VFR 400 NC30 Project (Ongoing)[56K BEWARE]

[Evo]

Was on the lookout a few weeks back for a cheap VFR with knackered plastics. Found one for £500. Not the prettiest but here she was:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850113.jpg
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850104.jpg
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850109.jpg
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850105.jpg
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850111.jpg

Then started building ideas and ordering parts, Started taking it apart, First purchase was the Abba stand with swingarm removal kit. It's ACE ! Then the haynes manual, Also ACE !

Getting rid of bits i didn't need:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850114.jpg
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850116.jpg
Rusty, Gone very soon
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850118.jpg
Rads going off.
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850140.jpg
Exhaust coming off.

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850139.jpg
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850138.jpg
Up to "Near" now(Hmm rads and exhaust are still on, Who fitted them back on without telling me !) Not got a "now" pic then, Tomorrow i will.

Waiting on parts to do too much, but getting something done most nights.

Took a few bits to be powdercoated/sprayed last week, Taking wheels and swingarm on sat.

Most shiny bits i'm waiting from Thailand, got shit loads on route But for now:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850143.jpg
ZXR fibreglass fender
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850144.jpg
ZXR USD's, Needs lowers coating over
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850149.jpg
Nitron Rear Shocker


It's costing a bloody fortune, God knows how i'm paying for it. Let's just say my ass is sore


Thats it for now, More Soon !

*Had the images as direct IMG's but was too much to load so it's direct links.
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1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[Fawbish]

How the hell did you find one for £500 mate? whereabouts are you? I cant find anything like that near to me, its shite round here, everyones wants too much for sheds and thats all i want, a shed (of a 400, that runs and prefereably rides )
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"Oh....it looks like Average Joe's is forfeiting the match!" - "Yeah, its a risky strategy but lets see if it pays off for 'em Cotton."

[st3v3]

Can't believe you never told me you had it.

If you need a hand with anything,. when I've fixed mine I'm only a text and 10 mins away.

Oh, and don't look as bad as in the first pic ya sent me
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Roger wrote: Women don't get damp for clingy puppies. Get some better happy pills, hit the gym & buy a medallion the size of a dinner plate. Job done

[Evo]

Found it on ebay mate, he put it on 7 day auction, after 24 hours he stated what his reserve was in auction - £450 so i rang him and said £500 and i'll pay now. If i'd have waited on auction, id be paying at least double, stupid ebayers. Job done.

And St3v3 cheers.
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1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[Evo]

Got me panels in post, just have to take them into work tomorrow for spraying.

Got new front outer waveys on way for the ZXR front end, meant to do this days ago so they could go to powdercoating but too late so finally decided to sort me old inner discs out today, Took a trip to argos for a budget grinder. Bloody £9.99 ones had sold out , £24.99 for a slightly better one. Got back ready to have fun with the new toy, Wipped of the old rivets on the discs, binned the old outers and this is what we're left with:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850159.jpg

18 Years of corrosion on them babies. Started the long boring process of sanding them down ready for spraying, Took bleeding ages but they came up ok. Time for primering:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850163.jpg

5 Coats of primer and endless hours later, It's took the whole day but we're finally ready for the main black coat.

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850164.jpg


Whole bike should be finished in 2 weeks. Waiting on parts, Postman laughs on a morning, i think i'll have my own postal van soon.
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1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[TUG]

how did you do that? is it easy? how hard is it to put em back together?
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Evo]

They use rivets to secure the 2 pieces together. Grind the edge of the rivet off then smack it with a hammer and it pops out. This is my first time doing it by the way but apparantly reinstalling just requires a pair of circlip pliers. How that works i don't know, i'll see when the discs arrive.
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Bikes owned
1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[TUG]

am thinking of spraying up mine like your doing, but i dunno if i want to just do it the easy way by taping off the discs and rivets. keep us posted.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Evo]

Woo new exhaust end can came today:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850173.jpg
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/SS850175.jpg

Also my talented oriental man has informed me my underseat exhaust system has been fabricated.

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/VFR400%20Project/nc30_england_5.jpg

Spent today removing front end ready for the new forks, yokes. Also stripping the tank off the honda decals ready for spraying, and omg do they cement them things on. Used paint stripper for the shoddy previous paint job that this was abused of. Bloody paint brush and wall paint job. Will show pics when i've finished it. Ran out of sanding pads, could well be having some more fun with the grinder just to get decals off but i don't want to bugger the tank or blow myself up
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Bikes owned
1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[Evo]

Been slow progress on this due to waiting till the end of time for parts to arrive. Still havn't got my exhaust manifold through, So the bike is just an engine and frame sat there.

Got my rebuild kits for discs yesterday from stealth, Joined the inners to outers and look like this:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/SS850279.jpg

Lonewolf they're easy to rejoin.

Pic shown here:

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/TDMEvOrAcEr/SS850281.jpg

10 seconds to do each rivet head.
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Bikes owned
1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[TUG]

black outers and white iners? how???
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Evo]

Split the inners from outers by grinding heads off.

Powdercoated inners and ordered Stealth Waveys, Refit with new circlip rivets.

Thats how
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Bikes owned
1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[Fawbish]

Sweet mate, am looking forward to how it will look, and especially how that underseat exhaust looks/sounds when its finished! keep us posted
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"Oh....it looks like Average Joe's is forfeiting the match!" - "Yeah, its a risky strategy but lets see if it pays off for 'em Cotton."

[Graham88]

That exhaust system is awesome

[Stevie GooGs]

Looking good.
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[craigs23]

[st3v3]

I was wondering abuot the Repsol bike, that aint at yours, is it?
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Roger wrote: Women don't get damp for clingy puppies. Get some better happy pills, hit the gym & buy a medallion the size of a dinner plate. Job done

[TUG]

what? i still dunno how you have black discs, wont it rub off under braking??
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[EddyJones]

Im curious about that too wolf!

And also does the exhaust come out like this one?
https://www.asiatradingonline.com/bikes.htm

[Whitie]

[andycee2007]

them black discs from stealth stay black until u have used ya breaks once lol, they are pretty cheap tho, budget discs

[Evo]

Yeah they're stealth discs. Wouldn't really mark them as budget discs. £200 a front set, £70 a rear.

Pipework is for an nc30 and has been fitted upon my bike.
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Bikes owned
1989 VFR 400 RR NC30

[SpicyBlimp]

looking good

[SpicyBlimp]

Double Post

[craigs23]