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Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:53 am » Post: #1 » Download Post

Hi everyone,

My name is Steve, I live in Leeds UK, I have just bought a MC16. I have an Aprilia SL1000 as my main road bike, so the NSR has been bought as a project to work on in my spare time. I'm planning a lot of mods with the plan to end up with a nice little bike to take to track days.

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Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:36 am » Post: #2 » Download Post

hey man nice paint job you have there! the sp paint work looks well on a 16, i never thought it would, but you changed my mind about the new paint job i wanted to do. can you post more pictures of different sides on. also a 16 owner.
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Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:50 pm » Post: #3 » Download Post

Welcome to the Forum Steve. Look forward to meeting up at some events later on.

May even have my MC16 done one day too! Rolling Eyes
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Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:52 pm » Post: #4 » Download Post

Thanks for the replys. Max, I'll email you later from my other PC and I'll send a few more pics of the bike. Its a nice looking paint scheme, although my bike is a lot better looking in the pics, its not so nice close up. Andy, glad to see another MC16 owner, looks like a lot of the bikes on this site are much later models. I've been looking at the bike this afternoon. I picked it up very cheap as a non running project. Got a spark no problem, so hopefully she'll be up and running in the next couple of weeks.

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Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:07 am » Post: #5 » Download Post

Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
Hi Steve
Good to see another NSR owner on the right side of the Pennies (eh fenton????)

I live not far from Leeds, maybe I'll see your NSR at Sherburn when you've finished it, I've got a MC11.....

That's the spare or repairs one from eBay isn't it? I was going to bid on that but I've got 3 bikes already and no more space. Have you got the engine running yet? The ad was very non-comittal about it.

Have fun - that's what NSR's are about!!!!!!!!!!

All the best

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Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:10 pm » Post: #6 » Download Post

Welcome, nice to see an older NSR.

I've also got a project bike (mc18) that should hopefully be running within a few weeks! (eh Andy Wink )

I'd post pics of my bike, but the bodywork it came with was bloody awful Embarassed

Hopefully see you at the odd track day in the future. Very Happy
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mc16 nice ebay price for the Daddy.

Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:22 pm » Post: #7 » Download Post

if you haven't ridden one of these before then you are in for a treat.

well come to the Daddy forum.

i like most of the people here have ridden and owned nice bikes but for the money i've got say i think the mc16 is a beauty on the road.

Okay zero torque but learning to keep the power on pipe is a joy and the brakes can stop the thing from 100mph like nothing else...honest.

and the honda twin vibe and sound is pure magic to the ears. mine is an 87 and just did my first 160 (distance that is) via eastbourne this weekend without any major problems and didn't get any oil on the silk shirt either.

don't think you'll get much in the way of trick parts for it unless you are prepared to pay, machine or spend plenty of hours on the tools. my advice standardise it and spend the money on petrol, insurance, tax, tyres, oil and quaility maintenance parts. it looks trick enough and lets face it, when it's on pipe nobody will see the blemishes or cracks.

Did the original freddy spencer rep have Honda MC11 astralite wheels...nice?

Andy can you put a separate page for mc16 owners.?
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Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:08 pm » Post: #8 » Download Post

Very Happy
My MC11 NS250F has Astralights which were normally only fitted to the NS250R.

As mine is a special edition Rothmans edition, they were fitted as standard to both.

I can't upload pictures as I don't know how.........

All the best

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Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:56 pm » Post: #9 » Download Post

I'd like to fit Astralights to my MC16, but they are rather narrow. I have a plan involving NS400 and VF1000 wheels, but whether I get round to it I just don't know.

I'll probably end up with white Magteks, or even just keep the MC21R wheels that are currently on it.

I've thought about splitting the forum into sections before, but the popular vote (is that the People's Popular Vote?! Very Happy) didn't want to change the current layout.
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Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:01 am » Post: #10 » Download Post

Please dont split it up, the MC28 one would only have one thread about how slow it is compared to the MC18 and MC21! Evil or Very Mad
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Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:51 pm » Post: #11 » Download Post

I've not got the bike running yet. I was hoping to bump start it. I bought a RD350 last year that had been stood for years. With fresh fuel and plugs it wouldn't start on the kick start but fired up easy with 5 mins running up an down the street. Both my nsr tyres are burst so I cant get the bike rolling yet. I plan to fit some modern 17" wheels, thinking 110 front and 150 rear, maybe from a 400cc import or an RGV. Then I'd like to try and get some more modern bodywork, and eventually end up with a 250 gp style look-a-like.
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Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:36 pm » Post: #12 » Download Post

I plan to fit some modern 17" wheels, thinking 110 front and 150 rear, maybe from a 400cc import or an RGV.


such blasphemy Shocked Shocked Shocked Laughing

Fitting 17" wheels to the '16 is a rather involving job I'm afraid. The rear would need a larger swingarm form a later model and the front would need matching discs and calipers adapted to fit the forks, again it might be easier to fit a complete front end from a later model.

Modern 250gp rep body work is available but not to bolt on to the '16, sorry.

If you want a modern looking bike it might be better to get the '16 running and then buy a '21 which is easier to get go faster/look nicer parts for. And as many on this forum will agree with, one NSR is never enough. Laughing Laughing

The best thing about the '16 is that it is now being viewed as a classic as it was the first modern 250 sports bike. It was only in production for a year and so getting bling parts for it is nigh on impossible, unless you are Andy Wink Wink
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Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:53 pm » Post: #13 » Download Post

stevepeanut wrote:I plan to fit some modern 17" wheels, thinking 110 front and 150 rear, maybe from a 400cc import or an RGV.


I`m going to be listing a ZXR250 upside-down front end on the classified section. I bought it when thinking of fitting it to an MC21.
Not going to bother now.
I bought it from nsrmik on this forum.
He`s fitted an MC16 stem. Got forks, yokes with `16 stem, wheel(110, i think), discs, M/cylinder & calipers.
Stanchions need re-chroming as they`ve pitted slightly. No oil leaks though.
Sorry for "touting for business" Andy, just going to post in classifieds now! Embarassed
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Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:58 pm » Post: #14 » Download Post

steve , where do you do your track days, i hope to take mine to oulton park next year, been taking my r6 there , the nsr,s would be great on there
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Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:20 pm » Post: #15 » Download Post

I've done quite a few, but only ever been to croft. I really want to do more, will have to use the aprilia for now. Think I might get a pickup truck next year, then drive it to other circuits with the bike on the back.
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