CBR400RG-H/RRJ-K (NC23) Model Info

[Sorry, this page is still under construction...and probably will be for all eternity!]

History

[Don't know much about this version, except that it shares many parts (at least the RR versions do) with the later NC29, and that it is also known as the "Tri-Arm".]

Note that the "No." and "Type" designations are not the same thing. In the front of the Honda Parts Catalogues of this era are small colour pictures of the different colour schemes available for each model. These pictures are labeled "No.1", "No.2", etc. and include the paint color for that paint scheme. However, the "No." designations are not used on the parts pages within the catalogue. Parts that are painted are (usually) described using "Type" designations as well as the paint code for the colour they are painted. What is the connection between the "No." designations under the pictures and the "Types" used on the parts pages? Usually, they are the same, so paint scheme No.1 corresponds to *Type1* in the parts pages. But not always!

Below are illustrations of each of the NC23 color schemes available throughout its production:

Models

All CBR400R/RR NC23s were manufactured for the Japanese domestic market, though, as with other 400cc Honda motorcycles of the era, many were later exported to other markets (especially the United Kingdom) as "grey imports". The following table details certain information for the NC23 production run:

No.	Type	Model Year	Model Name	Year Code	Model Code	Color Code	Color(s)	Beg. Engine #	Beg. Frame #	Carb ID #
1	1	1986	CBR400R	G	NC23	NH138K	Shasta white/red	NC23E-1000042	NC23-1000027	VG02A-A
2	2	1986	CBR400R	G	NC23	NH138H	Shasta white/purple	NC23E-1000042	NC23-1000027	VG02A-A
3	1	1986	CBR400R	G	NC23	PB184E	Granite blue/silver	NC23E-1000042	NC23-1000027	VG02A-A
4	2	1987	CBR400R-YA	H	NC23	NH193	Pearl crystal white/purple	NC23E-1015002	NC23-1015001	VG02A-E
5	1	1988	CBR400RR	J	NC23	PB184D	Granite blue/black	NC23E-1020027	NC23-1020011	VG04A-A
6	2	1988	CBR400RR	J	NC23	PB190A	Terra blue/white/red	NC23E-1020027	NC23-1020011	VG04A-A
7	4	1988	CBR400RR	J	NC23	PB186A	Seychelle night blue/white	NC23E-1020027	NC23-1020011	VG04A-A
8	5	1989	CBR400RR	K	NC23	PB184E	Granite blue/silver	NC23E-1090006	NC23-1090005	VG04B-A
9	6	1989	CBR400RR	K	NC23	NH193K	Pearl crystal white/purple	NC23E-1090006	NC23-1090005	VG04B-A
10	7	1989	CBR400RR	K	NC23	NH193H	Terra blue/white/red	NC23E-1090006	NC23-1090005	VG04B-A