Looks fun

[tt_four]

Again it all comes back to that thing where companies want to focus on one or two bikes, and everything else gets built as a budget bike. There are smaller cc bikes now, and yes they're lame because they're slow and built with cheap parts. A lot of those old 400s came with good looking fairings, decent suspensions, and actually made 60+ HP all while barely weighing anything. I've seen a huge increase in the number of ninja 250s around ever since they updated the styling, and if some new fairings made that big of a change I'd be willing to bet some actual horsepower and nice parts would help things out too. As much as people want 600s/1000s, there's a lot of people who are just too small, scared, or can't afford the insurance. It wouldn't hurt if they made one with an inline 4 as well so you could put an exhaust on it and get that same engine wail that people love.

Not saying making one would make a 400 as popular as a 600, but I think they could do pretty ok. On the downside, there isn't really a 400cc racing class either, but R&D is gonna be low.

Now at the same time, if I could find an old gsxr400 I'd be all over making an awesome mini city-streetfighter.

[fraze11]

I think it looks pretty nice.  I'll be honest, I was very close to getting the 500r before getting my 500f.  Price was the main detractor for me, the Ninja was alot more money and the deal I got on my new GS was just too good to pass up... but more-so I preferred the looks of the GS, it looked "newer and sportier".  This new 400r has updated new looks and I think its sharp.  It would be nice if Suzuki updated the GS a bit tho, my main beefs were the mush suspension and the cold starting (the former I was able to do something about but frankly a few upgrades are in order in my opinion) I do have one question tho, and I'm not mechanically inclined so take that into consideration before ripping on me  According to Suzuki my '09 puts out 47 hp @ 9200 and the claimed hp for this new 400r is 44 @ 9500 rpm ... if they could just squeeze a little more hp out of the GS it would be great.  Sometimes I wish I had a bit more power ... not crazy wheelie power, but just some more power.  Oh well, no regrets.  I quite like my GS and will surely have it for a few more seasons.  Its just too much damn fun.

[SAFE-T]

I asked a local dealer about it and he just shook his head...

If someone made a 60 hp 400cc 4cylinder I might bite, but mid-40's hp is just a little too boring for anyone that has taken a motorcycle course and has half a brain. Unless you have a whole brain, and all you want is 40-ish hp, of course.

[JB848]

I love that GSXR 400 very sweet little bike. No one even mentioned the GSF400 Bandit? It was listed at 59bhp stock I would think with a jet kit and pipe you could easily break 60bhp. If I remember right I rode one of thes in 1990 and their red line was like 14k and they sounded great for a tiny I4.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/Bandit-series/GSF400-Bandit.shtml