Small is beautifull....

Shoei · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:26

......and also expensive.
Continuing on the NC30 strip and service job(slightly off schedule due to the snip :eek:

) and its plug and air filter time. Air filter is nothign to look at, but the plugs are minature jewels. reacon you could get Glo-plugs for nitro cars bigger. Tiny little 8mm plugs.

The bad news is you can pay any where up to £13 per plug!! So £52 for a set of plugs.
Found i need a new fuel tap as well

Now i ask myself why did i get a bike with such a compact V-Four engine.
There is very little space under the tank to get any thing done.
Need to move top radiator forward to get to the front plugs.
Back plugs are easy, but thinking about checking the valve clearance soon.
Now i can see honda dealers change an arm and leg to do a top end service on NC30's!!

Still keeps me quiet and helps take my mind of my knee.

Robb

Oakesy2001uk · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:31

I sold mine last year, Think I got a set of plugs for 40 odd quid, they are tiny, its fun taking them out isnt it! I soooo loved that bike, might get annother now nances are a bit better! good luck with the e-build mate.

lukechad · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:41

I really want to check my bikes plugs but its a bit more of a task than i first thought, it needs the radiator to be shifted and I think the fuel tank to be removed. My past 2 bikes the spark plugs were easily rached and could be taken off at the side of the road if need be.

Another reason why I am considering joining the RAC.

Shoei · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:51

lukechad said:
I really want to check my bikes plugs but its a bit more of a task than i first thought, it needs the radiator to be shifted and I think the fuel tank to be removed. My past 2 bikes the spark plugs were easily rached and could be taken off at the side of the road if need be.

Another reason why I am considering joining the RAC.

And how much of the fairing needs to come off before you can get any where near them?
Thats the worst bit, taking the plastics off.

Robb

Shoei · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:53

Oakesy2001uk said:
I sold mine last year, Think I got a set of plugs for 40 odd quid, they are tiny, its fun taking them out isnt it! I soooo loved that bike, might get annother now nances are a bit better! good luck with the e-build mate.

Lucky i had long reach 13mm socket in the tool kit.
David Silvers will do em for £9 each which is good news.
Oil filter is one i bought for the firestorm, turns out most honda's take the same oil filter which is handy.

Robb

lukechad · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:56

Shoei said:
And how much of the fairing needs to come off before you can get any where near them?
Thats the worst bit, taking the plastics off.

Robb

According to book I got for it (Haynes type book) its just the right fairing that needs to come off, which sounds simple enough, but they forget to telly uo that other plastic parts which are screwed to the right main fairing also have to come off with it.

Its just about to clock over 20,000 miles so I am getting her booked in for a full service to check it over properly as its still not been done since I got it.

Freefaller · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:56

The plastics never go back on as snugly as they should

Well that's my experience anyway. Hmmm in future when working on my bike or car I might have to borrow the next door neighbour's son's hands

Those are tiny spark plugs!

PardonTheWait · 11 Mar 2006 at 19:16

I have to take my tank off to change my plug!

Takes about six seconds though.

IainB · 11 Mar 2006 at 19:41

Im currently building a Street Fighter FZR400 and I am totally amazed at how compact the bloody thing is.....lovely bit of engineering but a total pig to work on.....but then im used to rather large american V8's so a little 400 screamer (16k....yay!!) should be expected to have double jointed fingers, wrists, elbows really

atpbx · 11 Mar 2006 at 20:15

I never had the opertunity to find out how eye wateringly expensive Honda V4's were to service as i only had my VFR 750 for 5 months and 1,200 miles.