JEREMY TOYE NINJA400R.COM KAWASAKI NINJA 400
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"Then the third bike is the
MotoAmerica spec, which is
weight and RPM restricted and
has the certain little necessities
that the pro-race level needs, all
of which are adjustable to riders'
needs and necessities. We have
a couple different suspension
suppliers in GP suspension,
Ohlins, K-Tech and Penske, to
use for different preferences
and budgets."
A few months ago we vis-
ited the Sonoma MotoAmerica
round to do a story on the
evolving rules in the Junior
Cup championship, and it was
interesting to note that, un-
like the Yamaha YZF-R3, the
Ninja 400 needed to be slowed
down rather than made faster
in the name of parity. Such a
scenario does not exist in AFM
Racing, so Jeremy threw us the
keys to the Expert Club spec
Ninja 400 to go up against
fast little groms like Yamaha's
MotoAmerica's Marc Edwards
at Sonoma.
"Technically this bike races in
all superbike roles in AFM," says
Toye. "The bike could ultimately
be anywhere from 10-20 grand
if you wanted something ludi-
crous—we're all about ludicrous
and can definitely do that!
"I think the main thing to
get across here is this bike is
capable of all of those levels. It's
such a good package straight
out of the box. It's a great bike
for its price point; throw a couple
of these parts at it and it be-
comes even more safe and way
more fun."
Winners and grinners!
Two wins and a
second place was a
good day's effort for
Rennie and Jeremy.
Akrapovic provides the
exhaust, and as you can see,
this one has had a hard life.
