yankee99 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I am wanting to do some track time as bira is in my backyard. Not interested in taking the z1k as i would kill me if i dumped it. So i was thinking if a NC30 went sliding at 100 who cares right? Ok so pros and cons? here are some of the ones i have been looking at on mocyc http://www.mocyc.com/market833267/%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2vfrnc30%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87 http://www.mocyc.com/market828040/nc30vfr%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%86%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B0 http://www.mocyc.com/market817839/nc30%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B592%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%8979000%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A(%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1vdo) http://www.mocyc.com/market814593/%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2vfr400nc30%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denkiblue555 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 ^^ Sounds like a fun project, and I think Karlos is your man for info!! Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 The first and last one look like the better ones at first glance.Any questions fire them my way as I said on the phone mate, i'll check my email out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiske Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 NC35 would be a better option, as I believe they have a 17inch rear, as opposed to the 18 on the NC30?Or swap a cbr400 swing, shrug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiske Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Ah, I see they are swapping the bros rear wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) i have considered buying a cbr400 for sometime before buying my cbr250. Actually even tried one good example which was quite fun. But after talking with some thai friend riding bikes here for long time and some mechanics that can speak English, they said cons are much more that pros. Constant repairs, costly parts - some needed to be imported - cooked and abused bikes which is hard to distinguish and dodgy plates. But also they said, if you can find a good example, they are quite fun bike for track and street and can last long time with less repairs. Besides i checked three bikes that time and both their chassis was damaged and repaired. Either welded again - you can understand that from color change near the new welds - , or bend again back to its original shape etc. So, check the chassis if you want to buy one as one mech said to me, if the chassis of cbr400 is fine, the rest is not a problem. If the chassis has a smooth surface not grained, just pass that. Good luck. Edited March 30, 2013 by loserlazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 The first and last one look like the better ones at first glance. Any questions fire them my way as I said on the phone mate, i'll check my email out now Karlos curious how you came to that conclusion? I spoke with the 3rd bike owner and he had all the right answers. Will call the others today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 i have considered buying a cbr400 for sometime before buying my cbr250. Actually even tried one good example which was quite fun. But after talking with some thai friend riding bikes here for long time and some mechanics that can speak English, they said cons are much more that pros. Constant repairs, costly parts - some needed to be imported - cooked and abused bikes which is hard to distinguish and dodgy plates. But also they said, if you can find a good example, they are quite fun bike for track and street and can last long time with less repairs. Besides i checked three bikes that time and both their chassis was damaged and repaired. Either welded again - you can understand that from color change near the new welds - , or bend again back to its original shape etc. So, check the chassis if you want to buy one as one mech said to me, if the chassis of cbr400 is fine, the rest is not a problem. If the chassis has a smooth surface not grained, just pass that. Good luck. Frame damage is my main concern along with low compression. Low compression is a diy job frame damage i am basically screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 http://www.mocyc.com/market833791/%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2hondacbr600rr%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B52006%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9Ahondavfr400(nc30)%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%97 http://www.mocyc.com/market832877/++++%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2cbr600rr%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B52004%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A++++%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99 http://www.mocyc.com/market832544/***%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2cbr600rr%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B52007%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%ADakrapovic%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2 what about these for track? why not a cbr600r? last one is a pretty good deal actually for a plated 2007 cbr600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 ^ that 2nd cbr sure is tempting ,shame I have 6 month stint back in uk starting in a couple of months,when I come back think I will be going for something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) That first cbr was a friend's bike. It had a low speed slide when he owned it, but most bike have at some point in their life. I’m also sure it was a 2004 model and he fitted the 05+ front end to it after the slide…..(with exception on the 2nd bike) these links are approx 200,000k more than yankee want's to pay, but i do understand that the 600RR would need less work doing to it and he'll end up saving some money in the long run @ Yankee, I think those two bikes look better because people with stock fairings usually collect bike like this and spare no cash when it come to maintenance, they do look like the better looked after bikes, but i'm only looking at pictures and this is Thailand after all... P.S. Having a bike that's plated isn't a requirement if yankee has a trailer to transport the bike to a track Edited March 30, 2013 by karlos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) 4th ad sold already 1st ad is a shop the guy only had it a few months......think i will pass the 2nd one has too many mismatched parts so the search will continue Edited March 30, 2013 by yankee99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Bira has been sold and there will be no access in 2014.......... what will you do with the bike then ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardog Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Now I am envious. I almost bought an NC30 when I got my ER6n. The 1st one looks pretty sweet. That would be an ace track bike for sure! I think I would be bummed dumping the Kawi1000 you bought. Especially with the stock tires on it. Good luck let us know what you scooped up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) You might want to also check with floridaguy http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/user/65746-floridaguy/ I turned him onto this one that I had considered but could not travel to check it out. He bought it & was considering selling his other one which he posted before here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/554287-honda-vfr400rr-nc30-project-bike/?hl=+nc30 ( Dont look at the red one that karlos owned in post 3 of that thread........will make all others look weak ) Dont know if floridaguy did sell the black one or not but may be worth a check. Maybe he will see this post & chime in Edited March 30, 2013 by mania 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yankee99 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2013 After lookin at a few i decided a nc30 is not a good idea and a big headache. Everyone needed a minimum of 30k baht plus. Parts seem hard if not impossible to get. Reliability seems to be a big issue. So here is my new ride. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubberSideDown Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Great choice- it's will fit you really well, and it's as reliable as a hammer. You're gonna care if it goes sliding at 100, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Great choice- it's will fit you really well, and it's as reliable as a hammer. You're gonna care if it goes sliding at 100, though. Yes i will care but not about the bike..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hey good choice Yankee What ya got there? 2003-04 600rr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubberSideDown Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Great choice- it's will fit you really well, and it's as reliable as a hammer. You're gonna care if it goes sliding at 100, though. Yes i will care but not about the bike.....Oh, you'll care about your @ss first, but the bike will be a strong secondary concern (third will be your leathers)- it looks too nice to not care about. Edited April 15, 2013 by RubberSideDown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hey good choice YankeeWhat ya got there? 2003-04 600rr? Its a 2003 cbr600rr. Needs a few things to get ready but the price was right...first on the list is tires as it has 2007s on it now.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardog Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Good choice looks like a very nice ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadman Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Bira has been sold and there will be no access in 2014.......... what will you do with the bike then ? Is this confirmed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Bira has been sold and there will be no access in 2014.......... what will you do with the bike then ? Is this confirmed? Bira has been sold and there will be no access in 2014.......... what will you do with the bike then ? Is this confirmed? I can go to a different track, i can just ride it or i can sell it? not sure why that would be a issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post koratsteve Posted April 15, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2013 I brought myself a RVF400 track bike to use on the small technical Korat track, It is tremendous fun and a real giant killer on such a tight track. It was built by a friend of mine who was worried about crashing his bigger expensive bikes, I think he now regrets selling it and is looking to buy a Ninja 250 to convert into a track bike. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) After lookin at a few i decided a nc30 is not a good idea and a big headache. Everyone needed a minimum of 30k baht plus. Parts seem hard if not impossible to get. Reliability seems to be a big issue. So here is my new ride. That is great yankee. Wise choice man congrats. Some maintenance some mods, that is it. And It looks superb! I will go from the same way but maybe a 2007 or up cbr600 or maybe a zx6r. And dont worry about bira. There are three others within 200 km radius of where you live and they are building an f1 track in buri ram 400 km away! Edited April 15, 2013 by loserlazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Nice choice off bike any more info like plate or invoice only, i know you probably might not like to say what you payed but how about just a rough idea eg 200-250k, 250-300k Sent from my GT-P7500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Nice choice off bike any more info like plate or invoice only, i know you probably might not like to say what you payed but how about just a rough idea eg 200-250k, 250-300k Sent from my GT-P7500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Has a plate and book BUT i have not seen the book....Paid 150k the shop was asking 220k the owner [falang was asking 175]. It needs some work to start it needs a regulator. I checked but not looking good for availability in thailand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Sounds like a bit of a bargain as long as you can get it running without spending silly amounts, sure a few guys will give you advice on sourcing parts a few on this forum seem to have jap inline 4s..... Happy racing Sent from my GT-P7500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Osborne Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 yankee99, on 16 Apr 2013 - 16:30, said: Has a plate and book BUT i have not seen the book....Paid 150k the shop was asking 220k the owner [falang was asking 175]. It needs some work to start it needs a regulator. I checked but not looking good for availability in thailand... .. regulator is a not a big deal is interchangeable with a lot of bikes especially with a Honda.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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