NTV650s RE-rebuild!!!

[bozboz]

Right its been just under a year since my full rebuild of my ntv650 which I aquired for the bargain price of £300 last april. My MOT is now due (on the 11th) and my bike is in more then in need of a full service. Since the 11th of april 2010 I have since covered 35,500miles with only the most basic of maintenance, literally oil/filter, pads, and tyres!!! These bikes really are indestructable!!!
The following photos are a visual warning to any of you considering joining the despatch trade..dont do it!!!

The current state of things:



As you can see it is a mess!
In this week that I have off work I will be fully rebuilding it along the lines of a rat bike(anyone who saw my old cb500 knows what I'm about).

Jobs to do:
Rebuild front forks (stancions, seals, bushes, oil, clips)
Rebuild front and rear calipers (seals, s/s pistons, new fluid)
Rebuild clutch (cork plates, steel plates(if needed), springs, oil seal)
New headrace bearings
New Spark plugs
New HT leads
New engine oil and filter
New headlight
New paintjob
New rear end...just you wait (theres a clue in the picture see if you can spot it!)
New exhaust system
Stripdown to frame and repaint
Repaint engine
Fit different topbox
Modify airbox
lots of little mods to make it a ratter!!!

So thats it...prob more I've forgot - wish me luck!!!

[outlaw]

Holy nuts is that the very nice silver one that had the full rebuild, i would say it was the red rear end by the wall, what type fairing is that i like it, y.h.m,

[rj2para (Bisto)]

Stunned what you have done to her in twelve months but I guess 35k in all weathers will do that.

Given you now plan to RAT her. Do you have another bike for the day job? Or is this just a change of look.

Single seat rear like it. lot of pics please I have been thinking about a single seat for ever.

That fairing does have nice lines, what is it off?

[bozboz]

I do apologise guys but it has been out in literally all weathers including much of the snow, and all over the salty winter!!! Dont get me wrong I really like the bike I think I've just been lazy with it as I really havnt needed to maintain it like a normal bike it just goes and goes and goes!!!

The rear will be a ducati 996 with exhausts!!! I will be losing the rear seat for a topbox and so will also be losing the full krauser luggage set.
I will rat it up like my old depatch bike and it will still be my main bike.

The fairing is a skidmarx sport tourer, bought from oddjob possibly off a gs500. Its a great fairing, modified homemade brackets to fit the ntv and like you say it has very good lines! - I will clean it up, and prime it and will sell it on the forum once its ready...

So far I have stripped the rear of the bike, and have ground of the subframe and have been welding a solid sub-subframe, so the genuine ducati subframe can bolt to this and be easily removed in case of accidents, etc. Hoping to have the rear done by tuesday so I can get my exhaust guy to link it all together.



What do you think so far???

[bozboz]

here some more progress pics, next step now that I know it all fits is to dismantle it, paint and modify and rebuild it ;D

[hammertime]

I'm loving the exhausts!! What are they? Look very Ducati

[bozboz]

hammertime: thats because they are ducati originals

[vtwinfan]

Its not just the bikes that suffer , when your out in all weathers 8 hours a day the rider also suffers, as you well know Ian its hard , Its the best and sometimes the worst job about. So next time you see a bike school or dispatch rider out and about , spare a thought for that aching body sitting on that bike. for he/she has no choice but to ride whatever the weather.

phrase of the day: I'm getting to old for this. I need an office job.

[bozboz]

hi vince, pm sent, long time no speak!

You're getting to old for it eh? I just want out -hopefully my last year on the cobbles! Still you and I both know an office job simply wouldn't feel right


Progress pictures tommorow- was thining of doing a couple of how-to posts aswell

[bozboz]

Bike stripped, some in a topbox the rest being painted.
I've mainly been doing cosmetics today and yesterday as its been such nice weather to help cure the panels and fram ein the heat from the sun!!!
Heres the pics:


Tommorow will be the real rebuild. Rebuild both calipers(and paint them). Rebuild the forks(paint the lowers). Rebuild the clutch and hopefully if I have enough time check the valve clearances- I will try and write up some how-tos for these procedures.

One thing I am wondering is how to clean the radiator without damaging the fins, any ideas?

also, the spikes on the mudguard are inch long and metal, not sharp but whould they cause me to fail an mot? They were a good idea at the time but now im not to sure if they are such a good idea!

[rj2para (Bisto)]

How to's would be great.

Feel free to start a new technical How To Board if you want. If you want any help with layouts just send me a pm.

The new pipes look great already.

With reference to the radiator. How about a warm water mist sprayer and a small paint brush to clean it with?

Spikes How about a cork on each one for the MOT ;D Sorry not a clue.

I will need to update your project page.

www.hondantv.co.uk/bozbozproject1.php

[bozboz]

@ rj2para (Bisto): Its gr8 I'm featured on the site, thankyou! !

As for the cork idea thats what I was considering - on ebay you can get mini bottles from china with little corks!!!

The radiator I might soak first in warm water then as I dont have a sray other then a hose or a power jet (both of which might do the fins in with my heavy hands!!!)

The pipes pictured will just be for the mot, I've just won a full set of carbon termingoni race pipes which will go alot nicer with the matt black me thinks. Thats another thing - I now need to make my own linkage pipe as my exhaust guy isnt free till next weekend(no good)!

How tos/updates coming tonight!

[rj2para (Bisto)]

Update on the spikes. I spoke to my MOT man and he said while he could not see an MOT reason for failing it on the spikes. The general feeling is the boys in blue would not be that impressed.

I still think the new seat / pipes look great.

[oddjob1]

wish i could afford to do mine up similarly..btw i think the fairing is made by skidmarkz

[jay85]

Hi like what your doing there i was wondering what your doing with the original as i sorely need a seat for my bike ?