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Ultimate Motorcycling article on Norton Motorsports and the Ninja400R!

Moto Journalist Nic De Sena did a test ride with us comparing a stock Kawasaki Ninja 400 to our Ninja400R superbike at a trackday at Chuckwalla Raceway. Pretty cool article, thanks Nic!
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Kawasaki Ninja 400 / Z400 Clutch Slipping, Poor Shifting, False Neutrals, and Dropping Gears – Explained and Fixed!

The Ninja 400 / Z400 is an awesome little bike with a fantastic engine. But it is no secret by now that the Kawasaki Ninja 400 / Z400 has some issues with the clutch and shifting. No matter how many Kawi dealers tell you it’s normal for your clutch to slip on a bike with
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How to install an R6 throttle tube in the Kawasaki Ninja 400 to shorten the throttle throw

Like all stock bikes, the throttle throw on the Kawasaki Ninja 400 is painfully long, and requires twisting your arm to awkward angles to reach full throttle without re-gripping the throttle. Not only is this a nuisance, but it’s dangerously distracting while trying to ride. A quick and inexpensive way to shorten the throttle throw
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Rocco Landers Dominates The Invite Race 2019

Cool article and photos on Norton Motorsports Team Rider, Rocco Landers, at The Invite Race 2019.
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Ninja 400 Electronics and GP Bodywork Testing at Chuckwalla Raceway

I also needed to deliver a Yamaha R3 superbike to one of my friends and customers, Trisin Harris, for his first ride and put some laps on my own R3 superbike to dial in my new Penske shock. Tristin and our friend Alex getting ready, also last minute, of course! Also got to see a
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Do you really need a fuel controller or tune with an exhaust on the Kawasaki Ninja 400?

Do you need a fuel controller with full exhaust ninja 400
A lot of people ask about slip-on exhaust vs full exhaust, and whether or not you need a fuel controller (power commander, bazzaz, ECU flash) when you install a slipon or full system exhaust. So let’s cover that with some real data. Different bikes vary a bit because of where the stock restriction, muffler, and
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Kawasaki Ninja 400 Exhaust Dyno Shootout!

Kawasaki Ninja 400 dyno horsepower
***This is important, please don’t skip over this: Before I just post a bunch of graphs of dyno runs, I want to explain a few things.  Dyno charts can be very misleading without some back story and more complete information.  First of all, dyno charts are generally only printed for the results at 100% throttle.
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Yamaha YZF-R3 / MT03 exhaust dyno test and superbike build. How much power does the R3 make?

Yamaha R3 Exhaust Test Superbike Dyno horsepower Norton Motorsports
The most extensive Yamaha R3 exhaust and Superbike build information you’ll find anywhere! Read on! It’s been a couple years since I first released my article on the Yamaha R3’s power and some of the available exhaust systems. But a lot has changed in the past couple years so it was time for an update.
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Power Commander PCV vs. Bazzaz Z-Fi vs. ECU Flash vs. aRacer Race ECU

Power Commander vs Bazzaz vs ECU Flash vs aRacer Race ECU
What’s the best? What’s the difference??? This article used to be combined with some dyno and exhaust stuff for the Yamaha R3, but with all the different engine tuning options on the market today, I felt it necessary to discuss it a little more and create a separate article. There are three main categories of
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It’s Official! YamahaR3Racing.com and Ninja400R.com have joined forces to form Norton Motorsports!

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