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FS: 1996 HONDA RVF400 (NC35) w/ CA title SOLD

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*************SOLD*****************



So after a long and painful decision making process I have decided that it's best for me to move on from my lovely little 400 and look for another track steed when the time comes. I built this track bike from the ground up so am a bit sad to see it go but I've come to the realization that my time and attention will be better used elsewhere (like learning to ride better on an already-sorted bike =)

It went from this:
chassis_right_8by6.jpg


To this:
front.jpg


With *only* a lot of elbow-grease, sweat, tears, cursing, parts cross-referencing and other fun :cool

Most of the consumables on the bike have only had 1 trackday on them, at a painfully slow pace so are in like-new shape :ride

Important tidbits of information: (the good)

1996 Honda RVF 400 NC35
~10K miles (the 14K shown on the title is in km, so you do the math) on engine
Clean CA title
Valve clearances checked ~4 trackdays ago.
Standard exhaust, with Arrow can.
NC30 (VFR) carbs
520 sprockets and DID chain. like-new
Michelin Power Race and Power One tires (120 and 160). like-new
'06 GSXR600 complete front end (not exactly sure on year). This includes powerful dual-piston radial brakes. Fresh Oil and GP piston kit installed by Evolution Suspension.
'06 GSXR600 rear shock. Re-sprung (1100# spring) and re-valved by Evolution Suspension.
All suspension set for a ~180# rider and massaged by Dave Moss.
Tyga front body kit, tail section is standard fiberglass RVF solo seat.
Tyga rear-sets
Drilled and safety-wired
Frame and bar-end sliders
Single-Sided Pitbull Swingarm stand included
Key-less ignition system. Flip the red switch and fire it up :teeth
VFR and RVF Haynes Manual to aid all repairs.
Red paint with white number plates

Important tidbits of information: (the bad)

Currently registered for '09 as non-op, so if you want to convert it to street use, you'll have to pay reg.
Valve seats *may* need to be re-ground as I was told the exhaust was smoking when I was rolling off the throttle.
Carbs need to be properly tuned. It is running quite lean right now with #118 jets courtesy of Dave, but still hesitates a bit above 10K.
Gas tank is a bit dented but fully functional
Was lowsided a year ago on the left side with minor scratches to the lower bodywork and frame-slider which did it's job.
Speedometer has been removed from the instrument cluster as it was interfering with the controls and the speedo cable had snapped anyways.

As a 400 with a CA title making it into a road bike will likely be of interest to some people. I do not however have the bodywork and/or lights to easily make that conversion, which would be a full restoration effort, cosmetically speaking. I have a tub (or two) of spare/random parts that include some of the bodywork and some lights, an extra set of carbs, original NC35 rotors (may or may not be straight), stock exhaust can, passenger footpegs, a dented tank and other misc stuff.

As far as keeping it on the track, it is pretty much ready to go, with a lot of little tweaking that needs to be done here and there. Main thing as I said above is to get it on a dyno and get the jetting sorted out. Since I'm living in SF now without a garage, everything that should be a quick and easy fix takes a lot longer and more effort than I can easily provide, hence the sale.

Price is $3000. Not really looking for a trade at this time.

Cockpit looks like this:
cockpit.jpg


And a view from the back:
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And here is the coveted CA title:
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love that single swingarm
 
Smoking deal for a plated NC35. I'd buy it if I had the cash
 
Is that an NC30 tank (missing the 2 air tubes)?

What race bike are you going with next?
 
The tank is actually an NC35 tank, just without that little piece of plastic that covers the front of it which holds up the 2 air tubes which have no intakes in the Tyga fairing. (that should make sense to people who've seen and taken off an NC35 tank before :)

I'm thinking of going either for an SV or a tard next. SVs are cheap and easy, tard would be a bit more fun and allow me to play in the dirt occasionally :ride
 
Would this bike be a bad idea for people like me who are not mechanically inclined?
 
uhmm, I would say that it definitely helps to know how to wrench when having a grey market bike, but it all depends on what your tolerances are. If you don't mind, and can easily bring the bike to a shop that knows RVFs/VFRs, then it shouldn't be much of an issue.

It also helps to have a working knowledge of a motorcycle when going through parts fiches to cross-reference RVF parts against other Honda parts. Again, a shop with experience working on 400s should be able to help you out on this, but it may take a bit more time/money.
 
Shipped to Bangladesh price for me pls? I need for my brother who came into fortune of 15,000,000,000 dollars (US)



hehe, I do like the electrical tape number system. Sweet bike.
 
Not to Nigeria :twofinger

But PM'ed about possibilities and what they would entail.

Thanks to you please very much sir; I am to be interested in the campaign of the series races "Nigeria and Cameroon GP lightweight Tourist Trophies". The telling is of the high competition of this model in such contests this is.

My cousin that is of Oakland, USA is of liking to ship goods and will pay with cash and your troubles will be extra. I have a 50,000 Burkina Faso Pounds that you can convert to Pesos Mexico if you can deliver to Tijuana.

Best regards,
Reverend Smith
Very Respectible Company, LTD
 
lol hmm I am torn! I've been looking for one of two bikes, and recently come to the fact that I either get them one at a time or they both pop up at the same time - FIGURES!
PMing
 
Would this bike be a bad idea for people like me who are not mechanically inclined?

Amit, (and to anyone else with the same or paralleling questions...)these bikes do not require a whole lot of maintenance beyond the norm you'd do with any bike.
The parts are easy enough to get but you cannot always just go to the Honda shop and get them. We grey market saps have some different channels, but they are not difficult to use.
As far as support goes, working on one is not difficult, but I doubt you will find a shop that is "familiar" with these bikes specifically. However, there is an awesome net work of people in the bay area that own and ride/ race these bikes and (largely) we are all at your resource.
I have yet to have a problem that could not be solved in a couple of phone calls.
 
Amit, (and to anyone else with the same or paralleling questions...)these bikes do not require a whole lot of maintenance beyond the norm you'd do with any bike.
The parts are easy enough to get but you cannot always just go to the Honda shop and get them. We grey market saps have some different channels, but they are not difficult to use.
As far as support goes, working on one is not difficult, but I doubt you will find a shop that is "familiar" with these bikes specifically. However, there is an awesome net work of people in the bay area that own and ride/ race these bikes and (largely) we are all at your resource.
I have yet to have a problem that could not be solved in a couple of phone calls.

+1

Hell, I'm not even in the Bay Area and I have "access" to that network! :laughing
 
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