nc31 project
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- craigs23
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Re: nc31 project
Looks really good, top work
Are you thinking of giving the engine casings a lick of paint?

Are you thinking of giving the engine casings a lick of paint?
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Re: nc31 project
Yes, definitely. I am not seeing either side as a difficult task, I am sure that will change when it comes to it.
These are the disks as removed, not terrible but not great either. The carriers were covered in marks and scratches:

I sent them away, they were split, the carriers were blasted and re-anodized, the rotors were ground flat and new buttons re-attached them:

I am not convinced it's the finished article to be honest, the carriers are pitted which will make brake dust sticking much easier.
I did buy new fork stanchions too:

and have ordered new genuine springs. Also ready for forks are new genuine bushes (both sets), oil and top preload adjusters so they should look pretty smart when done and work well.
I also bought a replacement lock set with a really good ignition barrel as mine looks screwdrivered, meaning I'll have to paint a fuel cap again!

Thoughts on the disks would be appreciated.
These are the disks as removed, not terrible but not great either. The carriers were covered in marks and scratches:

I sent them away, they were split, the carriers were blasted and re-anodized, the rotors were ground flat and new buttons re-attached them:

I am not convinced it's the finished article to be honest, the carriers are pitted which will make brake dust sticking much easier.
I did buy new fork stanchions too:

and have ordered new genuine springs. Also ready for forks are new genuine bushes (both sets), oil and top preload adjusters so they should look pretty smart when done and work well.
I also bought a replacement lock set with a really good ignition barrel as mine looks screwdrivered, meaning I'll have to paint a fuel cap again!

Thoughts on the disks would be appreciated.
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Re: nc31 project
Who did you send those discs to?
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Re: nc31 project
All Bike Engineering, London. Stanchions from them too.
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Re: nc31 project
Did they replace the braking material ?
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Re: nc31 project
Would you mind sharing the cost of refurbishing the discs? Also keen to know the cost of the fork stanchions. Are they genuine Honda or aftermarket?
Cheers
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Re: nc31 project
Rotors were ground flat, not replaced. There's loads of material thickness left still.royster81 wrote:Did they replace the braking material ?
All in cost, £300 of which £120 was for the disks. The stanchions are aftermarket, stiffer than genuine items apparently.chanzhf wrote:Would you mind sharing the cost of refurbishing the discs? Also keen to know the cost of the fork stanchions. Are they genuine Honda or aftermarket? Cheers
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Re: nc31 project
Very nice!!!
Loving the colour...
Loving the colour...
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Re: nc31 project
Another pair of disks have been sourced, attempt two is under way.
Forks have been dismantled and I put some work into the legs:

Forks have been dismantled and I put some work into the legs:

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Re: nc31 project
Pretty, what'd you do to get them looking like that?
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