NC30 R3 which model is this ?

[blownygti]

I am going to view one on sat is this the later model NC30 ? its on an M reg registed here in 1999 if so what are the differences between this an earlier models ?

[johnsilva]

wow
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[aaron0288]

think M reg was the vey last of the nc30s. think the only difference is the front forks.
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Past bikes - 1991 NC30 - 1991 Bandit 400 - 1989 CBR400 NC23 - 1993 NC30 - 1991 ZXR400 L1 - 1993 NC30 - 2003 CBR600RR3 - 2003 Ducati 900SS - 2000 SP1 - 2013 899 Panigale
Current bikes - 2013 Street Triple R + 2006 R6 + 2003 SV1000S

[craigs23]

Can't see a pic - most likely down to Safari at work....

Not too many changes from later NC30s - upgraded forks with rebound/preload adjustment (similar internals to RVFs), changes to jets (run a bit richer), rear shock has a remote reservoir, to name but a few.

Registered date is usually different from manufactured date when it comes to import bikes...

[MementoMori]

I believe the NC30 was once officially referred to as a VFR400-R3, so it's not a particular model of NC30. More another name for the NC30 model.

Honda didn't bring out any variants of the '30. They tweaked it here and there. For example earlier bikes have same-size carb jets and crap front forks and later bikes came with a rear shock remote reservoir and carb jets differed between front and rear.

EDIT: Ballsacks. If you snooze, you lose, what what.
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[blownygti]

[craigs23]

[MementoMori]

The forks on the newer models are cartridge forks, which are pretty much standard these days, especially with Honda. This means you can adjust preload and rebound whereas with the older damping rod forks, you could only adjust the preload. The earlier NC30s are pretty notorious for having poor, soft suspension.

The early carb jets were all small and were all the same size. With the newer bikes, they opened them up to something like 115 at the front and erm... 117/118 at the back, sorry I can't remember specifically. So, as Craig said, they run richer.

Oh yeah, and with the older forks, well because of their old-ness, they will be harder to play with in the future, should you want to.

Hope that helps, can't claim to know everything about these bikes but hopefully gives you a rough idea.
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[aaron0288]

Isn't the R3 the red, white + blue model???
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Past bikes - 1991 NC30 - 1991 Bandit 400 - 1989 CBR400 NC23 - 1993 NC30 - 1991 ZXR400 L1 - 1993 NC30 - 2003 CBR600RR3 - 2003 Ducati 900SS - 2000 SP1 - 2013 899 Panigale
Current bikes - 2013 Street Triple R + 2006 R6 + 2003 SV1000S

[MementoMori]