Hi guys,

Firstly, I want to say hi. I am a new member and I have been doing a bit of reading and the info available on this forum is unreal! So keep up the good work.

I have just bought my 2nd nsr, after selling the first to buy a gsx-r 750. Loved that bike but someone felt they needed it more than I did. Like I said, great bike, but I honestly think my old MC21 was more fun to ride, so here I am.

This time though, I bought a project bike. It is a Mk 1 MC18 that is mostly there, that came with a stack of bits, including a mk 2 frame with full loom, PGM 2, coils etc. Basically though, my question is:

The bike has been sitting for a long time from what I can gather, so there are a few things I plan to check before I try and start it. Namely, pull the pipes of and have a look in the cylinders for scuffing etc, if that is ok, then compression test (looking for somewhere between 100-140 on both cylinders), then going to check the coils with a volt meter as per one of the posts floating around, and put a drill on the oil pump to see if I am getting anything out there.

Is there anything else I need to do or check for before I try and get the old girl going? apparently it was running but a stationary drop cracked the water pump cover and it got put in the too-hard basket but you never know with these things.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Andrew