New paintjob suggestions for NC30

[motorbyclist]

and now she's almost done

a bit of pissing around with bolts etc held it up, and then she really needed a clean, but she's mint!

i'm a little concerned about some overspray that got into the tank that no doubt it dissolving into my petrol, but the stuff costs so much i don't want to dump all that gas for fresh stuff maybe if i ride it lots the paint solute will be reasonably dilute

thinking of graphics....

maybe just the "HONDA" on tail (red) and front (silver), with the "VFR400R" on the tail (silver) and a big silver HONDA across the belly....

[mark247]

Throw the normal 400R decal on the back and the V4 power decal on the side, they look good i reckon...

[motorbyclist]

dunno how those would fit in the the current paint...

plus i need to get the seats re-covered

[xwhatsit]

What the hell? Where does the fuel go? There's a giant air-filter in the way!

[PirateJafa]

My god that looks like one damn nice bike.

Again.


I still think that it would look better streetfightered.



PirateEdit: Holy shit he stoleded my horn!

[motorbyclist]

What the hell? Where does the fuel go? There's a giant air-filter in the way!

LOL - in that bike, EVERYTHING is in the way:
front sparkplugs? front radiator plus fairings.
oil filter? bottom radiator, fairings, mind you don't burn yourself reaching between two header pipes.
air filter? loosen tail fairings, remove seat, tank, open airbox.

good thing she hardly ever needs any maintenance

My god that looks like one damn nice bike.

Again.

I still think that it would look better streetfightered.

PirateEdit: Holy shit he stoleded my horn!

haha yeah she does look good streetfightered but i'd need to hide alot of wiring from the rain

and that's what you get for inviting a westie to your flat

[PirateJafa]

haha yeah she does look good streetfightered but i'd need to hide alot of wiring from the rain

and that's what you get for inviting a westie to your flat

Enough duct tape will cure any ill.

[Swoop]

post pic plz

This is the Interceptor RWB (red white blue) scheme.

F'ing sexy!

[HungusMaximist]

dunno how those would fit in the the current paint...

plus i need to get the seats re-covered

Fark, you farken copy cat Andrew!

But seriously it looks REALLY GOOD, I am guessing you did most of the work yourself?

I looks good in the photos so it better look good in the FLESH!

Oh yea, you know my new rear seat with the stripes? I got it done for $40.00 bucks from a dude in Sandringham and it's not gonna get any cheaper!

I gotta dig out his address and number but I reckon he's the dude to go to!

[motorbyclist]

Fark, you farken copy cat Andrew!

i'll have you know i've been planning/working on this since the beginning of the year, so it is infact you who are the copy-cat

[n0regret5]

that particular colour scheme is rare now..i'd keep it as it (getting rid of the fugly blue screen) as it may appeal to someone down the line after an NC30..

[motorbyclist]

LOL too late for that now

but i've got original plastics and a spare tank all in the replica colours anyway

[slydesigns]

Dude, I doubt you bought it to collect it, restore it to original and sell it to make heaps of money, right? You've painted it and made it yours, now ride the pants off it, laugh your ass off and enjoy. Let the others that keep talking crap about resale and keeping things original go buy one to restore.

[more_fasterer]

Throw the normal 400R decal on the back and the V4 power decal on the side, they look good i reckon...

Wot e' said. Paint looks great dude, nicely done.

ok, so the airbox mod comprised of ditching the soundproofing and drilling a few holes in that plastic flap to allow the bike to breath some fresh air. removing the whole flap apparently creates an air ram from the snorkel, and someone seems to have already tried and decided it was a bad idea lol (no fuel pump/pressure to handle a pressurized airbox)

if it causes problems i will be able to easily revert it

initial testing shows no noticable air-ram effects up to 140kph, dunno how it behaves above that

either way, removing the soundproofing was an awesome idea and engine response and acceleration seem to have improved

I've cut the flap away and removed the snorkel, and haven't noticed any problem with it leaning out at high speed. But then I am running bigger jets (120F / 122R) than normal, and most of the HRC carb kit.

[motorbyclist]

I've cut the flap away and removed the snorkel, and haven't noticed any problem with it leaning out at high speed. But then I am running bigger jets (120F / 122R) than normal, and most of the HRC carb kit.

yeah i did some reading prior to making the mod and that seems to be the thing to do

but i don't want to cut off a perfectly good snorkel as of just yet