GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help - Newbie Welcome Center

JTi · 09-25-2008, 02:54 PM

Wat up guys. I'm new to bikes and this weekend I'm picking up a '92 gsf400 as a first bike. Most ppl have been saying I'll grow out of the 400 really quick and with my size (5'11 260lbs 38 waist 54 chest) I should just start on a 600-750cc, but I would much rather start with something smaller and way cheaper. Eventually when I learn to ride I'll bump up to a f4i, or a 636.

When I do get another bike I'd like to keep the 400 around as a practice stunt bike. My question is does the gsf400 have any stunting potential?

**Forgot to mention**
The bike I'm looking at has a streetfighter light kit, dirtbike bars, custom exhaust, and a jet kit

old man roger · 09-25-2008, 02:56 PM

any bike can be stunted , is it the best? no but it will work

JTi · 09-25-2008, 03:11 PM

Any opinions on buying a bike thats stunted out as a first bike? I've seen a few bikes for real cheap that already have pizza sized sprockets, levers, etc.

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Originally Posted by old man roger

any bike can be stunted , is it the best? no but it will work

Thasick1 · 09-25-2008, 08:34 PM

its true, anything can be stunted...

starter bike, I'd go atleast 500...Ive gotta ex500 that I stunted and fightered out, and its awesome....just enough power, and perfect size

JTi · 09-30-2008, 03:40 PM

Got the bike last Sat, needs some work but nothing I cant work on over the winter. After playing around with it for a half-hour I was riding around my driveway. Not the best pic but here it is, pardon the awesome celly pics.

Retro · 09-30-2008, 04:08 PM

I think that the 400 will end up being cheap transportation for you.
Can you even get an oversized sprocket for that bike?
pop it to bp?..maybe. power wheelies?

JTi · 09-30-2008, 04:22 PM

I have a friend who moved to FL and works at his uncle's bike shop, I'm sure he could fab up a sprocket for cheap. Since I always seem to have a need to have a project going on I was thinking about trying to build up the gsf400. As of late I've been researching and trying to see what motor will swap in easy and what forks I can use on it. I'm new to bikes so maybe this idea is just me being a bit over-ambitious and ludacris.

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Originally Posted by Retro

I think that the 400 will end up being cheap transportation for you.
Can you even get an oversized sprocket for that bike?
pop it to bp?..maybe. power wheelies?

JTi · 10-06-2008, 12:02 PM

Messin around:

dippah · 10-15-2008, 01:02 AM

just have fun riding and gettin to know your bike. thats where im at now. gear up before before goin nuts. i used to have a gs500, you can search youtube and find all sorts of wheelie and stunt videos even on mopeds

09-25-2008, 02:54 PM	#1
JTi Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: Bike: Can I Has? Gender: Male Posts: 11	GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help Wat up guys. I'm new to bikes and this weekend I'm picking up a '92 gsf400 as a first bike. Most ppl have been saying I'll grow out of the 400 really quick and with my size (5'11 260lbs 38 waist 54 chest) I should just start on a 600-750cc, but I would much rather start with something smaller and way cheaper. Eventually when I learn to ride I'll bump up to a f4i, or a 636. When I do get another bike I'd like to keep the 400 around as a practice stunt bike. My question is does the gsf400 have any stunting potential? Forgot to mention The bike I'm looking at has a streetfighter light kit, dirtbike bars, custom exhaust, and a jet kit Last edited by JTi : 09-25-2008 at 03:01 PM. Reason: update

09-25-2008, 02:56 PM	#2
old man roger also known as OMR Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OMR INDUSTRIES in west palm beach florida Age: Bike: OMR PREPPED 636 Gender: Male Posts: 53,920	Re: GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help any bike can be stunted , is it the best? no but it will work __________________ OMR SUBCAGES !!!!!!! The original folding peg subcage

09-25-2008, 08:34 PM	#4
Thasick1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portland, OR Age: Bike: 95 ex500 stunter, 86 FZ750, 89 zx750 Gender: Male Posts: 20	Re: GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help its true, anything can be stunted... starter bike, I'd go atleast 500...Ive gotta ex500 that I stunted and fightered out, and its awesome....just enough power, and perfect size

09-30-2008, 03:40 PM	#5
JTi Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: Bike: Can I Has? Gender: Male Posts: 11	Re: GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help Got the bike last Sat, needs some work but nothing I cant work on over the winter. After playing around with it for a half-hour I was riding around my driveway. Not the best pic but here it is, pardon the awesome celly pics.

09-30-2008, 04:08 PM	#6
Retro Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Magna,UT.USA Age: 37 Bike: 95 CBR F3 Gender: Male Posts: 712	Re: GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help I think that the 400 will end up being cheap transportation for you. Can you even get an oversized sprocket for that bike? pop it to bp?..maybe. power wheelies?

10-06-2008, 12:02 PM	#8
JTi Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dirty Jerz Age: Bike: Can I Has? Gender: Male Posts: 11	Re: GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help Messin around:

10-15-2008, 01:02 AM	#9
dippah Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Whereyouwannabe, MD Age: Bike: fiddy/ '00r6 Gender: Male Posts: 49	Re: GSF400 ?? Newb needs some help just have fun riding and gettin to know your bike. thats where im at now. gear up before before goin nuts. i used to have a gs500, you can search youtube and find all sorts of wheelie and stunt videos even on mopeds