Hi

Been offered an MC16 (I really like the 16 and the 18 ) that needs a full going through, all there but tatty and the motor needs a re-build. No concerns about the mechanical side of the re-build but wondered what parts availability was like and what if anything is interchangable engine wise from the later (and possibly better parts availability?) models.

Cheers

Barry

Hi Barry, plenty of bits will chop and change, an mc18 top end (with carbs, heads etc) makes a good upgrade to the mc16, although there is a possibility of the mc16 ignition system not being up to the job (and why I'm fitting a pgm2 off an mc18 to mine).

You can upgrade most of it, the mc18 swingarm and forks go in as do the later 17" wheels. I'm fitting the mc21 swingarm to mine to aid exhaust clearance, bit more of a ball ache but worth it in the end.

They are pretty well built (it is a honda after all...) and bits do appear from time to time, obviously not as easy as the rgv to get parts but still enough to get by with.

Oh, pistons fit throughout the range, certainly up to the mc21 so no problems there with supplies. TYGA do a good top end rebuild kit with all genuine parts.

I've got a load of mc16 stuff surplus if you need any bits.

Paul
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A lot of Mk1 MC18 (R2/4J) stuff will work with an MC16 Barry, as Paul's already said. Crankcases for the MC16 are unique however, as the engine is solidly mounted, unlike the later models.

MC16 pistons do actually differ to the other models, but not in any detrimental way, and any piston/rings from any NSR (including MC28) are a direct fit.

Good bodywork is the real pain to find, as are CDI packs, but pretty much anything else can be found floating around the usual places.
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Thanks both, sounds like a goer then.

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