1988/89 FZR 400 in concourse condition….almost unbelievable!
If you’re a fan of the small cc sport bikes of days gone by then you need to pull up a chair and have a seat. This is a 88 or 89 FZR 400 that is said to be in “100% as it left the factory condition.” Now, that can mean a couple of things, but the ad is a little vague and hard to decipher.
What can you make of the following?
This is a Canadian market FZR400 in museum condition; I cannot put into words how perfect this bike is. It has never seen rain, it is 100% as it left the factory including the tires, it was in my living room for 6 years and in my kitchen for 8. I drained all the fluids and put it into the house for safe keeping, now I’m selling most of my collection to make one large purchase. thanks for looking
Let’s see…. 6 years + 8 years = 14 years. I understand that part, but what happened to the other 6 or 7 years??? What model year is it? How many miles does it have? Is the tank rusted? I would love to have some better pictures and information to back up the ad. I did the obvious and contacted the seller for more information, but I’m still waiting. So not to prevent any would be FZR hunter the opportunity to buy such a gem I figured I would post up what I had.
Being the FZR 400 aficionado that I am, I would say the picture does appear to back up what is said. And with an asking price nearly double what they cost when new it better damn well be a museum piece. But, you’ll need to be the judge and take from my opinion exactly what you paid for it 🙂
Asking price is a steep $5,400.00 and bike is listed for sale on the Vancouver, BC CL.
Is this the last new FZR 400 in North America? If so, $5,400.00 would be the cheapest new FZR400 available for sale and someone needs to pick this one up quick before I do something silly. My kids should be getting nervous.
Cheers!
dd
Just an update on the Vancouver Craigslist “NEW” FZR400…
It is mine. mine. mine. yes, mine.
It was not completely new, the PO had another FZR400 for racing and wanted one for the street. He rode it for two weeks before deciding it was too nice to ride. In the missing six years (PO had it for 6 yrs in his kitchen, 8 in the living room or some such, which leaves a few years unaccounted for) it must have been ridden a little, as the odo has 3400 miles on it (well 5xxx km). The only mark on it is a rub mark on the left side of the tank from the PO’s L knee, as he was too tall for his knees to fit in the cutouts. Had a moment of concern at US customs, as the officer said I couldn’t bring it in b/c it wasn’t EPA approved (despite being the same as the US model), but his superior reminded him that vehicle over 20 yrs old don’t have to meet EPA standards. (do I see an RZ350 in my future?).
It was well stored. I put in a battery from my other FZR400, gas and…wouldn’t start. It was acting like the kill switch was on. The kill switch connection was stuck or something, after I’d flicked it 30 or40 times over the course of 2 days the fuel pump suddenly kicked in and then it started right up. I didn’t pay full price, but I’m sure I paid too much, especially considering I was only scanning Craigslist for replacement fairing parts for the FZR400 I already had…
Congratulations Fred! So what to do now… are you going to ride it or hang clothes on it? 🙂
I’ll be riding it. I hadn’t realized how hard it is to get tires for it’s skinny little wheels. My other one wasn’t so hard, as it has a 17″ rear. This one has the stock 18″, but I found that stickboy racing can get me BT090s or the new DOT BT03RS where I couldn’t find them anywhere else.