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roboff94 Renault 5 Driver
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Posted: 22:24 - 27 May 2016 Post subject: '89 Honda VFR400 NC30... |
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Alright everyone,
Well seeing as i passed my test last year id been after a bigger (faster....) bike. Ideally id have liked another 2 Stroke, but theyre getting abit pricey, and id have to restrict most of them anyways which wouldnt have been a brilliant idea. So next on my list is in my opinion the best of the 400 grey bikes! the NC30!! Always liked the look of them and thought i best get in there before they all get collected or smashed up on tracks. Plus its the perfect concoction of late 80's/early 90's styling....
Went to look at a few and managed to get mine for a reasonable price I think, someone had traded it in and i think they just wanted rid. Its not exactly concours, the fairings arnt proper Honda ones, so arnt the best fit, theres loads of odd nuts and bolts on it, few rusty brackets, but then its 30 years old nearly and has done 30oddK miles. I wasnt after a minter anways as they where out my price range and i like messing about
When i bought it, in my mates van...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4517/37513602554_93a8590ba9_c.jpg32FE14E1-A2D9-4C2F-92A6-26262CFF31CB_zpsoo3vxvcu by roboff94, on Flickr
Took all the panels off and give everything a good clean underneath
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4506/26448004179_0a58ae3f62_c.jpgCCB9524F-1541-4CFE-98D7-4C1E4DC68D12_zpshgumxezt by roboff94, on Flickr
Cause of my license im stuck on 47hp, so had to set a fit of restrictors wasnt too bad to do, worst bit was getting the bloody carbs back on, you need kid size fingers to do up the clamps...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4463/38224410001_d58ffa25d8_c.jpgEECD8192-4D07-4363-8E9D-640BEA03B13F_zps3u5f8gai by roboff94, on Flickr
Always hoover your engine....
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Had abit of a mishap on its maiden voyage, managed to lose a piece of fairing along the way... managed to find it in a ditch so spent alot of time repairing and strengthening them all up, made from cheap flimsy plastic so no the best...
Noticed the bracket that holds the clocks and the nose cone on was abit rusty, so took that off and give it a blast and paint
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4532/37513603084_7d60fc0395_c.jpgC0543FE6-AD7D-4EDE-BD9D-1DE364909174_zpsxhl8ejlc by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4548/26448004519_716274d18a_c.jpg9EC47AB0-0321-476A-9698-1609914482AE_zpsjmet0w6d by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4507/37513603364_8279e18433_c.jpg3871A238-E914-422D-8552-BBE6B447F9FC_zpsuww3bblk by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4528/38224407561_3a2e90eff6_c.jpgC8A66817-F69D-4557-A754-CDE4852FA820_zpsl9zk3rm2 by roboff94, on Flickr
Give my self a yellow light becoz endurance racer yo!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4493/26448004649_c3cbf9cf56_c.jpg7C0C50A1-92DD-4CE9-ACC4-F176CB402F41_zpsxo3hcw6e by roboff94, on Flickr
Also sorted my self a tool kit, its a VFR800 one with a few bits added
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4516/37513603614_4e293b10a0_c.jpg0FA691C8-0BAE-4C1C-B30A-825C72D9FC7C_zps4hfuz6o6 by roboff94, on Flickr
And put it all back together
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4523/38224410371_937cdda444_c.jpg7587BE2B-1774-4A19-9C72-0E86B2D67E8F_zpsds9rngoq by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4549/26448005129_f7c7276228_c.jpgB6754395-7763-4763-B483-CDA16AD39590_zpsa6awpybb by roboff94, on Flickr
Overall I'm happy with it, it rides good and looks cool as. As always let me know what you think...
Cheers!
Tom
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One of my favourite sports bikes this is which made me want to get a full license in the first place... Yours looks really clean i like it, not sure about the single yellow headlamp though. the plastics dont look bad for aftermarket ones, ive seen some fairly shoddy looking replicas... you need to shut that gap in the front fairings though |
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Nice to see another NC30 being given a little TLC |
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Well done Tom, too many of these grey bikes falling by the wayside , love to see them being given a second chance |
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I like seeing old bikes given a second chance. Mind me asking how much that set you back? ____________________ I want your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle.
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Lovely little project, I've got one sat in the garage that needs some TLC.
Fantastic bikes though. ____________________ CBT Passed: 30/08/2009, Theory Passed: 31/08/2010, Mod 1 Passed: 6/9/2010, Mod 2 Passed: 13/09/2010. Restriction ended 13/09/2012.
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Posted: 11:56 - 29 May 2016 Post subject: |
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Cheers guys
Haha i know another lad who has one, hes had it since he was 22, hes early 40's now, and its only done 14k! Thats kilometers aswell!! Wish mine was that low.... |
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Did some more work on the ViFfeR tonight Whilst out the other day, I noticed that it only had one throttle cable, according to my haynes and the internet it has an accelerator and a decelerator cable. So something was obviously up. The throttle shut off fine, and i never had any issues with it. But obviously it wasnt right from a safety point of view so needed sorting.
Ordered both cables from Wemoto for the whopping sum of 20 quid, they came the other day so had a do at fitting them.
Took the seat, tank and the airbox off
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The haynes manual shows an RVF, which is pretty much the same, just uses a different base carb. I really didnt want to take the carbs off, so i struggled abit and managed to get the cables off with out removing them. This was the old one... Fraying at the bar end, and the adjuster had come loose at the carb end, not ideal really
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So took the throttle twist grip part off and threaded both new cables in
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then pulled them through the forks, under the clocks, and through the gap between the frame and the engine, theres a little plastic tunnel for them to go through, got them both fitted in the pulley on the carbs, took abit of adjusting to get it shutting nice and smooth. Snaps back with such a satisfying sound haha
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4464/26448005299_4a597e2c47_c.jpgB17D0425-BE4F-42FE-B3E6-9DD0E5A0B92F_zpsimb9roxk by roboff94, on Flickr
Put it all back together and started it up, gave the bars a wriggle and the revs stayed the same so all good it seems Left it running for while and all was good. Thats about it...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4585/26448005599_31b124294c_c.jpg3E229AEB-2A64-4073-866A-75C79234E893_zps82lk2bhv by roboff94, on Flickr
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As always let us know what you think
Tom
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Cheers yeah well people always crack on that you have to be on the small side to ride them, but im 6ft1 and i fit on it...kind of... haha |
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Ah man. Looks good, like the yellow light. Did you make the headlight rubbers too? Gonna have to fix mine now I really am. I keep saying/thinking this, but there's no "doing" in me.
Shame about the restrictors
That rectifier will be itching to poop itself too, they are like lemmings. Watch out for electrical wonkyness, caused by low/high voltage. ____________________ '90 VFR750; '89 NC30; '95 DR650; '89 CD250U; ~'82 CG125; ~C90 |
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Yeah Tim i noticed they usually have a mesh piece in, is that how the came from factory? could be worth doing.... never really rode it in heavy traffic so havent had it too hot yet.
Cheers mate haha. No the head light rubbers are what came on it when i got it, i thought it was just some old inner tube, but they might be proper ones? I like my yellow light now haha, its grown on me I checked out the reg with my meter, all the windings where balanced, and its about 13.7V when its at 5000 revs so i think its all right. All the electrics work so far so i'll keep an eye on them. ____________________ '88 Honda H100 SII - 89' Honda VFR400 NC30 |
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Yes from the factory there is a mesh part that is screwed onto the back of the v-piece. The copy Chinese fairing can be very restrictive, coupled with a tired old rad can lead to overheating, especially in traffic.
On my trackbike I lockwired mesh to the rads themselves rather than glue it to the fairing.
The regrec can be rather temperamental, is def something to keep an eye on. Generally the ones with fins work much better than the ones without. Never be tempted to buy the cheap ones and keep an eye on the plug and wiring itself too, if it does fail its known to melt them. ____________________ Project builds: My VFR400 nc30 build thread + Honda Britain Rep VFR + What? Another VFR +Project 'cos I want one' + V8 coffee table
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Alright all,
Had a good summer riding the VFR, done a fair few trips out on it, and enjoyed every minute of it! Done a few little bits over summer so thought id update this abit.
Got a paddock stand bought so i could work on it abit easier, was half price off DemonTweeks so was happy with that, means it takes up abit less room in the garage aswell...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4512/37513608894_7a28cd6a9f_c.jpg5665C100-07A5-466D-8B58-E562063DDA3B_zpsuprhkcbl by roboff94, on Flickr
Ordered a pressed metal plate for it, i have a deep down hatred for plastic plates, they look naff....
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4463/38224408091_ce7cd1e40f_c.jpg2933ADE6-759C-4DF4-AA68-50956042091D_zpsnuhjaytg by roboff94, on Flickr
The foot pegs where getting abit knackered, all the rubber was starting to peel off, so got some CNC's ally ones ordered. Ideally id like some TYGA rearsets or similar, but i'll save that for later, so these will do for the time being.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/26448006839_3d85ec2a82_c.jpg1F84E693-312A-4F3D-B56C-7103A715863C_zps3zixgqrb by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4565/37513609354_8e50222af2_c.jpgE7962568-799C-4184-9E38-29FCBB7C47FA_zpstuxqpdgq by roboff94, on Flickr
Managed to get hold of a Solo Seat Cowl aswell off ebay, been looking for one for a while, so was pleased i won it. The colour is a country mile off though... so need to get some paint and get it matched up. Think i'll try and carry on the red bits aswell.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4574/26448007319_77553e4b6c_c.jpg05A33262-E558-4050-B3E7-E95615AB49E7_zpsixwbqzro by roboff94, on Flickr
So now i can take the rear footrests off, which i think looks better, and im not insured for pillions anyways. Whilst i did this i wanted to give the tail a good tidy up, i cant see myself getting out to much ovef winter so its a good time to get it done.
The subframe was getting abit scabby and rusty, so decided to take it off and im gonna give it all a good clean up and paint. Also means i can go over the loom and check all that aswell. At least then i'll know its okay. Had to take the coolant tank, brake res, few loom bits off to remove it but nothing too bad. Found a load of skanky nuts and bolts that need changing aswell.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4579/38224408451_36ec6a9a28_c.jpg14A5CEAB-1C54-489B-BD71-44CE855F4FD4_zpswoqaaix5 by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4498/38224411771_c1cf33484b_c.jpg89891E75-C47A-4F82-8287-9C4FFD29CEDF_zps0t3ctn37 by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4583/26448007559_b413604f3e_c.jpg7FA0C69F-FD04-46CD-8CC9-51F49ED5CFE8_zpsqpwxivjj by roboff94, on Flickr
Good photos someone snapped of me going over Rivi...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4480/38224408271_f941642db6_c.jpgvfrrivi9-10-16_zpsqxhg1hd5 by roboff94, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4565/26448001699_4d5df0337d_c.jpgvfrrivi210-11-16_zpsefv4nryo by roboff94, on Flickr
As always let us know what you think!
Ta!
Tom ____________________ '88 Honda H100 SII - 89' Honda VFR400 NC30
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