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The local lunatics used to jump off the bridge your parked by into the river during the summer.........I was never quite that stupid

Ran out of time today, had to get a few hours kip as working tonight but I'll get them tomorrow, that's the headlight that went through the mot but if I get pulled it's just a connector to seperate to switch the halo off

It's been a long long long time in coming with a few trials and tribulations along the way but it's finally finished, mot'd, taxed and insured.............pics to follow after I've picked it up later today but here's a little teaser - http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb218/thetenter/bike/received_...

Taxed and insured it in anticipation of tomorrow..........couldn't wait till Monday for the start of a new month

What's your worst quote.................
2001 Storm with a few modifications, value £2000, 5000 miles/year and £150 voluntary excess = £9600+

Would be even better if they'd resurface a few of the roads, but unfortunately that the same everywhere these days

this is how you do it - http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36967

Bargain, I paid £120 for same style without the extender a while back.........rather liked it till a muppet at work reversed into the front of the bike and fubar'd it

I'm with MCE and have their breakdown cover, complete and utter waste of time, after 40 mins waiting on someone even answering the bloody call I gave up and got recovered by a local guy

All you can do is to start with the easy stuff and work your way in. Take off the clutch cover and you can check the clutch, oil pump, rear cam chain and water pump. Then pull the alternator off and make sure that it's nice and tight on the crank shaft end. And once the alternator is off you can se...

Wicky wrote:Doesn't sound good - Have either of the two MCCTs unwound?

no, I did check that this afternoon inbetween fighting with the carbs.........

agentpineapple wrote: good luck mate....
take lots of pictures so you know what goes where, when you put it back together again....

you mean for insurance purposes when it spontaneously combusts...............

the way it sounded I'd already put money on it being a new engine job, the mcct's were fitted a couple of years ago and it's done a few miles in that time and there was no indication that was the problem, I know the sound of cam chain slap only too well from a previous bike :( But your probably righ...

Bike broke down at weekend, half hour after passing mot and getting taxed for the year :evil: it did restart after about 40 mins but only for a few seconds and sounded like a couple of full socket sets with a few spanners rattling around in a cement mixer........... It already has mcct's fitted by a...