vfr 400 nc30

[Yojimbo]

I bought that yellow beast and I took it out to Piha yesterday. Man does she love to corner. I'm still getting used to the higher seat and the v4 grunt but can't complain. I have read Kwaka-kids review of this NC30 back in 05 so now at least, I know a little about this bikes history. But I need to replace brake disks...front and rear. I saw rear ones on trademe for $160 BN - pretty reasonable. Don't know how much front ones are gonna set me back.

How long do these bikes last? I'm hoping it'll reach ~80k. I'm also working on getting it repainted. The guy from reflections gave me a quote ~$2200! Fuck that. Might have to pull out my DIY skills and pretty-up my NC30.

Also shes really thirsty....like I got ~130km outta 9L of 98! I thought it would've been a lot more economical after my two-stroke...

[Kwaka-Kid]

Wicked dude!

Shouldnt need discs??? Motors are good passed 100,000k's.

About the only thing i would get checked soon is valve timing-get her checked and re-shimmed at some stage. Otherwise dude she should never use oil or give you any issues - oh gearshift output shaft seal was starting to leak when i sold her, had a spare somewhere but couldnt find it, $10 seal from any honda dealer and hook the old one out and put a new one in (unless its been done recently). Oh and its not the bike in my profile pic, that was my racebike in the pic and the one you have is the lookalike roadie

[Yojimbo]

I hope the vfr is reliable as you say it is. I'm enjoying every moment...even in the damn rain! I'm pretty certain that one of my front disk is buckled. Also its had a tune-up about ~2000km ago I think. It still has that miss @5500 but no biggie.

[sir]

Hello , I'm new here . I've just bought a vfr400f off of trademe and would like to find a few things out about these machines like what model it is ( nc21 or nc24 ) , and a bit of technical info and a few things I can do to liven it up a little .

[mark247]

Hello , I'm new here . I've just bought a vfr400f off of trademe and would like to find a few things out about these machines like what model it is ( nc21 or nc24 ) , and a bit of technical info and a few things I can do to liven it up a little .

nc24 had a single swing arm and the nc21 didnt, so that should help with finding what model it is.. i think.

[koba]

Hello , I'm new here . I've just bought a vfr400f off of trademe and would like to find a few things out about these machines like what model it is ( nc21 or nc24 ) , and a bit of technical info and a few things I can do to liven it up a little .

More info?

Look at the serial number on the right side of the steering head, it will begin with the model number.

Liven it up a little? make sure it is running all good and it should be plenty quick, and freeflowing exhaust may hlep but even if it doesn't it will sound good!
You can do alot of expensive stuff to the motors but the value for money of mods is fairly low unless you are using it for a racing class. (compared to a bigger bike that is) They are great bikes from the factory.

[sir]

Thanks for that . It seems to go alright apart from top gear tends to slow down a bit .

[mark247]

Thanks for that . It seems to go alright apart from top gear tends to slow down a bit .

possibly just needs a tune etc. If top gear makes the bike slow down it probably isnt getting enough air... check to see if the filter isnt clogged i guess...

[sir]

Ok sounds like a good idea . The tank has to come off for that , is that right .

[mark247]

Ok sounds like a good idea . The tank has to come off for that , is that right .

yes if is like my nc30 you have to remove the seat ( by removing the rear cowling ) then you can unbolt the tank, and pull it up and remove the fuel pipes, remember to turn off the gas, and then once the tank is off the airbox is right then, so just unscrew the top off that and check the filter. If it's dirty clean it or get a new one, then put it all back together and get it tuned...

[sir]

cool will do

[Morcs]

Great bikes. The NC35 however is totally flawless in handling, power delivery etc.. and is my pick over an nc30.

I bought a 1992 nc30 for 4k (from a dealer) with 50k on the clock, and never had a problem that wasnt caused by me crashing it

[mark247]

yea well i guess the nc35 is better because it is the upgrade to the nc30. but i reckon at the end of the day for value for money the nc30 is much better. but yea.. if i had 7 grand to throw away i would of certainly considered a nc35 over my nc30..

[PeteLyons]

Hi guys, I've got a question from way over in Canada.

I recently purchased a 1986 VFR400r (NC21) with aprox 13000 kms on the odo.

The bike is in great shape all original parts, paint, and runs great. But I do have a couple issues with it, and I'm not too sure whats going on. I've looked on the net, but info on the NC21 is sparse at best.

Problem 1: The bike wont idle when cold. It just dies out. It will idle fine once warmed up to operating temp. I've adjusted the idle screw when cold, and that fixed the idle issue, but as soon as the bike warms up, it idles at about 3k. I'm guessing its simply a carb issue, but not too sure what (out of sync, jets clogged ???)

Problem 2: This one might be worse. When the bike is cold, the engine sounds just peachy, but once it warms up, there is a ticking noise coming from the top end, sorta like a ticka-ticka-ticka. Now this only happens when the bike is warm, and seems to be in sync with the rpms, so it speeds up when reving higher. But it does not noticably get louder when revving higher, the intensity is quite steady.

Anyways, I hope I've described enough detail here, if you need more info, let me know, and thanks in advance.

Pete from Canada.

[moT]

Hi guys, I've got a question from way over in Canada.

I recently purchased a 1986 VFR400r (NC21) with aprox 13000 kms on the odo.

The bike is in great shape all original parts, paint, and runs great. But I do have a couple issues with it, and I'm not too sure whats going on. I've looked on the net, but info on the NC21 is sparse at best.

Problem 1: The bike wont idle when cold. It just dies out. It will idle fine once warmed up to operating temp. I've adjusted the idle screw when cold, and that fixed the idle issue, but as soon as the bike warms up, it idles at about 3k. I'm guessing its simply a carb issue, but not too sure what (out of sync, jets clogged ???)


Problem 2: This one might be worse. When the bike is cold, the engine sounds just peachy, but once it warms up, there is a ticking noise coming from the top end, sorta like a ticka-ticka-ticka. Now this only happens when the bike is warm, and seems to be in sync with the rpms, so it speeds up when reving higher. But it does not noticably get louder when revving higher, the intensity is quite steady.

Anyways, I hope I've described enough detail here, if you need more info, let me know, and thanks in advance.

Pete from Canada.

nah its normal my bike idles funny when cold just put the choke on for 10 seconds when you start it and it should idle sweet after that.

Im gueesing its the cam gears your hearing that is also normal it gives the engine that funny whineing sound