New Toy - Honda NSR250 - MC18

What an interesting and rewarding journey this project has been. When first asked what I thought about this particular bike, sadly knew little about them. Should we buy it and if we do, what then! Well we did buy it and a decision was taken to try and do a project for the forum, and for ourselves.
No need for me to elaborate on what transpired along the way, Chris has covered that extensively and kept all abreast of our progress. Fast forward to last week end when the painted panels were delivered and the hours spent putting our project bike together. The immense pride we felt and sense of satisfaction was clear for all to see.
The number of HIGH FIVES , lost count couple that with the smiles on our dials, bloody good week end.
Would we do another one, in a flash.
Right from the beginning Chris had a vision and I think we came very close to fulfilling it, a fun journey culminating in a great outcome. Doesn't get much better.
                                                Phil

 

Hey Chris, if you and your helpers can cram another well done into your heads, well done, it looks great. My only critism would be that you did yours before I have even started mine I'll get stuck into mine soon I hope but I did buy a T500 at the Gatton swap so it may wait a tad longer.

A couple of questions if I may, did you do any work to the frame apart from general cleaning. Paint, powdercoat??
What was wrong with the servo that you needed to replace, what was it doing or not doing etc.

 

nice one  chris go give it some beans and make the stroker sing like they supposed to  :Thumbs_up:

 

that rothmans bike looks great always liked those ns400r that honda built  not sure if you got them here or not in the rothmans paint

 

I love what you've done with it Chris, if you do plan on trying to move the nsr on, let me know because I can get my hands on an rgv to swap, I'd really love an nsr in my garage, especially an original one, my next project will be an original zxr250, will try to make a zxr250r, seat cowl is easy, but they had larger diameter carburators and a gearbox with different ratios in 1st and 2nd which will be very hard to reproduce!

 

nice one chris i bet its a little rocketship now  :Thumbs_up:

 

                                                    THE NSR PROJECT
Having worked alongside Chris on this bike for sometime  and watched it come together as we had planned, it dawned on me that even after getting it registered I hadn't ridden yet. So a couple of weeks ago I got my chance whilst helping Chris sort a few small issues out. Chris took it for a test ride and returned happy that all seemed well with our NSR. OK, my turn. Chris kept saying, you gotta rev it, so rev it I did and found an open stretch of road and away I went. As the revs rose in 2nd to around 7000rpm I received a giant boot up the backside and it just kept doing it in 3rd then 4th. The exhilaration was growing and a smile I couldn't get rid of. Having never taken steroids, I was certain the NSR had, often!!. Have ridden my fair share of bikes over the years, nothing prepared me for this intense exhilaration. This thing HONKS!!!!!! and I kinda want to do it again, SOON.    :Thumbs_up:

 

What do you think of it now you have been riding it for six months?
Have you done any track days on it yet?

 

:drool:

The black seat looks out of place.

 

Hi Kiffsta,


You are an inspiration mate, I just bought an MC18 in bits with plans to put it back together and get it back to its former glory. Then I came across this thread 


Would you know roughtly how much you paid to have your tank painted and stickered? and I would like to get intouch with the guys that painted yours because they did a brilliant job. I am also in brisse.


Thanks, and I hope you don't sell it anytime soon. I just came back to a 250 after a k4 GSXR750. There's nothing like em.


Cheers,

 

kiffsta just browsing the web looking for parts for NSR and saw your reno.
Looks amazing and just what Im about to embark on. Would love to pick your brains on the workings of the little Honda as Ive never had one just been a Yam, Kwak and Suz man.

Would be grateful of a reply.

Oh and Im on northside of Briz.

 

I havent quite got it yet.
It should be on its way north soon I hope.

But thanks and will be in touch.

 

I am keen to see how you get on too Brizfox. I'm currently putting an MC18 back together as well. I am in East Brisbane so not too far away.