eBay 'specials' and other junk finds

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jambon wrote: Image
First question I'd be asking is if it's "mint" why the feck has it been matt blacked? Stinks of accident damage at some point so I'd be giving it a complete plastics off inspection.

I certainly wouldn't be paying much more than £800 tops if it really is as good as he says, like others have said, originality is make or break when pricing exotic 400s.
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Cw bikes only do pit bikes don't they? Probably don't have a clue about the bike
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WTF?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CNC-Fork-Brac ... 3a787af96d

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arent the VFR forks 41mm dia?

i wasnt thinking of buying i was looking for fork parts to replace my damper rods,

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porndoguk wrote:WTF?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CNC-Fork-Brac ... 3a787af96d

Image

arent the VFR forks 41mm dia?

i wasnt thinking of buying i was looking for fork parts to replace my damper rods,

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Might be alright for usd conversion but would still need bottom yoke lol
xivlia wrote:because i can smell and see petrol squirting out from the exhaust. like little droplets
porndoguk wrote:That will be condensation, if you think its petrol get a lighter bellow the exhaust and see what happens?
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porndoguk wrote:WTF?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CNC-Fork-Brac ... 3a787af96d

Image

arent the VFR forks 41mm dia?

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the fork brace clamps to the bottom fork legs which are 62mm od
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They were a blingy kinda thing in the late seventies early eighties micron and telefix used to sell them I once naively bought one thinking it would cure the handling of a ill handling cb750fa I had obviously I hadn't factored in the mismatched tyres knackered head bearings and fvq shocks at the time :lol:
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Drunkn Munky wrote:Looks ok and clean enough although the paintjob lets it down for me. Not that its bad but its not original and the price gap between bikes with standard paint work and aftermarket paint is getting bigger all the time. Plus its a dealer so you can bet they only paid about £750 for it, if you like it offer him a grand its certainly not worth £1400

I gota a nice standard type 5 NC30 coming up for sale very soon if your interested.
Jambon, wait for this guy (Munky) to sell his (unless you in a real rush to get one nownownownownow)

as from what I have seen from him (and many others on here) you know its going to be nicely looked after and if there are any issues there will be a full list of them (from what I have seen 'bad bits' from members on here tend to include things like 1x tiny tiny scratch - not something your usual ebayer would mention let alone photograph for you to judge for yourself). Also the prices asked for by such members here tend to be absolutely spot on from what I have seen and heard.

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not junk but something for the nc30 nuts

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-vfr400- ... 51a18ffd5f
xivlia wrote:because i can smell and see petrol squirting out from the exhaust. like little droplets
porndoguk wrote:That will be condensation, if you think its petrol get a lighter bellow the exhaust and see what happens?
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petrolhead19 wrote:not junk but something for the nc30 nuts

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-vfr400- ... 51a18ffd5f
thats one of them shit quill systems if i recall. big hoo har with the guy from quill and people from here. got quite personal in the end and didnt end too well for our man at Quill.
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