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@@bmw540ise yes that was a nice surprise, that will save a lot of time not having to clear out all the coolant galleries and pipes.

@@bmw540ise yep it is abit tight sometimes especially if the weather is to bad to leave my triumph out in the rain. Anyway hope you enjoy having a laugh at my videos.

@@biker_dan yes mate only did 5yrs but saw enough ethnic cleansing to last me a lifetime. I presume you mean Preston in Lancashire, I live in Preston Paignton Devon. Good on him for keeping with the TA. Cheers mate

@tedsshed68 yes Lancashire, hey 5 years or more than most, lot of kids these days could do with a few years in the services to discipline them..

@ not wrong there mate.

@@biker_dan she certainly is going to be a big job and hopefully I will do it justice and restore to a good (not mint) condition. Fingers crossed.

The NC21 wasn't that popular as a grey import - possibly partly as by the time the grey import market really took off the NC21 was already old. There were 2 that went through the auction at the classic car show at the NEC last weekend. Looks like a fair few mirrors on Jauce, and even a few fairing subframes for not that much (although fees will add up) Rebuilds have a habit of getting expensive. I am working on my FZ750 at the moment and sorting out the seals, pistons and hoses for the brake and clutch hydraulics will cost the best part of £400!

@ yes that’s correct. A grey import. Trying to find information on them can be a bit tricky. Until I actually saw this bike I didn’t know they did a VFR 400 with standard swingarm. Once this project is completed I might try and find a nc24 in my price range for the next project.

@@tedsshed68 I have seen a fair few NC21s around over the years (10~15 years ago I was offered one for sale locally), but not on the road for a while. I have a VFR400 NC30 workshop manual (as the NC30 was officially imported) but you might struggle with the NC21. Think they were imported to New Zealand so there might be some chance of a workshop manual in English. Good luck

@ they don’t seem to be worth very much even in good running condition and I think I will be spending more on the bike than it is really worth but that’s always a chance that you have to take but to be honest I’m not doing this project to make money. It gets me out of the house for a couple hours a week ( if I’m very lucky ).

@@tedsshed68 , I think the same applies to most restorations. Certainly applies to my FZ750, and as I have owned that since 1990 and I have a fair few spare parts floating around already there is no purchase price to include and I can avoid some of the parts cost. Suspect it will still cost me at least 25% more to restore it than it will be worth afterwards. But I would feel like I was letting the bike down if I didn't sort it out.

@@johnr4459 not wrong on the frustration part mate. Hopefully you will see the hassle I had getting the front header pipes off in part 3 of the strip down. Blood and sweat but no tears yet .

@@bmw540ise thank you, I only hope that I can do a good enough job for people to enjoy this project.

Sorry for not replying sooner, these were just cheap pipes off eBay, about £60 for the pair. Unfortunately I had to go back to standard exhaust as having a lot off blow back when riding and one cylinder started playing up with constant clogged up spark plug. I don’t have anybody near me that can sort out the fuelling etc so I can put these back on. My bike is a 04 (carbs not EFI) so it will probably need re jetting and a dyno test.

You’re right, and I should know better.

It should be 12 not 22

Give these guys a shout, they have now taken over from Triumph Twin Power. ultimatetwinperformance.co.uk

Thankyou for liking the video. I personally don’t know if this is still an issue with the 865’s but I got this kit from TTP ( Triumph Twin Power) who have now stopped trading but UTP ( Ultimate Twin Performance) have taken over supplying the stuff from TTP. I’m sure if you contacted them they will be in the know. Here’s the link to there site ultimatetwinperformance.co.uk Hope this helps.

Thank you Ted.@@tedsshed68

2013 models are the exact same design flaw so id definitely believe 2015 would be the same, although my 2007 has 98000km without issue so far

Yes you’re right, I ment to change that.

Just tissue paper

Waiting for the wife to buy shit loads of new towels we don’t need.

@@tedsshed68 Me too LOL 😂

Hi yes it did round off but as I had initially torqued it to the required amount and with the lock tight on it I have now left well alone. I did order a couple replacement bolts which I will keep until I take the cover off again in the future. I intend keeping this bike for a long time so I know there will come another occasion.

Best thing to do. 👍🏻. So annoying when it happens. I felt for you!! Enjoy the bike! (I’ve Got a 2022 T120!)

Cheers Colin, I absolutely love this bike and it being my first ever cruiser at the age of 55 I don’t intend selling her. I will on occasions do little jobs on the bike and put them on here , but I will soon be doing a project bike restoration on a Honda VFR 400R (NC21) which I’m looking forward to starting.

Yes no problems, so glad I’ve done this mod.

Yes it was the starter motor and once I had stripped it and cleaned out all the carbon from the bushes and fitted new bushes it all went back and had no further problems.