VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

[Icemaestro]

Hi all..

SO been having a bit of a fun time with my nc30 - last thurs I left the fuel tap on, it's been modified to gravity feed, and when I went to start it, turn turn clunk. (hydrolock). I managed to get it going (stupidly enough) by rolling it for a bit
In gear, now went to go start last night, same thing except I'd left the fuel tap off. Pulled the tank and airbox off this morning, the air intake of left rear carb is full with fuel. Now am I correct in saying that this has to be due to the floats/float needles sticking open? So I should open up the carbs, give them a carb clean?

Now in the short term, to resolve the hydrolock, google tells me to take out the plugs and turn the engine over? How on earth do you get to the front two plugs? Not to mention I just realised my plug socket is for normal sized plugs :-(

[del-solider]

I'll be there... same place same time? 9am autobahn?

Yep sounds good, is that autobahn at Bombay?

[del-solider]

Hi all..

SO been having a bit of a fun time with my nc30 - last thurs I left the fuel tap on, it's been modified to gravity feed, and when I went to start it, turn turn clunk. (hydrolock). I managed to get it going (stupidly enough) by rolling it for a bit
In gear, now went to go start last night, same thing except I'd left the fuel tap off. Pulled the tank and airbox off this morning, the air intake of left rear carb is full with fuel. Now am I correct in saying that this has to be due to the floats/float needles sticking open? So I should open up the carbs, give them a carb clean?

Now in the short term, to resolve the hydrolock, google tells me to take out the plugs and turn the engine over? How on earth do you get to the front two plugs? Not to mention I just realised my plug socket is for normal sized plugs :-(

Front plugs are a b!tch, you need to take off the top radiator, well you do for the nc35 anyway.

I used a 13mm socket to get to these plugs pain in the arse these plugs are but it worked

[DrunkenMistake]

Sorry man, My NC30 is getting its tyres fitted today so I only have my 250, but here is where it is mounted, I used the flat 3M mount not the curved as shown in the pictures, I need to buy some more of them as TT used them on his R1 -.-'

[sil3nt]

Thanks for the pics. Apparently they are reusable. Just get a hair dryer and heat them up and they come off without leaving any sticky stuff behind. They still remain sticky as well apparently. I am yet to use them myself though.

[DrunkenMistake]

Thanks for the pics. Apparently they are reusable. Just get a hair dryer and heat them up and they come off without leaving any sticky stuff behind. They still remain sticky as well apparently. I am yet to use them myself though.

Hm.. Idk I wouldnt reuse it, but you can buy the stick pads and just replace those if you wanted, but I would rather get some more mounts and just set them up, then all I have to do is move the Cam from spot to spot with minimal effort

[Icemaestro]

Thanks, happen to have a garage across the road with half the staff being bikers so I've discovered! Borrowed the 13mm socket, took the rear plugs out, all 4 coils off, and man what a show of petrol!! From the left cylinder! It started fine after that so

I reckon it's just that left rear float that's being the problem. Can I fix the float needle without taking the carbs off?

Also, thanks to devy for the right rearset :-) no more home jobby on the rear brake switch :-)

Lastly, I have a few parts still in my collection, front guard, fork springs, sprockets, rearsets (without the levers), handlebar, handlebar clamps, air filter/part of a box? Does anyone want any of this?

[DrunkenMistake]

Just put about 40km on my new tyres,
I got two brand spanking new tyres, on the front im running a 120/60 17 metzeler sportec m5 interact, and on the rear im running a 150/60 18 dunlop sportmax q2

[Monty69]

Good luck. Racefactory just picked up the only low(ish depends on what you call low) RVF i have seen for a long time.

Your not gaining much by getting the RVF over the VFR. They do seem to be better kept by their owners though.

There are few changes between the vfr/rvf but the main ones for me is the moderner looking tail, air intakes and upside down forks. And yes, usually well looked after as theyre much harder to get hold of. I saw 2 or 3 on trade me a few months ago and now its gone dry again!

[Monty69]

K's really don't mean anything but my one happens to have quite low ks anyway... I'm not looking to part with it though unfortunately. but check it out anyway http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-368188811.htm. Don't be afraid to purchase one with 100k or so as it's all about condition with these bikes. My best running NC30 I've owned had way over 100k on the clock and had the slickest gearbox and brakes, far better than a 19k 'minter' I owned not so long ago. Good luck.

Agreed, my mates vfr400r has 90k on the clock and still puts out a dynod 56hp at the rear whee. Fucking bullet proof. My other mates ZXR with 20k is well... a kawasaki and always has problems. You would think its done 100,000kms by the way it rides. Id consider a Honda with 50,000km reasonbly low as you know it would at least double that, if its been serviced properly....

[Monty69]

Good luck. Racefactory just picked up the only low(ish depends on what you call low) RVF i have seen for a long time.

[url]http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-368188811.htm[/url.

Ah why did they title it cbr250!!!!

[sil3nt]

Ah why did they title it cbr250!!!!

He is re using an old classified. Cheaper that way.

[racefactory]

Agreed, my mates vfr400r has 90k on the clock and still puts out a dynod 56hp at the rear whee. Fucking bullet proof. Id consider a Honda with 50,000km reasonbly low as you know it would at least double that, if its been serviced properly....

Yeap no surprise. The reason it didn't put out the factory 58hp is probably all down to fine tuning carbs and the dyno used anyway. K's have absolutely no direct correlation to how the engine is running on one of these bikes. You could have an engine with 150k vs a 40k engine and it's a complete toss up as to which one runs better. There are WAY too many other variables that affect how it runs to make any educated guess based on a vague figure that has probably been significantly rewound before it touched this country's shores anyway , I'd bet every one of these bikes have been rewound haha.

K's as a stand alone figure are only semi useful for a rough idea of how the suspension, bodywork (if still on originals) and parts susceptible to rust are.

Nothing wrong with Kawasakis either though!

Ah why did they title it cbr250!!!!

Just used an old CBR250 ad so I don't have to pay another 40.

Icemaestro what's the update with this fuel problem, what did we do wrong? I don't remember touching anything that would cause that, maybe just those carbs were left for a long time eh?

[sil3nt]

Hey seeing as though its the uni break me and a mate are doing the loop on thursday, weathers looking good

So if any v4's keen to tag along give me a yell and we can meet up somewhere.

One more loop b4 the winter weather rolls in

I just got facebook'd for a Friday coro loop. Don't think i will do either though

[Icemaestro]

Icemaestro what's the update with this fuel problem, what did we do wrong? I don't remember touching anything that would cause that, maybe just those carbs were left for a long time eh?

Nothing we did I reckon, though possibly one of the carb rubbers might be leaking a bit, contributing to the fuel smell. Itl just be that float assembly bit being old/sitting for ages I think..can replace with bits from the other one if carb cleaner doesn't do the trick