Restoration Of A Ruined Legend - Honda VFR 400 NC30 - Part 4

I am Japanese. I watched the video for the first time. I was impressed. This motorcycle was released in Japan on January 4, 1989. I bought it on the same day and rode it for 6 years. I'm watching this video feeling nostalgic. This motorcycle currently sells for $20,000 in Japan. We recommend that you take good care of it. I'm looking forward to this video.

You really are one of THE best restoration channels on YouTube :) Well done mate!

Is it just me or does anybody else love the sound of the torque wrench beep. Sad I know. Loving the re-builds, great camera work and content. So relaxing to watch.

I love that these videos are just watching some good spannering. No shite music or filling the video with clickbaity crap.

There should be a museum that buys your restored motorbikes with a video of your restauration running on a loop. Your skills are Simply amazing. Thank you for these incredible videos

Always nice to watch a craftsman at work, while I drink my coffee !!!

Just a pointer on the curing time for powdercoating. It is the object temperature time that is important. So, if it says 190 C for 20 minutes on the box the total owen time have to be that plus the time the object uses to heat up to that. I usually run rims for 45 minutes. In the end of curing the powdercoat will get better chemical restístance and adhesion. I love your channel!! Big thanks!!

It is so refreshing to see a restoration where they actually powder coat rather than paint… Thank You!

Love the Mk1 prototype oven, very creative. One thing I was taught on the powder coating, is you should 'pre-bake' the items in the oven and let them cool to almost cold (still warm to the touch) before applying the powder, this removes any moisture in the metal left over from stripping, cleaning etc, otherwise there's a risk of the moisure effecting the adhereance on the poweder coat to the metal. Of course you may have done this and just not shown it in the video.

Some powder coating tips that might prove useful. Just like painting, prep is everything. You are already doing step one (stripping to bare metal). Step two is out gassing. Put the part in your curing oven and heat it to at least the same temp you plan to cure at and leave it in there for a little longer than your cure time. As someone has already pointed out, timing doesn’t start until the part itself is at the correct temperature.  This is what is called “PMT” (partial metal temperature), that you may have seen on the curing instructions for your powder. Get yourself an infrared thermometer with a laser. That way you can crack the oven door open, point the thermometer and take a reading right off the part. Outgassing cooks the oil and other contaminants out of the part so it can be cleaned off now before it can ooze up and ruin your powder coat during curing. Let the part cool and clean it with a degreaser. Rinse with DI water, dry then apply a zinc phosphate solution. This will seal and etch the surface as well as prevent flash rust on ferrous parts. A final rinse with DI water, dry then coat. I’m sure this sounds like a lot of extra work, but it’s a process just like your plating and will yield excellent, repeatable results. Really enjoying your channel. The time and attention to detail you put into the media presentation alone, is a cut above. That A Tech is getting quite a workout, have you checked the counter to see what your total is to date?

Japanese bike technology this old, to this day, is extremely impressive. You're doing a great job restoring this one, to be sure. Can't wait to see the insides of this powerplant.

Looking absolutely mint, can’t wait for the engine rebuild!

I've watched more than a few motorcycle restoration projects over the years on YouTube and I can honestly say this is easily one of the best I've come across, in fact it could be THE best. Partly because I've always been a fan of Japanese sports bikes and the 400's in particular (I own an NC35 and NC29), so it's great to see another one back on the road in tip-top condition. I'm particularly grateful for the concise voice over, clear and comprehensive instead of the often-unintelligible and boring ramblings of some commentators, who clearly haven't thought it through. You should give classes on how to make this type of vid. Well done mate!

Look at the quality of that rolling chassis. It’s no wonder these were twice the price of an RGV250 back in the early 90’s. Beautiful 😍

Really enjoying the rebuild of the VFR which you can prob tell is my favourite all time bike. Some pointers , the rebuilt rear shock (alot of us use s1000rr rear shocks as a upgrade to the now 30 year old tech in the VFR) Front fork rebuild also on the stock bike were horrible for the average u.k based rider as they were sprung for sub 60 kg japinese riders. You need fixed rate springs dont touch the progressive rate ones as they mess up the handling. alot of folk would fit an R6 front end from an 06 onwards bike as it gives a much better handling bike with uprated brakes and access to better pads. We still race these in N.I Or just keep it stock and remember the 90's era motorbikes were the best :D looking forward to the engine strip ( its amazing the level of engineering that went inside the wonderful gear driven cam 360 degree v4 :D

So great to see this legend coming back on it’s original look, thanks a lot❤❤

Those wheels in white really make it pop. Looking good!

I watch a lot of restoration/rebuild videos on you tube but I’m a sucker for original classics, this video in particular is so satisfying your attention to detail ticks every box, keep up the great work, if I win the lottery I want you to restore my XTZ750 from the ground up 👌🏼

I have no experience with powdercoating but it looks good to me. The RRC oven seems to be working as well. Great video, as always.

That powdercoat oven is the best thing ever. :)