30 engine in rvf wont start advice much appreciated

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Re: 30 engine in rvf wont start advice much appreciated

Post by Old Painless » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:36 pm

This is getting complicated. lol

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Re: 30 engine in rvf wont start advice much appreciated

Post by Cammo » Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:33 pm

Old Painless wrote:This is getting complicated. lol
LOL it's not too complicated but there are certain components that you'll need to swap either engine using the other engine's electrics.
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Re: 30 engine in rvf wont start advice much appreciated

Post by Old Painless » Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:53 pm

I didnt think there were that many differences apart from the main chassis and exhaust. Shows what i know. :grin:

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Re: 30 engine in rvf wont start advice much appreciated

Post by skinnydog0_0 » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:40 pm

Dr. Frankenstein has breathed life into his monster :twisted:

I got the bike running tonight, went for a quick spin, and god it felt good :grin:
I need to tighten the exhaust bolts as the fronts were blowing slightly, so didn't get a true picture of how it runs but feels good.

A really big thanks to everyone thats given advice, it has been much appreciated, and a really big thanks to Mike from BMC, for his advice on the starter clutch as that is what the main issue was :peace: I will buy you a pint if i see you at a track.

I may be after advice on setting up the pilot jets/needles once i have run the bike properly.

Thanks again

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Re: 30 engine in rvf wont start advice much appreciated

Post by Neosophist » Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:29 pm

So lets re-cap with what parts you actually need to swap from the NC35 engine when transplanting an NC30 into an RVF for anyone else doing the conversion.

Starter Clutch
Pickup coils
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Re: 30 engine in rvf wont start advice much appreciated

Post by skinnydog0_0 » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:32 am

LOVL :mrgreen:
Yes Neosophist, it does seem so simple when you know.
I look at the grated knuckles and hours spent removing and cleaning parts as a great way to get to know the bike. And to be honest i did quite enjoy it :shock:

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