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Put some Holts tyre weld in a flat tyre recently the tyre was only a week old and the tyre repair shop would not repair it because of the tyre weld , according to him the stuff stops the glue from going off and he was not a allowed to repair the tyre' The manufactures of the tyre weld don't give any...

The Storm is still going strong , My Son is putting the miles on it and keeping it in good shape too.

The bike is doing well ,just over 400 miles this week.Its mush faster than the Hayabusa and stops a lot better. Still has a bit off vibration through the bars but it is very comfortable to ride for a few hours at a time. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/Bike/bmw006small_zpsa9f205d3.jpg...

Light and fast . a bit of vibration through the bars , quick shifter is nice but the build quality is not anywhere near as good as the Honda!

Just picked it up today my lad has the VTR he will have this in a couple of years time

Give Gunk a try, I use about 10% Gunk mixed with paraffin. Paint it on with an old paint brush and let it run through the links, then wash it off with a hose pipe...job done. Gunk is water soluble but costs about £12 for 2.5 l, but if you dilute the stuff with paraffin it is a lot cheaper, and still...

Thanks for the replies lads; he is 19 and has been on the road since 16 he has done a lot of miles (he gets through 9 litres a day on his 125). He should be fine on the storm, he has got over his falling off period when he was on the scooter! The storm is sitting in the garage doing nothing,so he mi...

Hi there , I have not been here for a while. Just looking into the possibility of my Son getting insured on the Storm after passing his bike test. It looks like he can insure it and he will have to get a restrictor to fit it (seen one on e bay). Are there any other riders on here who had the Firesto...

I saw them on the TV ,they were going down like skittles

They were all very well presented on the day, all very shiny

The Harley s look very slow compared to everything else, including the 125's

But they do bounce well.

a couple more from the day. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_6748bike.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_6783small.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_7094small.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_6808.jpg http://i142.photob...

benny hedges wrote:was there myself that day... your pics came out a little better than mine lol!
and yes, the lancaster was awesome

Thanks Benny, it was a nice day it was are first time at that end of the track

sirch345 wrote:Nice job Alan obviously they are showing for me. Thanks for posting your photo's.

Out of interest what lens are you using on your EOS 20D

Chris.

Thanks Chris.
It's a sigma 80-200 F2.8

For some reason, the photos are not displaying fully on my screen, can everyone else see them OK?

We had another good day at Oulton Park. The rain that spoiled the race day kept away for the qualifying. If you don't mind lads I will show a few of the pictures from the day: http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_6755small.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mowcop/IMG_7025smal...