My NC30 as it 'stands' after yesterday.

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Peter.H
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My NC30 as it 'stands' after yesterday.

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Here is how she is currently sitting in my garage, waiting for the suspension to be sent off to be refurbed.

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I eventually got the exhaust off having started the process Monday night and rounded the final nut off. The Dremel sorted that little bugger out.

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The front downpipes need new collars welded on (a common problem I think) but fortunately have a mate that will weld new ones on for me.

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The forks came off without too much trouble at all

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Whilst all the fairings are off I need to repair this crack that I made when I was using a socket and my hand flew off it.

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Finally, I have this hugger to fit, had a trial with it yesterday and it should be a good fit. Getting sprayed up yellow, hopefully oil won't show up too much on that......

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More updates to come soon I hope.
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Post by fixer »

Hi good luck with the rebuild. :up:
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Good luck with it cant wait to see some more pics, when i first looked at the pics thought bloody hell how did you get that car up there :oops:
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Post by Peter.H »

hehe, that's a bike trailer that's been worth its weight in gold!

Trying to acquire some spare fairings so I can get some respraying done to maybe white with castrol vinyls....I'm also trying to save for a masters though, so unfortunately I can't throw as much at it as I would like.

She should be back on the road by mid february, maybe there will be some conditions I can actually ride in by then!
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Post by Peter.H »

Right,

it's been a while since I posted! A lot has happened/changed, some good some bad.

I will let the pictures do some talking too.

I got the NC30 back together after refurbing the suspension - frigging amazing difference.

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So this is where she stood just after I posted last time. Larvely.

I did a novice track day on a gsxr600 round the tiny circuit at Silverstone - was fun. Went on the back of Niall Mckenzie's S1000rr. awesome fun.

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I then went to work every day on her. I loved it.

A track day on the NC was next, at Cadwell. What a buzz! Amazing fun. I managed to overtake a few much faster bikes due to the awesome handling. Beautiful

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I took her to the IOM TT with my dad. Not comfy, but a good laugh!

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I then went back to university and took the NC with me. I now only live 35 miles from my sister, so I went to visit her.

On the way home next day - I miss a crossroads sign, but manage to see a mondeo estate's rear 3/4 as I plough in to it as they turn right. Needless to say entirely my fault.

Thankfully I was just badly bruised. Bike was not so great though. This is her on a trailer :cry:

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A few post accident:

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Me dad picked her up the following sunday and took her home. Stripped her down and examined; fixable!
Still in pieces at the moment, but most parts are already in my possession.

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This is all the progress until I make it home during the holidays now. I plan to keep more up to date on her too.

Thanks for looking.
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Post by Cammo »

That's not so bad mate, you fellas are lucky having a cheap supply of parts available!
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Post by slo12 »

Cammo wrote:That's not so bad mate, you fellas are lucky having a cheap supply of parts available!
+ 1 nc parts are like hens teeth over here :(
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Post by J.B. »

Glad you are OK, the bikes are always repairable, people not so. Good luck with the rebuild.
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Post by mick.mh2racing »

Hope you're ok mate, you must be pissed off after all your efforts. Your bike did look great
pre accident, but it's all fixable and your suspension is still sorted.
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Post by ludacris »

shame about the bike mate but as stated the most important thing is you're still in one piece :)

the other bright side is your efforts will eventually pay off again..

also just a random observation but you guys have some ridiculously large licence plates! i mean...wow! baby got back! lol

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