Project NSR - Now for sale!

[benjami]

I bought an NSR 125 for £350 in mid january, it was a bit of a shed, but it ran! Plus it had a load of spares.

When I got it it was a mixture of Black, pink and yellow So before I rode it on the road it went black and white.

Now i'm sick of it's generally shit appearance, i've decided to fix it up.

This is how far I am atm:
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Image021.jpg

It started like that

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Image019.jpg
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Image022.jpg
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Image023.jpg

Basically, i'm turning three bits of fairing, into one, then having a smooth nosecone. I think it should look ok.

The mirrors are also going, as I couldn't see shit out of them anyways.

I'm riding it like this atm though, it doesn't look too bad!

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Image014.jpg

I'm not too sure what colour this will be going yet, still got plenty of work to do!

I'll keep this updated though, as it gives me something to do/a history of the project.

Any suggestions are welcome

[Mac_Black]

Nice idea, I think if you have any money lying about you should get a nice black matte and gloss paint job, divided by white stripes .

[benjami]

I'm gonna be spraying myself, so anything too complicated is out of the question

I can't really afford to pay a proffesional, although saying that I don't know how much they charge. Anyone know?

[Thom]

which year is it mate? im currently doing a 1990 bike over and youve inspired me to consider doing the single nose cone thing mostly because the two mounts on the underside of the fairings are broken!

Looks like i'll have to invest in some fibreglassing 'stuff'

It looks a very nice job though, i dont know why they even made the three piece nose cone, i'll be keeping my mirrors though!

[benjami]

It's a 91, and the idea only came to me when i realised I couldn't be bothered to do some precision fibreglassing to fix a lug!

[Mac_Black]

Here you are something simplistic like this would look great I think.

[spikenipple]

Following the wise words of Craigs23, "Back away from the photoshop suite."
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C50 > GN250 > XJ600 > SV650S K7 > 2001 RSV Mille R > MT-09, XR400R > 2005 Fireblade (trackbike) + 2022 MT-09 + ZXR400 race bike

[Mac_Black]

Hey no fair I did that on microsoft paint.
(I've uploaded tha finished article)

[benjami]

Mac, that looks pretty cool. But i wouldn't be able to do that properly, i'd get too impatient!

[mr jamez]

They're horrificly ugly bikes, no paint job would ever make up for it! They look cool ratted though.
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NSR 125F > BROS 400 > NC30 > BROS 400 > Trumpet S4 > '97 VFR 750

[Thom]

I beg to differ!

Considering it's previous popularity and high sales figures. I admit some people put stupid paint schemes on them though...

[benjami]

[benjami]

Small update -

After sanding for a bit, decided to give it a spray of primer to see my high and low spots before getting the filler out -

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Image000.jpg

I think that green is gonna be part of the colour scheme!

Then, I did some filling, a lot of sanding, gave it another shot of primer to see what else needed doing -

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Image001.jpg

Only a few bits left until this panel is done, then only another 4!

[Thom]

It's looks very neat so far, keep me updated, my NSR's mechanics are now sorted so im onto the panels!

[benjami]

Just waiting for the weather to clear up, then I can get it painted

[benjami]

Update -

Dropped the bike today, on the way to my fucking theory test
It cut out, then I slid off on a muddy woodland entrance I was planning on stopping in
here's where I crashed:

https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Imagej.jpg

Damage done:
Snapped off indicator,
Bent clutch lever,
Something is shorting out
and my pride

I'm keeping this bike off road now until I finish it. I got the scooter that you can see in the first pic working again so i'll ride that around whilst I fix this.

Bye Bye bulky Honda indicators

[ncrn]

Heh I crashed mine on the way to my theory test also, unfortunately for me mine had fairings on

Still impressive work so far .
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Past: 55 Sym Jet, 91 ZZR250, 03 NSR125R. Present: 97 ER-5.
https://www.nsr125.co.uk - NSR Owners forum.

[benjami]

Nsr's don't want us to go onto bigger things it seems

Although mine's broken atm, so it's pushing its luck.

[benjami]

This is how it looks atm:
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/Imagensr.jpg

And a few pics of the fairing on the bike:
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/nsrfaired.jpg
https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w93/benthornes/nsrfaired2.jpg


What do you think?

[Mac_Black]

Gray ftw

[tutton]

Loooking good
That screen needs changing, or spraying darker or something please.
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[benjami]

I've got a new* one on the way


*Second hand, but i'm missing a lug on this one, and it's shit.

I haven't ridden with that front on yet btw, that was just to make sure it still fitted, plus i'm putting the wing mirrors back on.

[ncrn]

It looks good dude, how did you get on in the theory anyway?
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Past: 55 Sym Jet, 91 ZZR250, 03 NSR125R. Present: 97 ER-5.
https://www.nsr125.co.uk - NSR Owners forum.

[benjami]

Didn't make it there, I was waiting for the recovery truck

[Andy C]