
vfr400 nc24 newbie!
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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
The only way to get them off is to grind them in half then, sounds easy. 

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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
Haha! Yep, but that assumes you have one of RCV4's Stainless Steel boxes to go back on!Old Painless wrote:The only way to get them off is to grind them in half then, sounds easy.
If not you'll still need to get the engine out :)
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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
RCV4 how much are the collector and rear pipes please, if you dont want the info here then please email me at terrygrant@hotmail.co.uk Thanks.. 

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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
£295 I believe.. Staintless Steel with slip joints on the rears :)terryvxr8 wrote:RCV4 how much are the collector and rear pipes please, if you dont want the info here then please email me at terrygrant@hotmail.co.uk Thanks..
xivlia wrote:i dont go fast on this bike so really do not need a rear brake.. /
vic-vtrvfr wrote:Ask xivlia for help, he's tackled just about every problem u could think of...
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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
Check this out for a how to on removing the nc24 engine.
http://www.dunc.freeuk.com/bikes/nc24/engineindex.htm
http://www.dunc.freeuk.com/bikes/nc24/engineindex.htm
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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
There is a better or maybe just different way to get the engine out of an NC24 which i found useful.
If you lift the front wheel off the floor until the front engine support bars which are just below the headstock are vertical the engine will drop out all but straight down, its a lot easier as there is less wiggling to do. If you do it with the bike flat on the floor the support bars hit various parts of the engine and make it a difficult job. I was able to put the engine back in on my own whereas taking it out straight took 3 people.
Ive only done it twice though so those with more experience must know better.
If you lift the front wheel off the floor until the front engine support bars which are just below the headstock are vertical the engine will drop out all but straight down, its a lot easier as there is less wiggling to do. If you do it with the bike flat on the floor the support bars hit various parts of the engine and make it a difficult job. I was able to put the engine back in on my own whereas taking it out straight took 3 people.
Ive only done it twice though so those with more experience must know better.

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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
Last time I removed an engine I supported the sump / collectorbox on a well placed block.
Undone all the engine bolts and loom / coils / rad pipes / basically anything that could snag / get in the way.
With me and a friend lifted the bike (front wheel / back wheel) up and over the engine.
Undone all the engine bolts and loom / coils / rad pipes / basically anything that could snag / get in the way.
With me and a friend lifted the bike (front wheel / back wheel) up and over the engine.
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vic-vtrvfr wrote:Ask xivlia for help, he's tackled just about every problem u could think of...
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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
That's a good idea, must try that next time.
I did mine myself with the aid of a car jack,bits of wood and a rope over the beam of my brothers garage, an awkward job to say the least. putting it back was a pain too. I have done this about 5 times now so nearly into the way of it now.
I did mine myself with the aid of a car jack,bits of wood and a rope over the beam of my brothers garage, an awkward job to say the least. putting it back was a pain too. I have done this about 5 times now so nearly into the way of it now.

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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
Neosophist wrote:£295 I believe.. Staintless Steel with slip joints on the rears :)terryvxr8 wrote:RCV4 how much are the collector and rear pipes please, if you dont want the info here then please email me at terrygrant@hotmail.co.uk Thanks..
Oh right, abit more than i can spend at the moment, allthough worth it in the long run.
The engine removal guide is superb

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Re: vfr400 nc24 newbie!
i brought a set of the stainless pipes from rcv4 and they are top quality well worth the 300 i paid which was the front pipes aswell as the rears and collector they are worth the money as if you spent x amount on a set of mild steel ones in a few years on our salty roads you will be back to square one