I recently bought an NC24 and have decided to do a full strip down and rebuild, I hope to have it fully stripped but next weekend.

Once that is done I will be in a position to inspect and replace the things that need replacing and cleaning up the bits that need cleaning up. I'd like to get the job done properlly and whilst I'd like it up and running as soon as possible there is no real time limit, I'd rather get it done right.

To this end, is there any mod's or good practise that I can do before/during reassembly? I've been looking through the V4 - workshop and found a few things and I'm sure due to their age now that there are common preventable problems that I can attend to.

I'm not looking to build a track bike although I would like to take it on a few track days but mainly to make it as reliable as possible and keep it going for as long as possible.

Cheers for your help/comments

Mods? Buy an NC30/35. Especially if you want to use it for track, the NC30/35 are leaps and bounds better in the handling department.

Plus you'll be putting money in a drain with the NC24 as they don't really sell for more than a grand regardless of trick stuff, nice and standard and running perfect is where you want to be with it.

Sorry, maybe mod's was the wrong word, I was more interested in changing common/standard parts that are known to fail often with uprated or other mark components. But I think you answered my question anyway so cheers.

This will be my first "proper" bike so not looking for a track monster, I was looking for an NC30 but this came up at the right price and I wanted a project to keep me occupied and increase my bike mechanics knowledge which is lacking at the moment. So nice, standard and running perfect sounds good to me, Cheers

bryceNC24 wrote:Sorry, maybe mod's was the wrong word, I was more interested in changing common/standard parts that are known to fail often with uprated or other mark components. But I think you answered my question anyway so cheers.

This will be my first "proper" bike so not looking for a track monster, I was looking for an NC30 but this came up at the right price and I wanted a project to keep me occupied and increase my bike mechanics knowledge which is lacking at the moment. So nice, standard and running perfect sounds good to me, Cheers

Hmm.

Well, having owned both the NC30 and NC24 they are both reliable without any mods.

The battery is often neglected and an old battery will easily overload the stock regulator unit. A new battery and possibly an upgraded reg/rec (i.e. Yamaha R6) will do it.

I understand the feeling of first new bike and wanting to do things to it but here is the best advice.

Save your money.

Dont strip and rebuild it for the sake of it. If it isnt broken, don't fix it.

You said above you wanted an NC30 but this came at the right price, if you strip it and overhaul it, even doing it on the cheap its goign to cost you at least as much as an NC30. (I have rebuilt NC24s).

The NC30 is the better bike hands down due to newer suspension, choice of tyres and frame design.

Ride it for at least 3 months just to get used to the bike, perhaps something will break and require money that you may spend overhauling something that wasnt essential just yet.

Depending on budget anything is possible, but as its your first bike do you really want to throw a ton of money into something that wont be worth anything?

I think everybody has some nostalgia for their first bike but you shouldnt be financially chained to it.

Do a full check of the charging system and inspect the regulator and genny plugs for burned wires and just ride it for a while.

Check the fork oil / engine oil and plugs too.

No need to go doing anything major right off the bat.