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BigFootIsBlurry 28-04-09 11:40 AM

Honda NC30 VFR400
 
Anyone know much about them? I think they look cool and I've the chance of one for about £900 with 37k on the clock, what do people think?

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...20pics/003.jpg

pencil shavings 28-04-09 11:42 AM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
from what ive read they handle and go great but are a b1tch to work on, even changing the plugs is hard work.

chasey 28-04-09 12:08 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
Try 400greybike forum for lots of info.

I think they are lovely looking bikes - I would have second thoughts about buying one that isn't atleast standard colour scheme though....mainly because race rep jobs look ghey :D

vardypeeps 28-04-09 12:19 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pencil shavings (Post 1885903)
from what ive read they handle and go great but are a b1tch to work on, even changing the plugs is hard work.

Have you tried changing a fully faired sv's front plug :p
I think there lovely bikes sound great handle great but might be hard to get parts?

Alpinestarhero 28-04-09 12:22 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
Have a chat with Lozzo - he has a bit of experiance with honda V4's

Anyway, the engine is really good, very well engineered. The plugs are hard to get to, but its only a bit worse than the SV. Valve clearances are easy to adjust, just use a screwdriver...no shims! Wemoto and david silver spares are the places to go for parts, you can get everything you need (even head gaskets!)

Mgaffz 28-04-09 05:27 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
I just want one i absolutely adore them, especially the RVF mmmmm

Dave20046 28-04-09 05:50 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
yeah cool bikes

Dave20046 28-04-09 05:51 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by vardypeeps (Post 1885977)
Have you tried changing a fully faired sv's front plug :p
I think there lovely bikes sound great handle great but might be hard to get parts?

swat I was tinking

on yer bike 28-04-09 05:54 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
I was looking at them for a while recently, one went for £370 on ebay about 50 miles away from me. Needed new fairings and a full service. If my situation was different (i.e not a student, had somewhere to work on it etc) I would have snapped it up in an instant.

instigator 28-04-09 09:46 PM

Re: Honda NC30 VFR400
 
I am just parting ways with my NC30 on Friday after having it 2 months. Now, I buy and sell a lot of bikes and to me, 2 months is a LONG time to stick to one machine.

I had always previously knocked 400's but simply had to try one after owning most other machines under the sun. My NC is amazing. Gorgeous, gorgeous engine that is silky smooth and has a nice kick in the pants at 8000 revs. It's a revvy beast, don't get me wrong but it just works so well. Handling is fantastic and it's a really light machine. I'm swapping mine for a firestorm for no real reason other than I want something noisy. I can get 75mpg on my NC, a perfect commuter, tourer and back lane scratcher. In my opinion, truly a great bike.


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