VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

**HenryDorsetCase** · 21st June 2011, 14:13

hope so, I'm interested to try.

the fun part is riding a bike with no pretension of street legality on the road to where I can give it a whirl...... oh well.

**motorbyclist** · 21st June 2011, 20:04

Originally Posted by sil3nt

What do you guys think an NC30 is worth for insurance purposes? Currently have mine at $4000 but to get one from a dealer would be $4500-$5500.

depends on the insurer - do give David Golightly a call; he only does bikes and is realistic (ie affordable and sensible) with premiums and payouts

the condition and mileage will cause the value to vary; I learnt the hard way with Protecta when they decided my stolen nc30 was worth what red baron would trade-in for at 58000km

Originally Posted by Icemaestro

Sweet, should be good, at 10-12k having the snorkel on should limit the air flow a bit yeah? stop it from running quite so lean? That made a world of difference when I put it on mine, same with RF (though his was the improvement in the lower range more)

the snorkel is not to limit airflow!

the snorkel is not to limit airflow!

the snorkel is not to limit airflow!

the snorkel is not to limit airflow!

aaaarrrghghhhhhh

**sil3nt** · 21st June 2011, 20:13

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

depends on the insurer - do give David Golightly a call; he only does bikes and is realistic (ie affordable and sensible) with premiums and payouts

the condition and mileage will cause the value to vary; I learnt the hard way with Protecta when they decided my stolen nc30 was worth what red baron would trade-in for at 58000km

Mine has done 58,000 what did they reckon yours was worth?

**Icemaestro** · 21st June 2011, 20:29

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

aaaarrrghghhhhhh

Haha sorry, what does it do then?:-)

**koba** · 21st June 2011, 21:45

Originally Posted by Icemaestro

Haha sorry, what does it do then?:-)

It will probably be something to do with resonance in the airbox.

**_tui_** · 22nd June 2011, 22:31

Hi all,

I'm after a couple of bits so I can try out my NC30 for the first time.
Does anybody in the Auckland area have any of the following?:
- rear sprocket
- chain
- front brake lines

They don't have to be anywhere close to flash, just something cheap that'll enable me to have a bit of a play.

**DrunkenMistake** · 22nd June 2011, 23:05

sprockets arnt too dare from bits4bikes.co.nz same with chains, I have a front and rear but they are pretty well used. i dont have brake lines though i biffed them out
PM me if your interested

**ecko_nzed** · 22nd June 2011, 23:45

OK Peeps,

absolutely slutted

with the tyre life I'm getting from my Conti sport attacks, and am looking at other options that will give me same grip but better tyre life. looking at Michelin Power One Streets or Pirelli Diablo. Does anyone have any opinions on these two?

Or if they are both shite, has anybody used the newer Conti Sport Attacks which are now a dual compound?

Cheers,

Andrew

**DrunkenMistake** · 22nd June 2011, 23:50

Depends on your budget, I think the newer battle axes are pretty recommended.

**jono035** · 23rd June 2011, 06:50

I've got some spare front brake lines left from when I upgraded mine. PM me if you want em.

Also have a decent front sprocket, soon a CDI, a couple of slightly ratty fairing pieces in white/red.

Edit: Ecko - what kind of tyre life are you getting at the moment, out of interest? What kind of riding?

**Icemaestro** · 23rd June 2011, 09:02

Went and saw AJ yesterday - saw your bike there too jono....the tabs between fairings look a hell of a lot better than mine - they fit together (badly, but at least the tabs fit behind fairings etc!) Seems to be a common fault with the mould with the front cowl being too low and hitting the headlights. Your rear section was looking pretty darn good though!

**HenryDorsetCase** · 23rd June 2011, 10:59

Originally Posted by Icemaestro

Went and saw AJ yesterday - saw your bike there too jono....the tabs between fairings look a hell of a lot better than mine - they fit together (badly, but at least the tabs fit behind fairings etc!) Seems to be a common fault with the mould with the front cowl being too low and hitting the headlights. Your rear section was looking pretty darn good though!

I bet you say that to all the boys.........

heh heh

**ecko_nzed** · 23rd June 2011, 14:07

Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake

Depends on your budget, I think the newer battle axes are pretty recommended.

budget is around the $500 mark, not so much the dollars, more better life out of them

Originally Posted by jono035

Edit: Ecko - what kind of tyre life are you getting at the moment, out of interest? What kind of riding?

getting about 5000 km's out of them. Wellington based, so Rimutakas and Wairarapa account for most of it. I'd class myself as an average rider, so don't know if I'd class it as hard riding. My front tends to take a bit of a beating as I often carry too much speed into corners. I also do the occassional track day, where I try to look like I'm riding hard

and the rear gets a harder time.

**sil3nt** · 23rd June 2011, 15:20

Originally Posted by ecko_nzed

budget is around the $500 mark, not so much the dollars, more better life out of them

getting about 5000 km's out of them. Wellington based, so Rimutakas and Wairarapa account for most of it. I'd class myself as an average rider, so don't know if I'd class it as hard riding. My front tends to take a bit of a beating as I often carry too much speed into corners. I also do the occassional track day, where I try to look like I'm riding hard

and the rear gets a harder time.

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