VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

[Icemaestro]

You have an interesting sense of good news. I guess makes you feel better news :-) bad news for bike!


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[Scuba_Steve]

Well seems the answer to why my bike's dying every 8mile is it's stator, stupid automotive expenses

[vifferman]

Designed to be able to take the rear wheel off quickly and easily!:-)and to look amazing. What do the Ducati swingarms weigh?

That's Ok if you've also got the single wheel nut, but the four bolts on the 800 take a bit longer. Plus even with the high-mount zorst, the wheel's not that easily removed, unless you give the bike extra height, as the rear caliper hangs up on the rim. The VFR750 was better, as the muffler swung out of the way.
Dunno what the Ducati and Triumph single-sided gubbinses weigh, but on the forums where guys have done the swap of various bits, usually a kilo or two can be saved. Not a huge amount, but some. The big deal in some ways is all the metal bits in the eccentric in the hub - that's not light. However (but!) from memory, I don't believe there's much difference in weight (or power) between the VTR and VFR, although the VTR has more torque. Riding them back-to-back though, despite the VTR feeling more nimble (and not having the heavy rear end), the VFR's quality really shines through, and it's better two-up, which is why my SpousalUnit made me buy it 10 years ago....
I've no regrets either, which is why I've passed up several opportunities to replace it.

[Icemaestro]

Very true. The 750 wasn't designed for endurance racing I believe? Not sure why they swapped the exhaust over either given the rc30 and rc35 had it on the left from memory?

I know the Brit nc30 owners owners swap out many things for titanium versions that were in the rc30, eg the spindle I think? Which saves a decent amount of weight.

And bang on about the build quality...for goodness sake i have a 1989 bike that starts first pop and is an absolute blast to ride after being abused on a track for at least 10 of its 25 years


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[badlieutenant]

Very true. The 750 wasn't designed for endurance racing I believe? Not sure why they swapped the exhaust over either given the rc30 and rc35 had it on the left from memory?

I know the Brit nc30 owners owners swap out many things for titanium versions that were in the rc30, eg the spindle I think? Which saves a decent amount of weight.

And bang on about the build quality...for goodness sake i have a 1989 bike that starts first pop and is an absolute blast to ride after being abused on a track for at least 10 of its 25 years


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1986 and its starts every time despite lots of long distance riding with the odd trackday. Bay of islands to wellington at least 60 times with 20,000kms clocked up in a month every now and then. If they had put the reg/rec in the right place it would have been even more reliable

[lukemillar]

Does anyone have a set of NC30 carbs they want to get rid off for not crazy money?

Drop me a PM if you have anything. I'll be replacing the slides, jets, needles, emulsions tubes, intake stacks + top plate so if any of these parts are missing/broken it doesn't matter

Thanks
Luke

[Icemaestro]

Gave my last two lots to a guy down in the South Island sorry - what are you up to now? Given up on the fcr's and going hrc everything? There was a guy on 400gb recently who had a full hrc carb :-p but I guess we wouldn't be able to get it posted here?


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[HenryDorsetCase]

Does anyone have a set of NC30 carbs they want to get rid off for not crazy money?

Drop me a PM if you have anything. I'll be replacing the slides, jets, needles, emulsions tubes, intake stacks + top plate so if any of these parts are missing/broken it doesn't matter

Thanks
Luke

I dont have any carbs sorry: but I would like a 93HP NC30

http://mngforce.typepad.com/nc450vde...11-engine.html

[Icemaestro]

Wow. Hate to know what they've been spending!


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[lukemillar]

Gave my last two lots to a guy down in the South Island sorry - what are you up to now? Given up on the fcr's and going hrc everything? There was a guy on 400gb recently who had a full hrc carb :-p but I guess we wouldn't be able to get it posted here?


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I'm hedging my bets! I still want to use the FCR's but at the end of the day, my old HRC setup was faster and in racing that's all I care about if I can't get the FCR's dialed in well enough!

I can post some pics but the HRC setup isn't that exclusive as most of the kit is still readily available.

Sorted for carbs now

[Icemaestro]

I'm hedging my bets! I still want to use the FCR's but at the end of the day, my old HRC setup was faster and in racing that's all I care about if I can't get the FCR's dialed in well enough!

I can post some pics but the HRC setup isn't that exclusive as most of the kit is still readily available.

Sorted for carbs now

Your nc30 for sale, having never ridden a stock one. - is the suspension both stock? And how well does it pull through the 5k spot given the stock exhaust etc?


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[sil3nt]

NC35 rear wheel anyone?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191225826020...S:3160&vxp=mtr
Currently at $500 incl shipping.

[Cam_Valk]

Stunning day in Wellington today, so i had to take the bike out for a ride around the bay.

[lukemillar]

Your nc30 for sale, having never ridden a stock one. - is the suspension both stock? And how well does it pull through the 5k spot given the stock exhaust etc?


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Yep - stock both ends. Rides pretty well, though the forks get a little tied up if you hit a big bump. 5k flat spot is more noticeable (at first I thought it had dropped a cylinder) but it is lovely above that

[Icemaestro]

Okay sweet. Had any good bites yet? I'm not such a massive fan of the rwb scheme but do like the sound of a nice stocker given I can't get my hands on an rvf. :-)


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