Before: The pic of the bike in the piston heads advert


After: (Sept 2012) more been done since :s


EDIT: October 2012
alot of pics for the first 10 pages or so (the facebook ones) the links have died,
i have saved the pics onto photobucket but trying to remember the orders they went and where they went was tricky and ive spent 3 hours rearanging them for your viewing pleasure.

the direct links to the 2 albums that were once on facebook are here, there are alot of pics missing from this thread that are on there though. Rick

Album 1
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m302 ... My%20Bike/

Album 2
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m302 ... 0Bike%202/

All Powder Coating done by Marmo Coatings - Rugeley

Full Stainless Steel / Titanium Bolt & Nut fixings ALL replaced.

Specs List - From Front to Back

Bridgestone BT090 Tyre,
Powder Coated (HRC) Gold,
Captive Stainless Wheel Spacers,
Crash Bungs Fork Bottoms (Coyote Moto)
Arashi Wavy Discs (Rick O)
VTR1000 SP1 Calipers, Stainless Bolts
Rick O Caliper Brackets, Titanium Mount Bolts
EBC HH Pads
Stainless Steel Banjos, Bleed Bolts
Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided Hoses, (DIY)
Fork Internals, (Rick O)
Polished/Brush Alloy Fork Lowers, With CBR600F Stanchion Protectors
Carbon Fibre Front Fender, with OEM Mounts Rivited
UK 5w Osram Sidelight Bulbs,
UK H4 Osram Headlight Bulbs,
20A Headlight Relay,
MPH Custom Dial, (Lockwood)
100mm Sprint Steering Damper (Reverse Fitted), With 41mm Stanchion Clamp
Custom/Adjustable Lockstops
Yokes Fitted with A2 Stainless Bolts, Upper Drilled & tapped for M10
HRC Stem Bung
Alloy Yoke Nut (Tyga)
Alloy Lightweight Handles (Rick O)
Renthal Pro Grip
Adjustable Brake & Clutch Levers
Q/A Throttle
CBR900 5/8" Master Cylinder
Samco Hoses
Crash Bungs (Coyote Moto)
Crash Adaptor Plates (Kayla - Projection)
Full Tyga Sprung Stainless Steel Exhaust - 440mm Carbon Can
NGK Replacement HT Leads (Rick O)
PiperX Crank Breather

Carbs
125 Front 125 Rear
#35 Pilot Jets - Pilot Screws 2.1/4 turns
Float Heights - 6.8mm
Brass Needles (Rick O) - Soon to be fitted fully adjustable Factory Pro Titanium Needles
No Shims Fitted
NC24 Slides - 2.5mm Vac Hole
K&N Panel Filter
Tyga Carbon Lid
HRC Feeder Tray
HRC Fuel Tap Mod

Alcantara Seat Recovering Rider & Pillion
BMW S1000RR Shock
D.Faulkner Spring 800lb
R&G Shock Tube
Tyga Rear Sets
SES Toe & Foot Pegs
Alloy Height Adjustment Plates
Titanium Shift Rod
Polished/Brushed OEM Exhaust Hanger with Alloy Spacers
Carbon Fiber Rear Hugger & Chain Guard
RK Chain 520 Pitch
Renthal 15T x 40T 520
Torque Arm Spacers (Kayla - Projection)
Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided Hose - Through Swingarm
Arashi Wavy Rear Disc
Shark Fin (Rick O)
Carbon Exhaust Hanger
Solo Seat Cover (Sprayed By Drunkn Munky)
Ignitech CDI Ignition Module
Titanium Wheel Nut (Kayla - Projection)
Titanium Hub Nut (Kayla - Projection)
Titanium Pinch Bolt (Kayla - Projection)
Alloy wheel Spacer & Stainless R CLip Pin
Powder Coated Rear Wheel (HRC) Gold
Bridgestone BT090

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I guess its about time i started my own thread with pics and all that ive done so far, its gone like a blur when i actually think back to what ive done and spent on the bike itself. id like to make this like a diary as such so i and others can keep up with its history and progress.







I bought the bike on Sunday June 13th 2010 from a guy in bridgenorth who had listed it on pistonheads, i paid a rather overly priced £850 for an F Reg Grey Import in cosmetically good condition (Crappy fiberglass Fairings) but mechanically unstable and unclean, he was a farmer and just getting to his house in the van was tricky without contemplating on a daily ride up and down that driveway. it had Stainless Steel braided front hoses which had alloy banjos, which i was informed by my mate were an MOT FAIL also the rear BT090 was dangerously low, still legal but low, so i haggled him from £900 to £850, without knowing the tyre would have cost me £120! on our way home (20 Miles) the bike broke down/cut out 3 times down to a fueling problem that we put down to the carbs or vacuum hose. ill continue this in my next post.

I'd been searching for a short while and went through several options before deciding on an NC30, i had it in my silly little head my first bike when completeing my direct access was going to be a Ducati 748. before i settled for a VFR i contemplated on HONDA XR250!

I'd been riding from the young age of 4 I think and then all the way into my teens, then had a road legal yamaha DT50 at 16, when i turned 17 i had me a 1995 RS125RE with a rotax 127 engine, then went to college got stuck into my carrier, bought a car did my driving and then December 2009 dad asked me what i wanted for christmas and i said my bike licence, it cost me £750 odd quid to obtain! passed first time of course on Monday 14th of June 2010.

after getting the bike home i tried starting her again to no joy, i thought GREAT £850 sold as seen and id bought a right LEMON.

i had my last bike lesson that afternoon before the big test monday morning, as soon as i got home i went into the workshop, stripped all the plastics off to see the bike naked and set to work on the carbs, completely blind, no haynes, and NC30 knowledge.

out came the carbs later that night and i called it a day, i then decided there and then i couldnt be arsed to strip them down i just wanted it on the road so bought a set of carbs of eBay for £50 which claimed they had been Ultrasonically Cleaned, they were english spec 115 & 118 combo but had been fettled with and had emulsions in the wrong sides,

it was then i discovered 400GB where i then joined on the 16 of june 2010, and Cammos awesome thread with the best info i could possibly need at my time of need and with the carbs out.

needles shimmed 0.5mm x 4, emulsion tubes in the right places, slides drilled, jets swapped, 118's and 120's.

put back together and started first time :)

next on the list was to sort the brake hoses, so i ordered a full set of SS Braided Goodridge hoses of eBay again and paid about £55, swapped the fronts and then drilled the swingarm, and fed it through. bled and bingo, swish looking rear end for the time being that is.

first pics of it at home with the new hoses and FAKE HRC hose

next was to MOT her, the bike came with a nasty look fuel can and baffle, was great for the MOT, but the MOT tester shaun, his brother tom (pipey) stole my bike from the garage and to it into his workshop, ripped the nasty fuel one off, and decided NOT to fit the scorpion can id bought the week before but to fit the broken tyga can i had,

2 hours later i collected the bike so see a shiny Stainless steel link pipe looking and sounding rather nice!



a few weeks later a rattle developed i thought 2 things,

A a lose braket or bolt on the system

OR

B an engine part had failed and made its way into the exhaust,
i didnt account for this




my little 2 year old son decided to play with my tools and insert the extension bare litterally where the sun didnt shine!

another day andother project,

i didnt like the 1.5W japanese spec bulbs so decided to change them for the UK 5W Wedge Bulb,

out came the newly purchased dremel, and i set to work on the head lights.

in the process of doing this i dremmeled out for the UK H4 Osram Nightstalker bulbs. and also wacked a realy in on the dipped beam circuit to allow for the extra current and take the load off the switch gear.

my next mission was the tatty looking exhausts.

i had standard/original honda front headers, standard/original honda rear manifold, yamamoto rear branch manifold, and my recently repaired TYGA can.

i bought a wire wheel for my bench grinder, and a set of 3 polishing wheels and soap/waxes.






Polished!




hammerite BBQ paint


Bandaged

in the process of my project i discovered this

so one of my last projects is to restore the bike to its former glory of SEED / Type 2 Colours!


i have limited pics but i did a big overhaul on the front forks,
new silkolene 10W red fork oil, new bushes, new oil seals and dust seals, repainted the lowers in gloss black,
and most importantly RICK OLIVER Springs and spacers. 10/10 improvement



next on the list was to sort the crummy brakes out.
in the process of going to overhaul the front calipers, a friend offered me some calipers that he said MIGHT fit, when i picked them up and compared them to the vfr calipers i thought no chance, but i was wrong these were the CBR600 callipers! and again another email and phone call to my new found supplier of greatness, mr Rick O, again ordered some SES Caliper Mounts, and got raped over a set of £60 goodridge hoses as the only place i could get them on the sunday was one expensive bike shop but i was desperate to get out and stretch the cable.

Steering Damper, i picked up a modestly priced damper from a chappy in the far east, i was very impressed with the quality and look it gave the bike. pics as follows i started with a front faceing mount, i then decided a reverse mount it as it was dangerously close to my knee!










EEEK :O


REVERSE MOUNTED

before my last few outings one being a camping weekend in northwales, where i dropped the bike after slipping on a patch of diesel at sainsburys.

after a trip to woburn safari and back, it was time to take it off the road for a serious overhaul

Powder Coating & Polishing

Subframe - £10 coated


Clocks £10





currently have a shed load of goodies being coated as i type, cant wait to collect more pics to come for them,

its nice too see projects like this mate im in grossed into this thread already mate , i have aero i got given for nowt right dog , wanted to go for the full later nc 23 tr am fairing etc but too be honest im just wanting to get it cleaned up and running again , and get me test booked summer isnt too fair away and this year i will be riding a inline 4 ! , you mention a rotax 127 aprilia in my thinking that's gotta be a f1 or a sintesi if i remember right ?