Barn find restoration Kawasaki ZXR 400 Crashed Insurance Write Off left abandoned for 8 years

[@andreaszjangabor5679]

looking forward to see the next episode, I have bought a zxr 400 in March , still had no time to fully repair fot VAT exam, but it was in a very similar condition like yours. Already running and im over a test ride yet :D. Still has to clean carbs, front fork leaking has to be fixed and the fairing to be repainted too. But I am happy to see someone else does quite the same thing in 2024 as me :)

[@stoneautomotive]

Glad to hear 😎👍 All parts have turned up now minus the fairing so really need to get the next video underway 👍 Good luck with your build 👌👌

[@toughmat88]

Looking forward to this, my 1st pocket rocket was a RVF 400 and had several since. The feel you get from a 400 is amazing ❤

[@seangould8511]

Another great project to enjoy watching, love the 400's👍

[@stoneautomotive]

Just waiting for parts to turn up now 😬

[@seangould8511]

@@stoneautomotive Mines turned into triggers broom!

[@stoneautomotive]

@@seangould8511 😅👍

[@ozzyprogdomino8815]

My first big bike, I had one in the purple, orange and pink colour. I loved that bike.

[@iandunipace]

Hi James great start to the pocket rocket. Cleaned up well and it lives. Looking forward to part two. 👍👍👍

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks Ian 😎 hopefully see it flying around the area in the new year!

[@MarkTrentham-t4h]

Looking forward to this, avoided these bikes like the plague (write offs) back in the 80/90's,always heard horror stories about insurance issues re-registering them. 😊.

[@stoneautomotive]

Glad to hear 😎 I’ve been tempted to cover a section on the write off situation as did work in the industry a few years ago

[@MarkTrentham-t4h]

@@stoneautomotive Be looking forward to it if it pops up,worse case scenario we'd use parts of maybe - but the red herring was frame or engine no.s off the logbooks flagging up.:(.

[@philpritt9626]

This is awesome!! me and my friends all had 400s in our teens!! i pick up a gsxr 400 a few years back as a project and i love it, even though I am now 37 lol

[@stoneautomotive]

Must admit the older I get the more I enjoy the small cc sports bikes

[@lifetimeangler]

My first bike….cant wait to see it back to life

[@MrJimoto]

Yeahhh !! Cheers to the new project mate. I really appreciate you are finding time to make these informative and cool vids. Thanks again James!

[@stoneautomotive]

Cheers mate & thanks for the comment 👍 a lot of work goes on behind the scenes which I’m sure many don’t appreciate 😅

[@waynechadwick362]

Had many 400s but never had a zxr400 but always preferred the earlier zxr h with the square back end and still think they look mega , just rare now. Will enjoy this being saved 😊

[@knobjelly]

I raced a zxr 400 for a bit, fantastic handling bikes. awesome...

[@ThrottleWorks86]

Love the video format you have! Great inspiration for my own channel!

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks mate 😎 many years of trial and error but feel it’s working currently so always good to hear the feedback 👌 Good luck with the channel, the key for me has always been doing it if I enjoy it, soon as the fun stops I loose the interest (which has happened previously)

[@mikesphoenix_e46m3]

Great video as always james really interested to see how things go with this

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks as always Mike 😎👍

[@henryhamon8050]

awesome project. excited about the build your doing. i love the classic zxr400 and 750. i had a fzr40088 back when . sooo much fun

[@BonsaiCornwall]

I’m currently restoring one too so this will give me a much needed kick up the ass 💪🏼 keep em coming 😊 I’d guess £600 maybe?

[@stoneautomotive]

I getting the feeling we will both be having our struggles 😅 Half that amount 😬

[@5tevenH]

I'm restoring one too 😅

[@BonsaiCornwall]

@ labour of love isn’t it 😉

[@danijelcar5184]

Nice bike and great project!😎👍

[@stoneautomotive]

Thank you 😎👍

[@jamieholmes3182]

I had a Green L4 , it bit my leg , compound fracture on the way back from Box Hill , but I still loved him . Great little bikes ! £400

[@stoneautomotive]

Ouch! Hopefully this one will be at Box hill when the weather returns 😎 £100 less 😬

[@rhysgriffiths9269]

You should invest in a Noco battery booster. Absolute lifesaver!

[@stoneautomotive]

Keep hearing about these 👍

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Brilliant as always 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@stoneautomotive]

Cheers mate 😎👍

[@89HondaCR500R]

pj1 Kawasaki green epoxy spray paint its pretty expensive but the results are spot on with oem green gloss color and a super durable finish

[@stoneautomotive]

Gonna have that challenge trying to match the tank to the Chinese fairings 🫠😅

[@davidsoares1368]

Great track bike definitely

[@Motorcycleman-hs9yr]

Great video!Would really like to see you getting it back in green white and blue! Not so important getting it back to original.There are different options in green colours for the fairing. Looking forward to new episodes and you got a great channel👍😁👌

[@stoneautomotive]

Thank you 😎👌 Yep that’s the plan for the colour, it’s finding the paint code to paint the tank that’s going to be fun 😅

[@johnmac.6760]

Good un ya mate, gonna enjoy this brilliant. 👍👍👌

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks mate 😎

[@TheMinnell]

I have recently restored one to A1 condition. Good luck parts can be hard to source, hope your forks are ok as a nightmate to strip the lowers but great bikes and I love mine.

[@stoneautomotive]

Yep fast discovering parts are a nightmare to obtain 😅

[@Rideitoutyoutube]

i had one of these, painted it up really nicely (videos on my channel) not a comfortable bike at all........... but a very quick pocket rocket! ......... it absolutely hated being sat for even a week! this really is one of those bikes that held a grudge if you didnt ride her often,...... shed give me a hard time starting up. quick tip......... the clutch is supposed to sound like a ducatis clack clack clack, if it doesnt... you have aproblem ;) ........ and have fun painting the panels though, the guy i bought it from had issues with reacting and i had real problems too. these are rapid gems though! handles like its on rails!

[@stoneautomotive]

Glad to hear about the clutch, there is certainly some Ducati noises to it hahs

[@paulbudford]

I agree with you on the Chinese fairings. It's never going to be worth loads of money. So just get it nice but something you are going to be worried about riding . They were everywhere in the 90's. And still a fun bike.

[@stoneautomotive]

Fingers crossed it comes out looking half decent, can’t be any worse than it looks currently 😅

[@nickmonkey284]

Good video Be good to see how it turns out once you’ve worked your magic on it I’m guessing 375 quid Cheers

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks 😎👌 It’s on the ramp as we speak.. must also get back into project RS125 😅 Close, little bit less 😬

[@ridermacleod423]

Loved it, subscribed:)

[@stoneautomotive]

Glad to hear and thanks for the channel support 😎

[@millymoo6575]

Now we’re talking! 👌🏻

[@stoneautomotive]

😎

[@fourwetour6839]

What snow foam bottle are you using. Is it a nilfisk pressure washer?

[@stoneautomotive]

It’s a Nilfisk pressure washer, D series model but about 7 years old now (still going strong) and a Auto Finesse snow foam lance - mega having the larger base so it doesn’t fall over 👍

[@eugbrat]

Bilt Hamber wheel cleaner is the best you'll get 👍🏼

[@stoneautomotive]

Shall have to try it as I love there snow foam 👍

[@Fishfire140]

Another project of yours I'm following with great interest 😁 Nothing wrong with Chinese fairings. Had one on my Blackbird, which was on for a few years....fit and quality was surprisingly good. I do like the 400s with their ridiculous rev range, though given the choice, it'd be the CBR400 (Babyblade) but I'd bet you got this zxr for good money....£700 give or take?

[@stoneautomotive]

Always wanted to try a baby blade or the old CBR250RR with its 18,000rpm redline (not that you would really making any ground with my weight lol) Paid less than half of that 😬😅

[@keithjennings7502]

Nice find, looking forward to seeing it looking good again! I’d guess you payed around £500 for it as is.

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks 👌 Much less than £500 😬

[@Tashmann]

My guess was £500, and I would of been happy at that... The fact you got it even cheaper is a real steal then.

[@benjepson8861]

Made up with this beauty

[@keithriley3159]

Interested to see how the Chinese fairing kit pans out for you.

[@stoneautomotive]

Yea they can be hit or miss, have gotten a lot better over the years so fingers crossed there okay, can’t be any worse than the fibre glass bits that were included with the bike 😅

[@daverose5557]

It's got to be green

[@DB71170]

£450 max but crucially has it the unrestricted ecu??

[@stoneautomotive]

Much less 😬 Good point! I forgot these being imports can be fitted with the Japanese restrictions

[@spazda_mx5]

I think Chinese fairings is the way to go, like you say this is never going to be a show bike, it's one to be ridden.

[@stoneautomotive]

😎👍

[@bobstupaksvegasworld4098]

America has all the land and the roads to ride but, we don't get the great 2/5 litre bikes or smaller ones.

[@stoneautomotive]

😭

[@Highlandsalvage]

nice project, ill guess you paid 5 or 600 for it. looking forward to the rebuild

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks 😎👌 A lot less than that 😬

[@exup1k]

Just get a hpi clean frame and swap over.

[@stoneautomotive]

That’s certainly not a bad option but would then loose the low mileage potentially on the mot history with the new frame.. I’m not to fussed to be honest 👍

[@1000CC_Mandra]

No more than 200 pound, probably could have charged owner to take away 🤣

[@stoneautomotive]

Oh boy… £300 😅

[@martingraysonwood4146]

£150/£200 and a box of Jaffa’s

[@stoneautomotive]

I would have eaten the Jaffa’s before even arriving to collect it 😅 Little more than that but not far off

[@martingraysonwood4146]

So 2 box’s and £220

[@benjepson8861]

Mr stoneautomotive excellent project really into this one But please once the bikes up and going will you please answer the age old question. We have all heard the bloke down the pub that have seen the 140mph top speed lol. Will you do a top speed run because there's not a chance of you getting behind the fairing no insult intended 😅 Hope you get some great views on the project Also you need to earn enough to have a garage extension

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks Ben 😎 Haha yes that 140mph rumour has been doing the rounds for years! And yes I’m far to heavy/ tall to prove if it’s possible 🤣 Desperate need of more space 🙏 or just finish up some of these projects 😅

[@benjepson8861]

@stoneautomotive tag your titles as the 140mph 400cc bike get some views lol But only it you 5ft and 7 stone

[@stoneautomotive]

@ 😅👍

[@5tevenH]

​@benjepson8861 I'm 5ft and 9st, so I'll let you know. I'm just doing a zxr400 atm I've seen 130mph gps speed on the cbr400rr, and I'm sure the zxr400 is meant to be quicker 😅

[@malcolm.703]

👍👏👏🏍️👏👏👍

[@neville_bloody_bartos]

I had one of these after passing my test, it was slow and unreliable. The handling and brakes were decent though.

[@stoneautomotive]

Oh, look forward to riding it 😅

[@KevinDorian-w4n]

Have a full bike if you need it

[@stoneautomotive]

Price and location 👀

[@superbike_steve]

Hmmmmm £575? 🤔

[@stoneautomotive]

Lot less than that 😬👀

[@superbike_steve]

@ Great deal! Can’t wait to see this one all done ☑️

[@5tevenH]

400 quid??

[@stoneautomotive]

Little bit less 😬

[@5tevenH]

@stoneautomotive that's cheap

[@5tevenH]

​@stoneautomotive Did you see what i just picked 😅 Latest upload on my channel 😉

[@bucknut7241]

Bout £400

[@stoneautomotive]

Little bit less 😬

[@edwardtodd2833]

200

[@stoneautomotive]

Little bit more than that but not far wrong

[@ryanbox30]

I think you paid around £300,- for this little ripper

[@stoneautomotive]

You are correct sir! First correct guess 👌

[@ryanbox30]

@@stoneautomotive that's awesome! Please keep making these amazing videos. I like you taste in bikes

[@ianrussell2816]

I reckon you paid £800 for the bike

[@stoneautomotive]

A lot less than that 😬

[@thomashamilton3789]

500

[@stoneautomotive]

Much less 😬