Hi all anyone know how you know if the nc30 you have is a uk bike or grey import i got a 1989 vfr nc30 bloke at the bike garage i go to said the uk models came with more power this true? dont know but found interesting.

I recognise them by the badge/stamp on the RHS of the frame near the screen brace. Or, the oil cooler under the headlights

Have a look in the General Honda section, there's a whole guide to the differences

cheers all i had a read of that thread it seems easy to look for the differences......ifits a standard bike mine however is a track bike with none standard fairing all mirrors indicators and sorts removed

Do you have the V5 document,if so when was it first registered.

afraid not i brought it as trackbike think it had been like that for a few years

You can check the frame number here:

http://www.400greybike.com/files/models.htm

pete_vfr wrote:bloke at the bike garage i go to said the uk models came with more power this true? dont know but found interesting.

Slightly more power yes.. 64ps instead of 59ps I think.

Slightly different carb setup and possibly exhaust too.

A well setup JDM bike will make just as much power.

Neosophist wrote:Slightly more power yes.. 64ps instead of 59ps I think.

I believe 59ps was the maximum that Japan could quote for a 400cc, there's some info around somewhere on this will try and find it. It may or may not have been accurate...

Edit: It was your informative post I stole this info from Neo!

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