Its the hugger, It's all I could carry today lol

How do you find the hrc spec carbs on the castrol nc30 , is it a pain on the roads like that?

Fook that. Whose is the defender!?

That was the beach recovery jeep, used to pull my dads boat up and down the beach before he got the toureg

well the bodywork came back for the CBR400RR last week and i had time to fit it but not time to update this, so here's some quick pictures before i go back to the first page and update the specs and add images.


apart from a bloody got polish and a few bolts and screws there is very little else i want to do to this bike now.i think it would be safe to say it's "finished" .
i've a few things i want to do to the Castrol VFR400R and the grey/black VFR400R which are to do with Graeme France and motors but apart from that they too are close to being how i want them which only leaves this one left.

it's currently being used every day and a daily driver so i dont want it too modified, maybe just an endcan, but it's running sweet as a nut and thats how i want it to stay.

hope you guys like the updates.

just a quick update on the front page ,nothing major but i like the front page to be up-to-date.

Here's a small update to keep interested parties happy.

The red/black type 5 grey/black VFR400R got a little time recently. The forks were slightly pitted so I removed them and sent them to Graeme France for a propery 5* experience. New stantions, replaced ( standard ) internals, powdercoated lowers and new oil/seals/bushes etc etc, and when they returned they were simply fantastic with a quality ride on the road. Another thing I did was get a lot of bolts zinc plated, disc, caliper, axle pinch etc and the difference that's made is shocking. A definite if your spending money to make things look like new.

I also picked up a solo seat cowl from a forum member. It came black so all I did was raid the garage for any red paint I had so I could fill in the number boards. 30 minutes and a fast polish later and that was it sorted. Not a high quality job but enough to see me through until I can get a bodykit plastic repaired and repainted in type 5 colours.

Unfortunately the type 4 VFR400R, the CBR400RR and the Castrol VFR400R haven't been doing much recently. I don't have plans for the first two other than I clean and polish but I have a small job for the Castrol bike. Nothing exciting but just a hydraulic clutch conversion. I have a firestorm master cylinder, a VFR400 NC21 sprocket cover and a shorted VFR750F clutch push rod. All that's needed now is a braided line..... And when I get one of those is anyone's guess !

Im in a funny position now but, I have 2 'big' jobs I want to do and they are build these 2 motors I've had sitting for the last 2 years. I've I'm going to do them but I want to do them right and that means work by Graeme France but that's a lot of money to spend just to fit them to the grey/black type 4 and Castrol VFRs when they aren't being used.
My other idea was to get another project in the shape of a CB400 Superfour or another CBR400R. I think I'm just bored and want something to do lol !!

Build the engines yourself that'll keep you busy and save you some pennies, ive every faith in your skill to pull it off.

CB400 SF for the win, love those bikes

If you are that bored you can come down to my house and wrench on my bikes. I have stuff to do to all of them...

Me too! Thinking some serious plastic welding on my original panels over the winter!

There was a CBR250 on Gumtree here Rhory. I see its sold. You didn't get another project did you?