has been here.
@zaphod4prez Ай бұрын
Of the hundreds of videos out there, yours offers the most realistic, down to earth evaluation of the ZX4RR. I picked one up a few months ago and absolutely love it, but it's definitely not a city commuter. It's great as a second bike you use for the sheer joy of blasting down a windy road.
@RickChardet 29 күн бұрын
@@zaphod4prez thank you so much! Enjoy the bike :)
@vonStalhein2 14 күн бұрын
Not a commuter? Why, because of comfort?
@zaphod4prez 14 күн бұрын
@@vonStalhein2 Oddly, it could make a decent freeway commuter. It's got good wind protection, is skinny for lane splitting, and is really planted against crosswinds. In the city, the riding position, though not extreme, would get tiresome after a while. You'd also be doing a lot of shifting through the gears. On the plus side for city riding, the low seat height helps when stopping on uneven pavement.
@johnnyhun1 Ай бұрын
I haven't seen anybody who didn't praise this bike... It must be really awesome. Now I want it :((
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@johnnyhun1 it's an amazingly fun bike and a breath of fresh air between the 200+ bhp superbikes and all the 2 cylinder 400cc class!
@johnnyhun1 Ай бұрын
@@RickChardet I have a CBR650R, I don’t know if it’s worth getting this as well… I mean I am not looking for something better, more likely something different. I love the cbr too but would like to experience something else too :D What do you think?
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@johnnyhun1 I think the ZX4RR is quite different to the cbr650r, but personally I wouldn't say it's different enough to justify having them both. They're both semi sporty high revving inline fours. The ZX4RR just being on the more extreme end of that scale. Hope that helps!
@amisfitpuivk 11 күн бұрын
The black one looks way better in person than the pictures make you think if the green is too loud for you. I love mine. I put the green rim decals on it to match the green rear shock and I'm happy with it. Quickshifter is the same for me, it's happier with throttle than it is driving normal traffic speeds. Only other thing I'd recommend for people getting one is to leave the exhaust alone for a while. A slip-on is crazy loud on this thing because you're always revving and shifting. It can be annoying having it scream at all times.
@RickChardet 10 күн бұрын
@@amisfitpuivk yeah I'd leave the exhaust stock as well, more 16.000 goodness without getting annoying
@hardhunk6017 Күн бұрын
Thanks for the honest review bro! Ride Safe!
@RickChardet Күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@williamsymington8831 Ай бұрын
I couldn't stop laughing when I test rode the ZX4RR for an hour. Got off it back at the dealer's and told him, "That bike's mine." Insanely fun, a great commuter bike too. And weirdly comfortable. You're wrong though - the UK market has sold out of them.
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@williamsymington8831 interesting, all the dealers I've spoken to here in the Netherlands say they're a really tough sell
@bapr3887 6 күн бұрын
@@RickChardet Who wants a 400 ccm with gsxr 1000 weight?
@Lew699 Ай бұрын
Subbed , great review and quality footage and production!
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@Lew699 thank you, much appreciated!
@DogMania Ай бұрын
Great channel! 79th subscriber! Keep up the great work!!
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@DogMania thank you so much!
@BC.702 Ай бұрын
It's a great bike super easy to ride and screams like crazy
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
I love it!
@JKaymitBindestrich 21 күн бұрын
Good Video. Very Professional for a small channel. Subscribed. Greetings from Germany!
@RickChardet 21 күн бұрын
@@JKaymitBindestrich thank you!
@MartyrDK 22 күн бұрын
Great video well done.
@RickChardet 22 күн бұрын
@@MartyrDK thank you!
@juggernautultimate 22 күн бұрын
Just came across you by random youtube search, i want to get this bike as my 1st bike, and i was looking for more than 3-4 oppionions on it. ( +1 sub brotherman, hope you grow )
@wittensify8603 Ай бұрын
Deze begin Juli ook gehuurd! Een hele week mee wezen rijden! Mooi spul
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
Dat klinkt als een leuke week 👌
@kleinbottled79 22 күн бұрын
Positive neutral finder has been a feature on Kawasaki's for at least 20 years. The benefit is when you DO come to a stop and go for neutral it NEVER goes through neutral into second. I'm 50/50 on if it's a good feature or not. I kinda like going into neutral before stopping also.
@RickChardet 22 күн бұрын
@@kleinbottled79 it sounds like a good feature in theory but in practice it just annoys me haha
@StuntBike2000 Ай бұрын
🔥
@Jajuh Ай бұрын
Leuke video’s. Je channel nog maar net gevonden. Maar echt heel leuk!🎉
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! Only started a few weeks ago but I'm trying my best to make the best video's possible :)
@PersonManManManMan Ай бұрын
After long research this is my dream bike, perfect starter bike: it has the looks, double headlights look great, 400cc performance is great, yet not too crazy, but best part is the beautiful sound it produces, I have also been looking at used bikes like Honda CBR 600F4i and other ones, and kinda bouncing between weather to get like Ninja 400 as one of best option for new starter bike or old but awesome sounding one, and ZX4RR is basically Ninja 400, but 4 cylinder, only downside is it's slightly steeper price. But if I can afford one, I dream to get it someday!
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@PersonManManManMan I think the ninja 400 will be a better starter bike because it has a more friendly engine, ergos and is cheaper, but the ZX4RR is definitely very enjoyable and a lot of fun for even experienced riders!
@alexv5581 Ай бұрын
Your research sucks ass. Ninja 400 is nothing like a Zx4RR. The ZX has better brakes, better suspension, better chassis, better tech, and much lively engine. Ninja 400 feels like a fake sport bike, a naked with fairings. The ZX 4RR feels like a legit sport bike. Test ride them and experience it for yourself.
@lIlIllIlIllIlllIllIIIIIIIIIlII Ай бұрын
Getting this bike is stupid no offense. Yeah it's giving me a boner too but it's just overpriced and don't know why it even exists. Just get your hard on under control and get a 400 or 500 or ninja 650 or whatever else
@republicofaviators4589 Ай бұрын
It's not a starter. You can start on whatever you like but the ZX4RR is not a starter bike lol. It's a supersport. Start on the Ninja 400.
@yuh_niii 27 күн бұрын
I don't know if it's just a region thing, but my Philippine ZX4rr can absolutely be shifted to neutral while riding, I've done it multiple times already
@RickChardet 27 күн бұрын
Interesting, on the ZX4RR here it's definitely impossible, sadly 😬
@margotcwh1116 Ай бұрын
Leuk Rick!!
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@margotcwh1116 thanks!
@MrBrutekracht Ай бұрын
Great video Rick! Your production quality and review are on point again! I actually had mostly the same thoughts after my short 20-30 minute test ride 2 months ago. Indeed it feels very special with the high redline and the inline 4 noises and it rides really well, and all whilst somewhat adhering to speed limits. But in the end it is indeed just an expensive toy. The downsides for me were also mostly the ergonomics due to the seat. The jerky quick shifter I could live with, but the seat profile just absolutely sucks, especially for us at 6 foot tall. It is similar to why I did not like to ride my old Kawasaki 650 on the track as much, because I could not stay in a comfortable track position because of the ergonomics. Admittedly, you could probably fix that relatively easy with an aftermarket seat, but for 11k EUR I would have expected such a minor thing not to be an issue. Did I buy one after the test ride? No. But would I buy one if I had the money to spare for an additional (track) toy? 100% yes! I think a full track-prep ZX-4RR would be one of the most fun bikes to ride on track, hands down! Would it be the fastest? No, of course not! But as long as you are only driving on the track for fun, those few seconds that you lose on the straight don't matter! And what's better than being overtaken on the straight by a 600 or 1000 supersport, only to just overtake them right back in the braking zone or the first few corners? But that might just be me
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@MrBrutekracht word!
@DjChronokun 29 күн бұрын
that looks like a nice place to ride it's making me want to take my ZX-25R (very very similar to that bike) over to the Netherlands for a ride (edit: or more practically speaking, fly to the Netherlands and rent a bike lol)
@RickChardet 29 күн бұрын
@@DjChronokun wow I would love to ride a zx25r! Although the Netherlands can be quite nice for a short holiday, the riding here isn't great haha! This is one of like 4 good roads in the entire country 🙈
@AST4EVER Ай бұрын
72 here....
@RevHardt 27 күн бұрын
Please consider fixing your mic sound. Excellent video - subscribed!
@RickChardet 27 күн бұрын
@@RevHardt I have! In all my newer videos I am using a better quality rode mic :) thanks for watching!
@MStruck Ай бұрын
Awesome audio for the engine at the beginning! Did you use a wireless mic under the seat for that?
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
Thank you! I have a Zoom H1 recorder in my back pocket for that scene :)
@GnHguy Ай бұрын
rs 457 would be a better choice or cbr 650r
@meshsun1 Ай бұрын
Sure, if you’re listening to music while you ride 😉
@mrShazam 29 күн бұрын
cfmoto 450sr next one. u will forgot everything about zx4rr especially in the price tag
@RickChardet 29 күн бұрын
@@mrShazam would love to ride one!
@mrShazam 29 күн бұрын
@@RickChardet we will wait for it. Trust me u will love it
@The280zkid 9 күн бұрын
@@mrShazamI have the cfmoto 450ss. & honestly I love the bike! But it doesn’t compare to the zx4rr. The zx4rr is definitely the better bike
@klavier0x99 20 күн бұрын
Do you recommend this 400cc as first bike ?
@RickChardet 20 күн бұрын
I think a Ninja 400 would be friendlier and cheaper to learn on, but the zx4rr is definitely a lot of fun!
@amisfitpuivk 11 күн бұрын
I got it as a first bike and it's great to learn on. The main problem is being scared to drop $10k on the ground doing slow speed maneuvers. It's very smooth and easy to ride, but I'm still a bit scared to find it's max lean angle in a parking lot practicing because of the price. It pretty much has the power of a Ninja 400 until you hit 10k RPM and then it pullls. Shitload of fun
@PersonManManManMan Ай бұрын
77th lucky subscriber
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@PersonManManManMan thank you, really appreciate it!
@lIlIllIlIllIlllIllIIIIIIIIIlII Ай бұрын
mooi
@MadStylee619 28 күн бұрын
No bike is a toy, you're late to this conversation when we were talking about the 400.
@TheInfantry98 21 күн бұрын
Lmaooo this bike is a complete toy lmao
@user-gv5ql7tk3i 10 күн бұрын
foolish
@user-gv5ql7tk3i 10 күн бұрын
The red line painted on the light is not needed. It looks stupid. ※from japan
@brayse-kun Ай бұрын
106th✅😅
@RickChardet Ай бұрын
@@brayse-kun thank you so much!
@balsara675 24 күн бұрын
Sc project 😅
@shadiandrew Ай бұрын
400cc 50hp for 200kg and peak power at 11k ain't that great anyway
@BOBAABAILEY Ай бұрын
IT IS A TOY YOU WILL NEVER WIN ANY RACES ON THAT THING UNLESS YOU RACE A 4TH GRADER ON HIS MODIFIED POCKETT BIKE.....
@JessicaSimonson1976 Ай бұрын
You my friend are a inline rider all talk.
@xander4218 Ай бұрын
of course it's a toy :-) no one is buying it to win races, it's just a fun gimmick.
@wikidd81 Ай бұрын
Did you try it out??You racing in the streets??You ride your bike for EGO or FUN?? Expert drivers tried this bike and say it is a blast soooo everybody his own buddy 😉
@xander4218 Ай бұрын
@@wikidd81 for sure, people that complain about gsx8r not being fast enough, or zx4r being too expensive are just riding in a straight line, they don't understand what makes a bike fun
@JessicaSimonson1976 Ай бұрын
@@BOBAABAILEY I ride the sheet out of my CF Moto 450SS, I will go the 12,000 rpm then hit the over rev at 14,000 rpm redlining it hitting twisties at 75+ mph. Not a fair weather straight line rider here all weather Wisconsin rider. I have even passed an R1 in twisties cause guy was afraid to lean it, and get on that throttle. The way he was riding he wasn't winning races either. He beat me in straight away, but I had him in every twisty. Until you throw down on these bikes your all caps opinion means squat bro. Just saying.
@IDontKnow-bb6mt Ай бұрын
A 400cc sport bike well over 400lbs. No thanks.
@alexv5581 Ай бұрын
Do some actual research before sounding like an ignorant lizard.
@mostlyjovial6177 Ай бұрын
Imagine not knowing what the bike is capable of. “ItS a 400 bUt ToO hEaVy” Ignore the fact that with a flash and an exhaust it gets better numbers than any 650-700 parallel twin that’s so popular now. 4 cylinder dawg. 4 If nothing else it sounds like heaven.
@IDontKnow-bb6mt Ай бұрын
@@mostlyjovial6177 maybe weight does no matter to you, and that's fine. But weight matters to me and on track I don't want to be riding around with extra weight on a 400cc bike priced sky high even though Kawi cheaper out on the frame and other areas making it weigh 30+ lbs more than it should.
@republicofaviators4589 Ай бұрын
@@IDontKnow-bb6mt Stop talking shit until you have ridden one. Go catch a felony with your 150hp superbike.
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