VFR400

  • Honda NC30 Out Of Hibernation

    Honda NC30 Out Of Hibernation

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    It’s been ages since I last wrote an update on the NC30 and while I’ve got loads of excuses, my favourite is that the snow ruined everything at the end of last year and so I left the bike in the garage and didn’t do anything with it for a few months.

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  • Pocket Rockets Wallpaper

    Pocket Rockets Wallpaper

    The Pocket Rockets – what a great era for nutty little hooligans

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  • VFR400 Body Beautiful?

    VFR400 Body Beautiful?

    I’ve spent time sorting the electrics, fuelling, suspension, brakes and various other things that needed attention and although it functions,it could look a bit better. The bike came with its original plastics, and boasted features such as one missing seat lug, a missing centre panel on one side, a cracked lower right fairing and a…

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  • VFR400 Shock Treatment

    VFR400 Shock Treatment

    Sorting my electrical, braking and fuelling problems meant I was free to ride the VFR more than a couple of miles without fear of it breaking.  I knew the rear shock was a little on the soft side, but one spin soon reminded me it was more saggy than Bruce Forsyth’s ball bag.

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  • VFR400 NC30 – MOT Woes

    VFR400 NC30 – MOT Woes

    After the carbs were sorted the NC30 was due an MoT. I was pretty confident it would pass, but that would’ve been too easy, and it was – it failed on a sticky front brake light switch and a binding rear brake.  

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  • VFR400 – Fuelish Boy

    VFR400 – Fuelish Boy

    After the brakes were sorted I actually got the chance to ride the VFR in the dry, although doing so immediately revealed another problem, this time with the fuelling.

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  • VFR400 Brake Nightmare

    VFR400 Brake Nightmare

    After paying some attention to the basics, I needed to concentrate on the more serious issue of the completely shot rear brake and cracked front disc. Sorting new front and rear discs was simple and another visit to Wemoto meant I had a rear master cylinder rebuild kit and new seals for the rear caliper.…

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  • It’s A 400cc Showdown

    It’s A 400cc Showdown

    Hello Fast Bikes readers, my name’s Simon, or ‘Pip’ to my ‘friends’. I work in the FB office, and I’m new to biking – so Moby thought it would be good if I shared my experiences with you here on the FB website. I think he’s just working on the theory that I’m bound to…

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