Hey gang well seeing as it's all quiet in here thought I'd post up my own re-search and thoughts.

So quick heads up on brake specs for future reference:

Brake Seals are 25mm
Bleed Nipples are all M8 x 1.25
Banjo Bolts are all M10 x 1.25 inc master cylinder end

As for the valve clearances I'm going to go back and check them all over again as I figure that if the comparison (A-D) is linear throught it maybe that I just got the clearances wrong (as I did them quickly and didn't double check them). I'm also going to take out all the shims and re-measure those so once I've done this I'll have a better guage of what's required.

Oh another question anyone got or has experience with scottoilers and which model to use for the NC? Current model indicated by the scottoiler website http://www.scottoiler.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is the vSystem but that's pretty pricey where as the universal model seems releatively cheep to pick up.

good stuff padawan.
those clearances all look good. in term of changing them, they say its better to be looser than tighther, as you can loose compression if they are too tight (i.e. the valve stays open and looses compression) i may stand corrected tho.

Declan thanks for the heads up on the clearances and you're right I recently read somwhere that they are better on the looser side - I still haven't got around to re-checking them though.

Off on another tangent but I have goodridge braided lines at the front and they have anodised fittings - can these be changed very easily? From what I've seen you can buy fittings although they not easy to come across and they are expensive, so would I be better off getting new lines and flogging these off as personally I think the red/blue anodised fittings are naff.

just get a wire wheel to the anodised fittings, that will get the colour off em, then just polish them up, cheaper than buying new ones.

Hey all,

Crappy bank holiday weather (which is typical) has meant not getting outside to do any work but it has given me a chance to clean up the carbs and I've had a BIG DISASTER



I had removed the main jet and was attempting to remove the main jet holder which was very tightly screwed into the housing anyway as you can see the result from the photo rather than it unscrewing the whole piece fell apart, so what now?

Has anyone got a single carb they can flog me and also how easy is it to get them apart?

Initially I did want to seperate the carbs to stick 'em in the diswasher to clean but found that the screws under the duct holder lockplate were so tight they wouldn't come undone so through fear of rounding off the screw heads I gave up but looks like this situation gives me no choice - can someone throw me a life line or am I looking at a new set of carbs?

http://www.400greybike.info/newforum/vi ... =17&t=8405" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

PM mark, think he as a load of bit and bobs of carbs hanging around

SligeA¡ch wrote:http://www.400greybike.info/newforum/vi ... =17&t=8405
PM mark, think he as a load of bit and bobs of carbs hanging around

Cheers SligeAich I've PM'd mark and I'll stick an add in the for sale wanted section too.

PS: I've managed to get the screws under the duct holder lockplates undone with a sharp tap and a plenty of will and determination so not only can I swap out the damaged one I can clean them all up properly so that's a small win of sorts

So whilst waiting for replies on the carb I stripped the carbs in prep for a deep clean and then got cracking with sorting out the brake calipers. Here are a couple of pre and post pictures of all the calipers which I completely stripped and cleaned. The rear was a mess so I re-sprayed it (matt black) and treated it to new seals, new calipers and pads (courtesy of John - cheers for the swift deliver btw).



One of the things I noticed when following the Haynes on the refurb is that I don't appear to have the top cover on the front calipers, is it essential to have these?

So not much been happening at my end been waiting for various bits and pieces to turn in prep for the re-build to come back together have been waiting nearly 3 wks for new stainless steel bolts to show up

Anyway, I re-trimmed the seat so here's a couple of pics of that I've not done the rear seat as I've got a seat cowl for that



Should have re-build and paint scheme pictures up in the next few weeks.

So as I said I've been waiting a while (5wks in fact) for new nuts and bolts to turn up and well what can I say it's been a total nightmare dealing with these guys called BoltMeUp or http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/stainless ... QQ_armrsZ1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; on ebay.

Let me run you through my experience - In April I placed a custom order of nuts and bolts based on the microfiche of the NC30. The response was good; they could supply exactly what was needed all for £75 (very reasonable).

I placed the order and duly paid - nothing arrived for 2wks (fair enough) but when it did only half the order showed up. Then for the next 2 wks it was a case of email after email about getting hold of the remaining part of the order. The contact repeatedly blamed the Royal Mail for none delivery even though the track and trace of the item never checked out. Also I'd been receiving parts from forum members with no issues so knew this was (ahem) bull$hit. Anyway, I decided to give up the cause and sent back what I'd received to get my money back; needless to say it's been another week and still no refund.

My advise to you is be wary of dealing with this seller - they have positive (and some negative feedback) the negative seems to be exactly what's been going on with me. I decided to defect to http://www.stagonset.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and placed the order last week and everything arrived within two days all very well packaged and professionally invoiced. I would highly recommend these guys - although they can't provide everything as per the microfiche.

Anyway, rant over the re-build is now on - read on for part1.