Thought you might like to see...

[RickOliver]

... the latest incarnation of my `old faithful` NC - we`ve been together now for 15 years and I finally finished this year`s upgrade today.


Spec as follows...

Chassis -

Stock NC30 frame, swingarm with RC30 pro-squat brake torque linkage, RO alloy subframe & screen stay, Tyga alloy front fairing bracket. Custom billet yokes on taper roller bearings holding ZXR400L forks with Maxton internals. Matching Maxton rear shock. Sprint Steering Damper. Stock ZXR handle bars, RO/SES `non-rearset` footrest kit.

Brakes -

Stealth wavy discs all round, stock rear caliper, GSXR600 K2 front calipers on RO adaptor kit with Goodridge lines and EBC Extreme Pro Pads.

Wheels -

Magtek front, VFR750FR rear on RO converted hub, powdercoating by Aerocoat, Pirelli Diablo Corsa tyres.

Engine -

Re-sleeved 495cc NC30 engine with JE pistons - bottom end built & balanced by TTS, head work/valve job/`high velocity` porting by Richard Shepherd.

Transmission -

Stock gearbox, uprated clutch, Renthal sprockets & 520 chain.

Cooling -

RO radiators with Samco hoses.

Fuel -

Modified stock airbox with K&N filter, stock NC30 carbs with drilled slides, 130 main jets & FI needles. Custom 22 litre alloy fuel tank with ignition key operated solenoid tap & dry break fuel line connector. HRC quick action single cable throttle.

Exhaust -

Tyga full stainless twinstack system with alloy cans.

Electrics -

GSXR1000 K7 alternator with G-Force adaptor kit, direct wiring to heavy duty reg/rec, YTR9-BS high capacity battery. Ignitech programmable ignition system running modified HRC program, adapted Aprilia RS250 dash with digital temperature gauge/voltmeter/lap timer (triggered by headlamp flasher switch)and single ultra bright LED shiftlight. Stock lights/indicators.

Bodywork -

Lightweight GRP single seat unit and front mudguard, alloy tank by The Tank Shop, Tyga stock shape 2-piece fairing & screen. 1960s `Golden Age` homage paint job (right down to the suede seat) by Tom Bailey.

I`m pretty pleased with it overall - performance is everything I expected (sorry, no weight or Dyno figures yet) - the only disappointment is that the bottom line of the tank at the rear isn`t quite right, but a stock replica alloy tank is currently under construction.

Rick

[NC35]

Not bad, I suppose. Give you fifty quid and I'll take it off your hands...

Seriously, it's a helluva spec and many would kill for similar (I know I would). I can see what you mean about the fuel tank line, though I doubt I'd have noticed if it wasn't pointed out to me.

[L.Svedberg]

Nice, clean, and I assume very fast and well working!? Wish you a happy summer of riding!

/Lasse

[mo haggs]

very nice rick, very nice indeed.
love the paint

[CMSMJ1]

That is too cool for school..

Nice bike Rick..something special lurking under that understated paintwork.

495ccs eh? I like the sound of that...

[dx400r]

Very very nice Rick

This is one of the reasons I wish I was riding mine at the moment so I wouldnt notice and wouldnt be (as I am now) sitting looking at that and thinking - now theres a thought or I want one of those for some of the bits of that specs

[RVFHooligan]

You got yourself a "sleeper" there Rick. Great job! Looks awesome.

(Makes we want to go back and re-do my bike with some tricked out specs. )

[arsey30]

Rick,
I really like that, it must have taken a long time to design and build it, the 60s look is great. [ takes me back to the Hailwood years]
But tell me why you have fitted an RC30 type rear brake torque arm when a lot of riders and racers removed them, and the NC30 never used them, do they work.
I cant find any difference between an RC and NC, but maybe that says more about me than the bikes.
I thought your VFR/ RC30 Hybrid was special, but the NC is something else,


All the best,

Dave.

[fixer]

A master class of a bike,like the sixties style.

[Smev]

Very Nice Rick!

Didn't realise your bike was as tricked out as the spec sheets reveal!

So when will the 495cc engine parts become available on your parts catalogue?

And I'm liking the tank aswell :D

Smev