89 NC30 Restoration

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by big stink » Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:44 pm

Cheers, not done that many miles on it this year and have thought about selling it. Perhaps i prefer restoring rather than riding or it could be that i have too many toys. I picked up a cbr600fv for £50 a couple of weeks ago,and have been busy getting that back up and running as it had not run for six years. What a bargain, its done less than 10thou miles! :grin:
Also been busy with Custom Creams, my little sideline business.

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by zebulon » Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:44 pm

fantastic jb :up:

my "project" is peanuts against yours

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by hardnutdvd » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:23 pm

big stink wrote:Cheers, not done that many miles on it this year and have thought about selling it.
Also been busy with Custom Creams, my little sideline business.
PM me if you do ever decide to get rid :grin:

custard creams? is it a biscuit business?? :whistle:

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by matt_vfr » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:43 pm

This thread is a cracking read! I missed it first time around but have to say its been the inspiration for my recent rebuild start!

One small question, when you blasted the calipers, did you mask off the piston bores, or is the process gentle enough to do the whole thing?

Cheers, Matt

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by big stink » Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:06 pm

Cheers, yep its important to mask off those areas, bores and the surfaces where the o rings mate in the middle. ;)

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by viper61 » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:34 pm

Only just seen this post. Awesome rebuild, bike looks really good. Panels look brilliant after the respray.

So would you fancy sorting my exhaust system out if I sent it across to you? That before and after picture a few posts back almost doesn't look real! :o I want! :smile:

Rob

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by chrisja2 » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:23 pm

Awesome post, might come in handy this thread. :whistle:

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by big stink » Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:42 pm

£85 to refurb nc exhausts like the one in the pics. I`ve been doing a few of them recently. Wink wink!

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Re: 89 NC30 Restoration

Post by big stink » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:03 pm

A bit of a thread revive. I have finally finished the restoration! Everything is as how i want it from the original forks restored and refitted and finding a complete toolkitand now buying an original uncut exhaust to get rid of that horible scorpion can! I got the exhaust from pugit666 on here. Superb service from that man. It arrived and i got stuck in with restoring it . It had been fixed in the past with a new set of collars /sleeves welded on. These were ok and would have worked fine ,but they did not look right. So i removed the pipes off the bike and promptly cut it up to use the collar section on the new one. The heel guards needed removing ,then straightening and rewelding .Anyway after a fair few hours of TIG weding etc ,i now have a really nice standard system on my bike. It aint half quiet now!
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