“My lack of recent small-bike experience at Sonoma meant it took me a couple of laps to adapt my style to the Ninja 400. The biggest challenge I faced was talking myself into running past every brake marker I’ve ever used while tucked in on the gas. Take Turn Six, for example. On a Superbike I’m usually off the gas and on the brakes well before the crest of the hill on the entry. By contrast, I was flat-out in fifth gear coming up over the rise on the Ninja 400. What a difference subtracting 120 horsepower makes!
“Once up to speed, I found the Ninja 400 to be a really capable bike…”
-Chris Ulrich, Racing Editor, in the April 2018 Issue of Roadracing World
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