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Perfect Benny - Thanks for the detailed info! :thumbup: I've spoken to a local engineering shop who are going to get back to me soon (hopefully!) with a price for making a one off bolt this size... I'm working from home today, so I might just venture out at lunch and try the rear wheel spindle for f...

Hey Stevie - Yep, tis me.. :D It's a small world!! The 'cat was a fantastic bike, but it's totally different to the vtr. With the V-twin, there's always power available whereas on the cat you really had to be over 6k revs to be going anywhere quickly. The VTR also feels much smaller and lighter! Its...

Right.... Alt cover off, Alt rotor nut off, but I can't get the damn Alternator Rotor thing off... According to Mr Haynes, I need a rotor puller. Anyone any idea what size of thread it needs? Looks approx 12mm to me, but I'm not sure. Is there another way to remove it without a puller? Would I be ab...

Cheers for the reply - I'll try and get it off tomorrow! don't have any paraffin, would brake cleaner be ok?

The bike has done 38k miles, but only 5k in the past 7 years! More than likely it is going to be caked...

simo wrote:Welcome to the Forum and the RED Storm club.What neck of the woods is thou from?

haha, yeah - Aparently Red ones are the fastest?

I'm from Ayrshire - 30 miles south of Glasgow!

I'll get my profile setup properly one day.....

benny hedges wrote:welcome! and respect for getting stuck straight in with the spanners.
pics?

I'll get some pics taken and posted once she's all back together again.... At the moment it's in bits!

Hi all! I'm a firestorm newbie - just picked mine up yesterday morning! :biggrin Went out to the garage this morning expecting another funfilled day of V-Twin madness, but instead I got a new experience.... a flooded engine (my fault!) and a horrible noise from the bike when the starter motor is tur...

Hey folks, I've been on the hunt for a Firestorm after I chased Geordie round Ayrshire... the noise from the v-twin is awesome!! Picked mine up yesterday - 98, Red, high-level Evo Blue Flame exhausts.... Love it!! :biggrin ...well, I did love it till I flooded it this morning when trying to start it...