VFR400 Ground-up

[Paul_E_D]

Does that bike roll on 16s?

[scottieducati]

17" front, 18" rear. Also one of the issues we'll need to address.

Does that bike roll on 16s?

[Paul_E_D]

Ahh, I knew it looked a little funky. Does a VFR wheel bolt up?

[scottieducati]

Nope, but you can get an RVF wheel (the NC35, looks like a mini RC45 instead of an RC30) for pretty short $. I'm gonna see what I can dig up that might be a bit erm... lighter than that though

You can get a hub conversion to run Ducati or VFR type wheels, but this bike does NOT need a 180 rear tire.

[Qfactor]

No one else is laughing trying to picture scottie riding this thing?



or am I the only one?

Q

[OreoGaborio]

love it

[scottieducati]

wow. touche.

[wiggeywackyo]

So how easy are parts to find for it?

[scottieducati]

Not easy at all, at least not stateside. You can find anything you need in the UK or Japan.... fortunately, Degsy is the man with the plan on that

What I *can* do though is use other stuff (like a more common front end, wheels, brakes, controls, etc.) to minimize the NC30 specific parts. And the motor from it is totally good, so I will be keeping that as a spare if we decide not to rebuild it.

So how easy are parts to find for it?

[Doc]

Hawk Wheel bolt up?

[gregp]

I didn't know he had a VFR400?! Lucky bastard. I'd love to have one of those lil screamers.

Agreed! My daughter is looking to move up from her Ninja 250, and if I could go buy one of these right now, I would.
She wants to move up to a 600 i4, but I am extremely hesitant to do that. I would love to find a nice 400cc bike for her, but she is demanding full fairings, (kids!) so that knocks out Bandit 400's and CB-1's, which are tough to find anyway. I would like to find a nice FZR400, but these are very rare (not beat to death) as well.
My only other choices are to move up to 500's, which limits me to EX's and GS's.
That VFR looks super sweet! I would try to retain the stock paint job, even if it is a bit loud and retro. That bike is very unique!

[Kurlon]

gregp, you could always check out the new GSF 650. Air/oil cooled 650 inline 4, so it's nowhere near as nutty as a traditional 600, comes fully faired.

Scottie, I've got an exporter in Japan that deals with bike parts, particularly JDM HRC bits if you need help sourcing specific bits. He's pretty good at tracking down good used bits too.

[akira700]

AWESOME and worthy project. Sad that the tank will not retain that groovy paint. Bike looks nappy, but not a disaster. Keep the photos flowing.

Yeah, I think that Smokin Joe paint job is hot shit.
Nice find, looking forward to seeing the final product!

[Jim]

No one else is laughing trying to picture scottie riding this thing?

or am I the only one?

Q

i was

[gregp]

gregp, you could always check out the new GSF 650. Air/oil cooled 650 inline 4, so it's nowhere near as nutty as a traditional 600, comes fully faired.

I have read good things about the GSF, but I am worried that it will be too heavy for her.

[duganc1717]

Agreed! My daughter is looking to move up from her Ninja 250, and if I could go buy one of these right now, I would.
She wants to move up to a 600 i4, but I am extremely hesitant to do that. I would love to find a nice 400cc bike for her, but she is demanding full fairings, (kids!) so that knocks out Bandit 400's and CB-1's, which are tough to find anyway. I would like to find a nice FZR400, but these are very rare (not beat to death) as well.
My only other choices are to move up to 500's, which limits me to EX's and GS's.
That VFR looks super sweet! I would try to retain the stock paint job, even if it is a bit loud and retro. That bike is very unique!

FZR 400 in western, MA CL linky.

[CEO]

Nice Scottie.... Tony told me you picked that thing up. Sweet!

[Kurlon]

Oh, that was Tony's? I kept lusting for that thing but never had the cash... Nice score!

[The Snowman]

Stopped by Degsy's place this afternoon and saw the bike completely disassembled in the upstairs of the garage.

Can't wait to see it put back together.

[DuncanMoto]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry9000/4.6.0.297 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102 UP.Link/6.3.1.20.06.3.1.20.0)

NICE!



(how long before it's for sale?)

:bwahahaha:

[DesmoTull]

Full list of Motorcycles that Scott has owned since I have known him (2001), in no particular order:

Aprilia RSV-1000 Colin Edwards
Ducati Monster 944
Ducati Monster 750
Ducati 851
Ducati 848
Ducati 800SS
Triumph Dayonta 675
Honda VFR400
Honda CB-1
Husqvarna Supermoto
Kawasaki ZRX1100

Don't worry. Soon Omar will be getting his S1000RR, and Scott won't be able to take it, and purchase either an Aprilia RSV4, StreetFighter, or another Superbike.

[fromario]

Full list of Motorcycles that Scott has owned since I have known him (2001), in no particular order:

Aprilia RSV-1000 Colin Edwards
Ducati Monster 944
Ducati Monster 750
Ducati 851
Ducati 848
Ducati 800SS
Triumph Dayonta 675
Honda VFR400
Honda CB-1
Husqvarna Supermoto
Kawasaki ZRX1100

Don't worry. Soon Omar will be getting his S1000RR, and Scott won't be able to take it, and purchase an Aprilia RSV4, StreetFighter, AND another Superbike.

Fixed for ya

[scottieducati]

Kurlon, this is the VFR, not Tony's track RVF. The RVF (NC-35) ias a later version. The VFR (NC-30) is like a mini-RC-30 whereas Tony's is akin to a mini-RC-45.

Oh, that was Tony's? I kept lusting for that thing but never had the cash... Nice score!

[JalopySiR]

Delkevic makes a 17" rear wheel for NC30s for short money. There are also quite a few NC30 parts available on E-bay. Good luck with the project, I love V engined Hondas! especially V4s!

[Kurlon]

Kurlon, this is the VFR, not Tony's track RVF. The RVF (NC-35) ias a later version. The VFR (NC-30) is like a mini-RC-30 whereas Tony's is akin to a mini-RC-45.

Oh I know, the VFR is the one he kept trying to sell me. I never entertained any delusions that I could afford the RVF. : )