The Official 4zilch Garage

Strut your greasy stuff!
User avatar
goIftdibrad
Chief Master Soft Brain
Chief Master Soft Brain
Posts: 16746
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:01 am
Drives: straight past the apex

4zilch wrote: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:44 am
Apex wrote: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:11 am

Zilch has been the broiest of the bros rollin’ coal in his Cummins.
:dat:

I had moar :truk: than just about anyone on DFD. It’s unlikely, I’ll ever own one again.
#metoo
brain go brrrrrr
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

D Griff wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:16 am
4zilch wrote:
Side note: I’d be surprised if that bike made it home without falling over in the bed of the truck. Non-ratcheting, pull-tight straps + rain. :nope:
:aintcare: :waxer:
:dat:
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
Apex
Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak
Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak
Posts: 29815
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:36 pm
Drives: Abominable
Location: NJ

Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:28 am
4zilch wrote: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:44 am

:dat:

I had moar :truk: than just about anyone on DFD. It’s unlikely, I’ll ever own one again.
#metoo
:wat:
dubshow
Senior Master Sirloin
Senior Master Sirloin
Posts: 11074
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:18 am
Drives: All of them

4zilch wrote: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:44 am
Apex wrote: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:11 am

Zilch has been the broiest of the bros rollin’ coal in his Cummins.
:dat:

I had moar :truk: than just about anyone on DFD. It’s unlikely, I’ll ever own one again.
and moar harleys.

:sad:
dubshow
Senior Master Sirloin
Senior Master Sirloin
Posts: 11074
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:18 am
Drives: All of them

Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:28 am
4zilch wrote: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:44 am

:dat:

I had moar :truk: than just about anyone on DFD. It’s unlikely, I’ll ever own one again.
#metoo
#fakenews

you had 1, once.
Ive had 2 now.

trav had 3? iirc.
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

dubshow wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:38 am
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:28 am

#metoo
#fakenews

you had 1, once.
Ive had 2 now.

trav had 3? iirc.
GMC Sonoma
OG Chevy Colobrado
Doge Ram 3500 :truk:
Doge D250

#tinytrailer4lyfe
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
goIftdibrad
Chief Master Soft Brain
Chief Master Soft Brain
Posts: 16746
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:01 am
Drives: straight past the apex

dubshow wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:38 am
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:28 am

#metoo
#fakenews

you had 1, once.
Ive had 2 now.

trav had 3? iirc.
more as in capable of doing things, not just score keeping the #'s
brain go brrrrrr
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:47 am
dubshow wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:38 am

#fakenews

you had 1, once.
Ive had 2 now.

trav had 3? iirc.
more as in capable of doing things, not just score keeping the #'s
:meatspin:
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

Ordered some specialized tools, parts, and maintenance items for the new bike. A few minor things need to be gone through and inspected :excited:
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

Masochism: (in general use) the enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome.

Travis semi-impulsively bought a JDM thing.

This was not the original plan. After selling the KTM, my plan was to buy an Aprilia Tuono, but I stumbled across one of these in a local craigslist ad - it turned out to be a scam, but never-the-less, the seed had been planted. I figured the opportunity had passed, but I gave google a search and happened upon a guy in Boston with one for sale. An email followed by a phone call later, I knew things were legit. Fortunately, I had a friend near the seller (who also happens to own one of these) willing to go give the bike a once over. Thumbs up were given, then the hand-wringing started.

$7500 for a 24 year old Japanese exotic
But they're only going up in value
What need does this really fill? You already have a 50-ish horsepower analog thing
Try it, worst case is you break even if it's not for you
Still a lot of money for an old slow thing that's going to need a bit of work
But it's mostly cleaning and maintenance stuff (things you do on any used bike purchase)
The majority of my moto friends that also happen to be Honda enthusiasts tell me it's a great idea :yeahok:
Fuck it, these don't come along often in the US, particularly with a title.

So I bought it.
Some :fax:
1994? Honda RVF400R (NC35)
400cc 90* V4 w/ gear driven cams that revs 14,500 and makes about 60 horsepower.
It's modeled after the RVF750R homologation special of the same era. Back when Honda did interesting things. Nearly everything on the bike is a 7/8ths scale version of it's larger cousin.
The bike was only built for the Japanese market but has found its way to other countries as imports. These bikes are still running around in SE Asia, the UK and Australia along with a small number in the US.

The bike has a fair amount of aluminum oxidation as would be expected on a bike that's made 1 or 2 trips across oceans. My best guess is that this bike spent time in the UK before coming to the US - reasoning is because the frame slider has the UK manufacturers phone number and the bike's speedometer has been converted from KPH to MPH.

The bike starts and runs great, so it mostly needs some TLC.
Issues that need to be addressed:
Leaky left fork seal - already started
Oil change
Coolant flush
General cleaning - I don't plan on going through every nut and bolt, but I do want to get as much oxidation cleaned up as possible.
New tires
Brakes
Body work - The current work is cheap Chinese plastic. It's very brittle and has some cracks due to a tip-over from the PO. I have a new set of Chinese plastics that seem to be of better quality, the only issue is that the green on the plastics doesn't match the green on the tank.

Pics to follow.
Last edited by 4zilch on Mon Oct 15, 2018 1:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

Image

Less than 24 hours after getting it home
Image

Fork disassembled
Image

An Ogre installed the upper bushing - replacements on order.
Image



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
troyguitar
Command Chief Master Sirloin
Command Chief Master Sirloin
Posts: 20088
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:15 pm
Drives: Trek Domane
Location: Swamp

:fuckyeah: :stig:
User avatar
SAWCE
Command Chief Master Sirloin
Command Chief Master Sirloin
Posts: 21776
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:26 pm
Drives: Ebombtra
Location: The mountains

Yeah I'm not a bike guy, but this is coal.
User avatar
Apex
Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak
Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak
Posts: 29815
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:36 pm
Drives: Abominable
Location: NJ

That's pretty cool! :neat:
User avatar
goIftdibrad
Chief Master Soft Brain
Chief Master Soft Brain
Posts: 16746
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:01 am
Drives: straight past the apex

this is really cool
brain go brrrrrr
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

For those curious about the sound
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
Johnny_P
Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak
Chief Master Sirloin of the Wasteful Steak
Posts: 40489
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:52 am
Drives: Blue short bus
Location: Philly

:megusta:
dubshow
Senior Master Sirloin
Senior Master Sirloin
Posts: 11074
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:18 am
Drives: All of them

4zilch wrote: Mon Oct 15, 2018 1:38 pm For those curious about the sound
Sounds like my grom dude.

How are you ever going to be fast on anything other than a liter of cola?
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

Already running into discontinued parts. Dis gonna be fun.
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
dubshow
Senior Master Sirloin
Senior Master Sirloin
Posts: 11074
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:18 am
Drives: All of them

4zilch wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:54 am Already running into discontinued parts. Dis gonna be fun.
I was curious about that as well. And sadly honda is one of the better ones about legacy support
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

dubshow wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:52 am
4zilch wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:54 am Already running into discontinued parts. Dis gonna be fun.
I was curious about that as well. And sadly honda is one of the better ones about legacy support
oh yeah, parts will be a struggle, but baring anything catastrophic with the engine and trans there's a fair amount of NOS stuff out there as well as a bit of aftermarket. Fortunately is mechanically good order - it is still a Honda afterall.
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
Melon
Trollistrator
Trollistrator
Posts: 10884
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:09 pm
Drives: Blue things, Orange thing
Location: 2' Underwater

4zilch wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:54 am Already running into discontinued parts. Dis gonna be fun.
I've had great luck on eBay with a lot of NLA parts for the E30.

They made a few more E30's doe.
4zilch wrote: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:46 am I'm a fucking failure.
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

Melon wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:55 am
4zilch wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:54 am Already running into discontinued parts. Dis gonna be fun.
I've had great luck on eBay with a lot of NLA parts for the E30.

They made a few more E30's doe.
Yeah, there’s a fair amount of stuff on eBay. Major chassis or power train stuff is pretty rare - if things are found, they’re usually in the UK, Australia, or Japan.

There is one guy in the US that appears to travel to defunct dealers around the world and collect rare bike parts for inventory.

Edit: also thanks to Honda being Honda, there are some parts that are common across multiple motorcycles that were sold in the US. You just gotta know what to look for and do the research in the parts manuals.
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
User avatar
Melon
Trollistrator
Trollistrator
Posts: 10884
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:09 pm
Drives: Blue things, Orange thing
Location: 2' Underwater

4zilch wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:01 pm There is one guy in the US that appears to travel to defunct dealers around the world and collect rare bike parts for inventory.
God bless those people.
4zilch wrote: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:46 am I'm a fucking failure.
User avatar
4zilch
First Sirloin
First Sirloin
Posts: 6241
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:42 am
Drives: Ford Party ST
Location: God’s Country

Melon wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:04 pm
4zilch wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:01 pm There is one guy in the US that appears to travel to defunct dealers around the world and collect rare bike parts for inventory.
God bless those people.
:dat:
As the only published author in a well-known motorcycle publication in the room...
Post Reply