I have the 2021. I didn't have the amount of slippage that you're explaining, but I put the Barnett HD springs on mine. It got rid of the majority of the high rpm slippage I had. I have 12,000 miles on mine now and the clutch is still operating well. I'll change the plates at 15,000 when I do the valves.
The clutch on my 2022 ninja 400 krt blew up at 3k mikes while I was on the highway… dealer ultimately concluded there was a defect on one of the plates and they replaced the clutch in its entirety free of charge… still afraid it’ll happen again
Yeah it sucks but for an entry cheap bike it can't be perfect. I guess it's a better problem to have than the RC390 with their engines blowing up in the first month of use
@@movingtarget4784 you don't believe me?😂 Allegedly they fixed the issue but it still left a bad taste in the mouths of probably thousands of the early RC390 model owners
First, this bike needs a 600 mile break in period, not 300, second, it has a warranty! It blows my mind people buy a new machine, don't follow the instructions then surprised it's not working right. The owners manual clearly tells you how you should ride it within the first 600 miles and it's not 9k rpm at 300 miles. I have the 2023, I am at a smitch over 1000 miles now and have zero problems hammering it now.
I have a Z400 2023 and I have the same issue. I treated this bike like a baby the first 600 to 1000 miles and I had the same issue. At 3500 miles even after a adjustment by the dealer I still have this issue.
I have a 2021 Ninja 400 and have changed the plates Twice in the span of Three months. I’m here because they are slipping again, this has to be a deeper problem. I have the Barnett springs, Barnett friction plates, clutch cable spring. It worked fantastic at first but after a month or so I started feeling the slip again. Does anybody know what the problem is? I never bothered to order the bearing and pull rod because I own the 2021 model, those issues were with 2018-2019. I ordered them out of desperation just now maybe just maybe they didn’t really change all pull rods and bearings for later years. If it’s not that then I have no freakin clue I’m breaking my head over this. I’m literally saving money to purchase the 900 dollar yoyodyne clutch set. I’m over it
What happened after the spring got installed? Did it solve the problem? My 2023 just started slipping at 6500 miles. I broke my bike in by the book. I just changed my oil today and it began slipping for the first time. It's slipping in high gears at high rpms 9 to 10k. Does anyone know if an oil change could be the cause of the problem. It's filled to the exact proper level. Mobil one full synthetic from motul v300 full synthetic.
I got the exact same bike, but mine has 270 kilometers on the ODO, so its still in the beak-in period. I ride in the range below 7k rpm and today, the 6th gear popped out down into 5th itself. It happenned twice - I was passing a car, upshifting from from the 3rd through all the gears up to 6th and a few seconds it dropped down to 5th while under openned throttle. These clutches smell...
It is a highly advanced motorcycle, it will slap you out of 6th if the rear wheel doesn't have the correct speed even if the manuel says 35mph 6th gear what they mean is slow city riding, after breakin period most highway riding is 8000rpm and up, so stay out of 6th unless your slow city riding. 6th is like a cars overdrive downhill for cruising speed 90~110mph.
I have the 2021. I didn't have the amount of slippage that you're explaining, but I put the Barnett HD springs on mine. It got rid of the majority of the high rpm slippage I had. I have 12,000 miles on mine now and the clutch is still operating well. I'll change the plates at 15,000 when I do the valves.
I read anything past 2020 with new parts are built better
The clutch on my 2022 ninja 400 krt blew up at 3k mikes while I was on the highway… dealer ultimately concluded there was a defect on one of the plates and they replaced the clutch in its entirety free of charge… still afraid it’ll happen again
Isn't the bike under warranty if it's a 2023?
It's crazy how a stock bike can have a clutch that wears significantly faster
Yeah it sucks but for an entry cheap bike it can't be perfect. I guess it's a better problem to have than the RC390 with their engines blowing up in the first month of use
Bro.
@@tatarugabriel4328 wtf
@@movingtarget4784 you don't believe me?😂 Allegedly they fixed the issue but it still left a bad taste in the mouths of probably thousands of the early RC390 model owners
I can confirm this is true also same thing is happening to my bike and i broke mine in properly but it still does it.
First, this bike needs a 600 mile break in period, not 300, second, it has a warranty!
It blows my mind people buy a new machine, don't follow the instructions then surprised it's not working right.
The owners manual clearly tells you how you should ride it within the first 600 miles and it's not 9k rpm at 300 miles.
I have the 2023, I am at a smitch over 1000 miles now and have zero problems hammering it now.
I have a Z400 2023 and I have the same issue. I treated this bike like a baby the first 600 to 1000 miles and I had the same issue. At 3500 miles even after a adjustment by the dealer I still have this issue.
I have a 2021 Ninja 400 and have changed the plates Twice in the span of Three months. I’m here because they are slipping again, this has to be a deeper problem. I have the Barnett springs, Barnett friction plates, clutch cable spring. It worked fantastic at first but after a month or so I started feeling the slip again. Does anybody know what the problem is? I never bothered to order the bearing and pull rod because I own the 2021 model, those issues were with 2018-2019. I ordered them out of desperation just now maybe just maybe they didn’t really change all pull rods and bearings for later years. If it’s not that then I have no freakin clue I’m breaking my head over this. I’m literally saving money to purchase the 900 dollar yoyodyne clutch set. I’m over it
Also, at that mileage shouldn’t be that high at rev range
Literally dropping a video on this exact problem this week. Algorithms are funny
I heard that kawasaki used clutch springs from the 300 so the 400 motor is a little to much for them to handle
wow i have the 2018 and still i have not change any of the springs and cables on mine 16k mileage...
I wonder if you can trace that gasket and buy that 3 sheet set from Autozone and cut out a few gaskets?
What happened after the spring got installed? Did it solve the problem? My 2023 just started slipping at 6500 miles. I broke my bike in by the book. I just changed my oil today and it began slipping for the first time. It's slipping in high gears at high rpms 9 to 10k. Does anyone know if an oil change could be the cause of the problem. It's filled to the exact proper level. Mobil one full synthetic from motul v300 full synthetic.
Yea my 400 ninja clutch did the same by 1,500 miles which sucks
mine just started at 2k. did you ever find a fix? was it the springs?
After you change the springs you should be okay. I had a similar problem with a 1996 kawakasaki zl600 I owned. I had to change the clutch wave spring.
Sorry it’s happening so soon dude
Probably not really an issue but doesn't know how to properly use it.
I got the exact same bike, but mine has 270 kilometers on the ODO, so its still in the beak-in period. I ride in the range below 7k rpm and today, the 6th gear popped out down into 5th itself.
It happenned twice - I was passing a car, upshifting from from the 3rd through all the gears up to 6th and a few seconds it dropped down to 5th while under openned throttle.
These clutches smell...
It is a highly advanced motorcycle, it will slap you out of 6th if the rear wheel doesn't have the correct speed even if the manuel says 35mph 6th gear what they mean is slow city riding, after breakin period most highway riding is 8000rpm and up, so stay out of 6th unless your slow city riding. 6th is like a cars overdrive downhill for cruising speed 90~110mph.
these featherweight clutch are made for racebike specs on the track and thrown out after every comp, not for heavy duty commuting.