Time's up for my NC30

[CMSMJ1]

Are you putting it back to a more standard setup mate?

Getting the hands dirty is a great feeling when you are working to a goal.

Looking forwards to seeing your results..again

[craigs23]

Yes, sort of. A restored OE looking bike with fewer mods is what I'm aiming for (so the aftermarket items are more limited to suspension, brakes and a few carbon trinkets).

[oliherst]

Slight change of subject, but is your cleaning guide still about mate?

Edit - Found it:

http://www.crm250.com/400greybike/forum ... C_ID=69749" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Brainchild]

Im really gutted you're all that way down south, Craig mate. Im up in Darlington, but would have loved to have met you and had a look at your bike . Im currently on a GPZ500S that clacks like a letter box at tickover Waiting for some gumption to get my hands back on my project NC30 thats sat in the garage.
On that subject... I don't suppose you've ever had to remove a partially-melted exhaust stud from an engin block before, have you? Its got me stuck, and I cant move forward until its sorted

[craigs23]

I have updated it a little since then, I'll see whether I can post it up on the new forum Oli.

The nearest I've had is a couple of broken exhaust studs I'm afraid Brain, I asked Dad to tap new threads for me and they've seemed okay since.

I've finally got a week off from work - my last was Christmas - I guess I'm a creature of habit/routine, and I hadn't realised the summer was almost over. No rest for the wicked though; I plan to clean up my CBR a little, as well as finishing this project.

Exhaust and rearsets arrived from Rhory a couple of weeks ago - massive thanks for all your help. NC30v also kindly sent me through some clocks to play with, as the Translogic is off to a lucky forum regular.

The pipes were in good condition, so all that was needed was a quick scrub up. Seemed to come up nice, although the metal requires a little more finishing until I'm happy to fit them.





I used the best parts of both clocksets I now have to make a fairly good condition single set. After a little cleaning, they were all but ready to fit. Need to finish the wiring though, everything needs checking over properly before I put the fairing back on. I also replaced my Renthal grips with OE Honda items, and shuffled the switchgear on the lhs clipon - no need for the Translogic mode switch any more, and I needed to make sure the clutch doesn't foul my new/old speedo.





Next step is to start restoring the rearsets from Rhory. I scored some rubber topped pegs from Ebay, which resemble OE items pretty nicely, so other than some mounting bolts, hopefully won't be long until they're ready.

[TheRehabKid]

Can't believe how immaculate that bike is, Superb!
Good luck with the restoration
Are you going to be riding it this time?

[craigs23]

Well a trip to the MOT garage is definately on the cards

[craigs23]

Quite productive this morning, I've managed to make a good start on my rearsets.







Not box fresh - there's a few deeper marks that would take some hefty sanding to remove, but I'm happy at how they're coming along. Non standard pegs look better than I was expecting them to imo.