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tony.mon wrote:Had an old Triumph with oval pistons.



Trouble is, the bores were round.....

I have heard that about Yamaha Thunderace too

Thanks Wicky, your a star! I will crack on again tomorrow, ran out of light today

I changed from an SV650 to the storm and its good but not what i was expecting. The gear change is awful and clunky and nowhere near as slick as the SV, the power doesn't seem to be a great deal more than the SV, its scary in the wet, hard work in town and the annoying rattle will probably see the s...

I am just about to do some investagative work on my storm's rattle and was wondering if there is an easy way to remove the fairings? I only have to remove the clutch cover and the thermostat housing. So far i have removed the crash bobbin and as many of the screws as i can get to but its solid. I ca...

Welcome from Norwich bud, i'm well up for a ride out next spring!

They weren't the ones on ebay the other week by any chance? Autosol marine shine polish works better than normal autosol when i stubbied and polished my Viper can on the SV. I polished mine using a polishing mop normally used for buffing paint and it worked a treat! Hope the pictures show up ok. Cho...

Took it to a local expert guru on bikes and he recons there is movement on the clutch basket possibly wear on it and its nothing to worry about. I will still take the thing apart at some point to dig a little deeper. Who's the expert then - I'm in Norwich too. Chris Sadd on the Sweetbriar Industria...

I took the bike to another bike repairers today and they spotted some raised bits on the clutch cover forcing the cover outwards where the clutch basket has obviously touched it which i hadn't noticed. could this be a failed bearing somewhere? The transmission is typically clunky between 1st and 2nd...

Replacing the clutch centre bearing in the basket isn't a big deal, the only slightly tricky thing is loosening the clutch centre nut. The bearing (from memory) isn't too bad in terms of price. You might just get away with replacing the top hat style bit that runs on the shaft. The bearing that fai...

I think its because of the reliability of the bikes that parts are so expensive, supply and demand and all that. It's a bit of a shocker all the same.

$h1t mate sorry to hear about your loss. I will keep my eyes peeled for you bud.

Took it to a local expert guru on bikes and he recons there is movement on the clutch basket possibly wear on it and its nothing to worry about. I will still take the thing apart at some point to dig a little deeper.

After listening to your video I'd be more inclined to strip and inspect the clutch next. Tony.mon had the main bearing break up on his bike so could be worth checking that while you're there, also check the oil pump chain and sprockets which are driven from the same main shaft as the clutch and che...

Noises haven't gone away I am going to take it to a mechanic tomorrow and get him to give it a listen, failing that i will drop the sump and clutch housing to have a poke around. I will see what he says about the chasing thing you mentioned then. Watch this space!

Oh well I suppose I've got something to do on Sunday now. How did you get on bud? One Q; what temperature does yours sit at running on dual carriageways as mine was on just under the quarter last night. Seems a bit low. Going to work tonight 15 miles of mainly dual carriageway's it stayed around th...