NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
Forum rules
Please can you post items for sale or wanted in the correct For Sale section. Items / bikes for sale here will be removed without warning. Reasons for this are in the FAQ. Thanks
Please can you post items for sale or wanted in the correct For Sale section. Items / bikes for sale here will be removed without warning. Reasons for this are in the FAQ. Thanks
- Polisher
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 182
- Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:20 pm
- Bike owned: z1000a1h, vfr800vtec, nc30,
- Location: Earby, North yorks
NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
Just been getting down and dirty with Cams re jetting guide for the NC30 but am not sure about a couple of things and could do with a bit of info
Its a 92 NC30 and the Carb ID number is E30 B GD7
Ive found that it has 115 mains in the rear and 112 in the front so I'm going to go with 118/120's as recommended. Emulsion tubes and pilots are all correct and in right carbs.
Problem area - The needles are thetraditional type with 5 grooves and a circlip that is set at the middle groove. There is a .5mm washer that sits on the top of the needle. No markings on the needles at all
According to every guide that I've looked at the needles have a fixed shim at the top and the washers sit underneath. The picture below shows the middle needle like mine, compared to what it should be on the left and right sides
Has anyone any ideas?
Its a 92 NC30 and the Carb ID number is E30 B GD7
Ive found that it has 115 mains in the rear and 112 in the front so I'm going to go with 118/120's as recommended. Emulsion tubes and pilots are all correct and in right carbs.
Problem area - The needles are thetraditional type with 5 grooves and a circlip that is set at the middle groove. There is a .5mm washer that sits on the top of the needle. No markings on the needles at all
According to every guide that I've looked at the needles have a fixed shim at the top and the washers sit underneath. The picture below shows the middle needle like mine, compared to what it should be on the left and right sides

Has anyone any ideas?
Last edited by Polisher on Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
'Revenge is a dish best served cold........'
- w00dzy
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 514
- Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:44 pm
- Bike owned: Aprilia RSVR Mille
- Location: Hampshire
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
Mine had a washer then the e clip and then above that a fixed shim - different bike though..
I wouldnt have thought it would matter if you didn't have one?
Maybe put another washer above the e clip and then screw the holders in place?
I wouldnt have thought it would matter if you didn't have one?
Maybe put another washer above the e clip and then screw the holders in place?
Last edited by w00dzy on Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- banoffee
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 1247
- Joined: Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:44 am
- Location: Surrey
- Contact:
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
might be aftermarket needles or ones from a different bike. could be worth comparing to stock one if possible
attention 2 detail - bike valeting and more
- Polisher
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 182
- Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:20 pm
- Bike owned: z1000a1h, vfr800vtec, nc30,
- Location: Earby, North yorks
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
Ive just edited the original thread and adde a pic. The centre need is what I have in and every thread that ive seen shows it as one of the other two needles. I took the pic From Mike Akhara's pages


'Revenge is a dish best served cold........'
- Cammo
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 4505
- Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 12:35 am
- Bike owned: NC30
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
I think you'd need to compare their performance back to back with standard needles to know if they're better or worse. IMO it's more likely that they will perform a little better than standard needles.
If you're going to use the adjustable needles it might be best to set them to the length of standard needles to start with (43.5mm according to Mike's measurements).
http://www.akhara.com/nc30/nc30manuals/ ... grams1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you're going to use the adjustable needles it might be best to set them to the length of standard needles to start with (43.5mm according to Mike's measurements).
http://www.akhara.com/nc30/nc30manuals/ ... grams1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"It's just a ride" Bill Hicks
- Polisher
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 182
- Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:20 pm
- Bike owned: z1000a1h, vfr800vtec, nc30,
- Location: Earby, North yorks
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
Cheers for the info Cam
This is now going way beyond me, so I think its time to get some standard needles and re jet and start from there.
I used your guide and it made the job so simple and only took a couple of hours. One strange thing that I did come across was that the drain screws were on the inside of the carbs not the outside! Might just be a case of swapping float bowls with the opposite side
Neil
This is now going way beyond me, so I think its time to get some standard needles and re jet and start from there.
I used your guide and it made the job so simple and only took a couple of hours. One strange thing that I did come across was that the drain screws were on the inside of the carbs not the outside! Might just be a case of swapping float bowls with the opposite side
Neil
'Revenge is a dish best served cold........'
- DoktorMandrake
- NWAA Supporter
- Posts: 133
- Joined: Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:37 pm
- Bike owned: NC35 & NC30 x3
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
My drain screws were on the inside too. I just left them for fear of possible leaks if the gaskets had bedded in.
- royster81
- NWAA Supporter
- Posts: 2509
- Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:04 pm
- Bike owned: VFR400R-L NC30 CBR400RR-R NC29
- Location: Belfast,Northern Ireland
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
i have stock needles if you looking some pm me sure.
It's not having what you want but wanting what you've got....Loud ,Proud and Modified ....
- Polisher
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 182
- Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:20 pm
- Bike owned: z1000a1h, vfr800vtec, nc30,
- Location: Earby, North yorks
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
Cheers for offer royster, much appreciated
Rick O has just sent me out a set of needles, dynojet mains and some gaskets that I needed anyway
Got to the bottom of it, it has a set of American 'Factory' needles and jets in there. I read that they create all sorts of shite problems, then Rick mentioned the same thing. No wonder that I could only get 80 miles on a full tank of super unleaded before hitting reserve
The bin is looming!!!
Rick O has just sent me out a set of needles, dynojet mains and some gaskets that I needed anyway
Got to the bottom of it, it has a set of American 'Factory' needles and jets in there. I read that they create all sorts of shite problems, then Rick mentioned the same thing. No wonder that I could only get 80 miles on a full tank of super unleaded before hitting reserve
The bin is looming!!!
'Revenge is a dish best served cold........'
-
- Moderators
- Posts: 8172
- Joined: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:01 pm
- Bike owned: CBR954
Re: NC30 Carb Jetting - HELP!
ebay em! You'll be surprised what people want! :DPolisher wrote:Cheers for offer royster, much appreciated
Rick O has just sent me out a set of needles, dynojet mains and some gaskets that I needed anyway
Got to the bottom of it, it has a set of American 'Factory' needles and jets in there. I read that they create all sorts of shite problems, then Rick mentioned the same thing. No wonder that I could only get 80 miles on a full tank of super unleaded before hitting reserve
The bin is looming!!!
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...