Pete's NC30 Project

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Pete's NC30 Project

Post by PeteJ » Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:46 pm

Right well lurked on the forum over the past few months drooling over some of the brilliant projects people have posted up, and keeping my eye out for a decent 'off the road' bike that i could try and bring back to its better days!

Well finally I have one, and im going to keep this thread up to date with my progress...

So to start i guess....

I managed to come across a 1991 NC30 had been track faired so no original fairing over than the mud guard, (track faring for sale if an interest) but under the fairing the bike looked a solid base, has been down on one side gently so a new right engine case will be sorced at some point.

But the bike had been running but on my arival it wasnt unfortunatley, so I thought ill take my chances Trust the guy that it starts. I managed to get it for £500 in the end, in my eyes not a bad deal at all....

So Here it was on returning back....
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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by PeteJ » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:01 pm

There is a fair list of bits I need like a full fairing set minus mud guard.

So far I have got a Left mid, and a not great nick rear section, Ogt some plastex which i feel ill be spending alot of time with!!

Well the big bonus is after alot of electrical testing and messing about and mainly a bit of a kick in the right direction from a ver decent chap on here (medium/rare steak avi, sorry cant remeber his screen name) he pointed me in the direction of the plugs and how easily they are destroyed, well £34 later and 2 days they turned up and to my suprise literally started on the button!

The bonus is the engine sounds sweet as, and the art can sounds exactly as i was hoping pretty deep! I have already got some bits from Geoff on here who i have to say provided a superb service from communication to packaging! will certainly be using him again!
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grabbed these to re fill after i flush the system...
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I have a friend who is a sprayer by trade, so I am awaiting him to pop round and take alook at the colour scheme i want to go for.....

Question presuming this is the paint codes? It says R/W/B on the log book.. this on the undertray:
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I really want it to be the following scheme as its this bike that got me hooked on the NC in the first place, so someone break the news to me..... I really want to match the log book and it to be as original as possible!
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Anyhow i wont go on too much but im hoping to strip some bits tomorrow.... The plan initially is to clean the bike up get all the fairing done and use it a bit this summer and then completely strip it over the winter.

I am not fully licenced yet, Mod1 this week.......

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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by CMSMJ1 » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:04 pm

PeteJ wrote:There is a fair list of bits I need like a full fairing set minus mud guard.

So far I have got a Left mid, and a not great nick rear section, Ogt some plastex which i feel ill be spending alot of time with!!

Well the big bonus is after alot of electrical testing and messing about and mainly a bit of a kick in the right direction from a ver decent chap on here (medium/rare steak avi, sorry cant remeber his screen name) he pointed me in the direction of the plugs and how easily they are destroyed, well £34 later and 2 days they turned up and to my suprise literally started on the button!

The bonus is the engine sounds sweet as, and the art can sounds exactly as i was hoping pretty deep! I have already got some bits from Geoff on here who i have to say provided a superb service from communication to packaging! will certainly be using him again!
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grabbed these to re fill after i flush the system...
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I have a friend who is a sprayer by trade, so I am awaiting him to pop round and take alook at the colour scheme i want to go for.....

Question presuming this is the paint codes? It says R/W/B on the log book.. this on the undertray:
Image

I really want it to be the following scheme as its this bike that got me hooked on the NC in the first place, so someone break the news to me..... I really want to match the log book and it to be as original as possible!
Image

Anyhow i wont go on too much but im hoping to strip some bits tomorrow.... The plan initially is to clean the bike up get all the fairing done and use it a bit this summer and then completely strip it over the winter.

I am not fully licenced yet, Mod1 this week.......

Looks good man... :whistle:
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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by Dgeoff33 » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:12 pm

That Geoff is a good guy you know :grin:

I nearly bought that a few weeks ago.

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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by BillingCBR » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:10 pm

having read a website with the colour codes for each model, it would appear that your bike(s undertray) was originally your dream colours :up:

http://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/Bvfr400r-mi.htm
'89 CBR400RRJ and '91 VFR400R NC30 project
Neosophist - The NC30 doesn't go very well when it's on fire

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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by PeteJ » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:20 pm

BillingCBR wrote:having read a website with the colour codes for each model, it would appear that your bike(s undertray) was originally your dream colours :up:

http://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/Bvfr400r-mi.htm
Thanks for that! Thats superb!

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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by BillingCBR » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:12 am

No worries pal, glad I could help :)
'89 CBR400RRJ and '91 VFR400R NC30 project
Neosophist - The NC30 doesn't go very well when it's on fire

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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by PeteJ » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:21 pm

Little update today, not done a great deal of exciting bits other than strip the bike a little more start to clean it a little bit more, still looking for some more original fairing bits if any one has any odd bits please let me know!
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I have sent the rear sets off with a friend to be polished up and hopefully have these back later this week.
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Hopefully a few bits will turn up with the postman tomorrow! 2 days a to work then my mod 1, so least something to look forward too!

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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by PeteJ » Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:31 pm

Got a bit more done over the last few days, mainly stripping the bike further. But few bits arrived!
Bike is on stands (i had to improvise).
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Had a right bit of luck purchased an undertray off ebay and it was the wrong one when it turned up.... contatced the breakers and they sent me out another when it turned up its brand new never been on a bike!!
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Also my mate cleaned up a few bits best he could.....
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Re: Pete's NC30 Project

Post by PeteJ » Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:34 pm

My budget has been exceded which is a bit gutting but that included all the fairing being completely re sprayed and some powedercoating on a few bits... pics to follow when the come back!

Passed my mod 1 on Friday and booked my mod 2, so fingers crossed ill be licensed to actually ride it soon!

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