A few things to report with the NC30.
I have ordered a new YSS remote rear shock, delivery time though is five weeks as it is with a new set of Samco hoses in the black matt finish (the gloss finish type is available off the shelf).
I collected all the vapour blasted and powder coated parts yesterday including the wheels, sub frame, footrest hangers and all the various brackets.
The fork leg bottoms and the rear swing arm have been vapour blasted and painted Ford silver fox. I know the fork legs should be painted in the grey colour as they are the adjustable type but as I will be painting this bike in the MK1 UK NC30 colour scheme the fork bottoms needed to be silver. The swing arm is ready to accept new bearings; I have fitted all new bearings in the rear hub.
New wheel bearings are now fitted in the front wheel and I repainted the disc centres. New tyres have been fitted front and rear. BT09’s are now unavailable (for the rear) so I have fitted BT31’s after going on various forums to find the best tyres to suit the bike.
The carbs have been fully stripped and cleaned in the ultrasonic bath. The original brasware was in perfect condition (with the correct size jets between front and rear cylinders) and even the float heights were perfect at 6.8mm! New viton o-rings have been fitted. Getting the carbs back together though was another story, an absolute nightmare with so many springs to hold. No wonder the advice on the forums is not to take them apart unless it is really necessary (echoed by the Haynes manual!). Every day is a school day and I learnt someting.
Next up is putting the bearings in the frame and suspension linkage and rebuilding the front forks using heavyweight springs to suit my weight as these bikes were built for an 8 stone Japanese rider and not an English lard-arse!
