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- Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:19 am
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Riding help...leaning
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3765
Re: Riding help...leaning
Standard tyre sizes work best with the standard wheel sizes, if you go wider the contact patch maybe smaller is it can pull the tyre I. A bit and in effect possible less grip, you could go taller with a 180/60 profile which will make the bike turn in quicker, but std is a safe bet. Bridgestone S22 i...
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 10:55 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22707
- Views: 2193220
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Put my Storm up for sale on here
Sadly It needs to go I may have a short ride on it in the next few days but I know I will love riding it.
https://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=45457
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Sadly It needs to go I may have a short ride on it in the next few days but I know I will love riding it.
https://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=45457
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- Sat Jul 23, 2022 10:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22707
- Views: 2193220
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Nice work Jamie
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- Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:18 pm
- Forum: Items For Sale
- Topic: Selling my Storm (SOLD BUT PLEASE READ 2ND POST)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 780
Selling my Storm (SOLD BUT PLEASE READ 2ND POST)
I do love this bike and when I go out on it I have a great time, I don’t ride it much though and due to some sad health issues I can’t see be riding it much again, maybe one or two times and not far. It will be looking for a loving home, it currently has less than 11000 miles, have MOT, service hist...
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:02 pm
- Forum: The Workshop Knowledgebase
- Topic: scottoiler
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1998
Re: scottoiler
Scottoiler crap, will cause grief and keep stopping..
Nice idea but they never work for long and are expensive.
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Nice idea but they never work for long and are expensive.
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- Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22707
- Views: 2193220
Re: what have you done to your
Thanks for your advice Malcolm, the reason the calipers look mint is because I've already done the toothbrush on the pistons and done the bobbin dance + fluid [emoji1] I figured the next step would be the seals as maybe they're a bit old? I'll recheck the front wheel seating, as I did get a bit whe...
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22707
- Views: 2193220
Re: what have you done to your
Had the day off work today and I'm now determined to crack on with the Firestorm! Part 1: Made a start with recovering my seat base. Gave up on that pretty quickly as I can't seem to shape the foam with any of the basic tools I have. A hacksaw blade just tore it up and a new Stanley blade wouldn't ...
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:56 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Airbox intake snorkel taped up. Why???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 927
Re: Airbox intake snorkel taped up. Why???
Did you replace the filter like for like ?, sounds like you need to go back to how it was then to get it spot in go to a rolling road carb specialist to get the bike properly set up
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- Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:49 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Riding help...leaning
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3765
Re: Riding help...leaning
Mismatched tyres are not ideal, especially when one is new the other squared off.. get a pair on there, some makes and types curl more than others even if they say they are the same size.. if you want road sport then Bridgestone S21 sport/touring then Michelin pilot road 4, in between Mich road 5.. ...
- Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:55 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Keep checking your tyres.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1343
Re: Keep checking your tyres.
I have not seen such an old firestorm wheel in such as new condition with original paint, you must have it wrapped in cotton wool 😂 the paint was so thin at the very least you’d get sort of spider corrosion under the paint. Well done on keeping it so nice 👍 . Digital photo's can be deceiving, altho...
- Sat Jul 16, 2022 10:05 am
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Keep checking your tyres.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1343
Re: Keep checking your tyres.
I have not seen such an old firestorm wheel in such as new condition with original paint, you must have it wrapped in cotton wool the paint was so thin at the very least you’d get sort of spider corrosion under the paint. Well done on keeping it so nice
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- Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:54 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22707
- Views: 2193220
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Nice looking lid Al, matches your bikes well
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- Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:43 am
- Forum: Racing
- Topic: Ding Dong round 5 WSBK
- Replies: 2
- Views: 596
Re: Ding Dong round 5 WSBK
And a couple of wild cards, Tarzan Mackenzie and a bit of a wasted one in Peter Hickman. No offence to Hickman he’s a very good BSB rider and the roads he’s exceptional but he’s never going to be a WSB rider whereas his team mate Ryan Vickers is still young and may one day make the breakthrough. I g...
- Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:17 pm
- Forum: The Welcome Inn
- Topic: new to the forum
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2126
Re: new to the forum
Honda commissioned RS performance to sort the bikes, they were repainted and had many goodies bolted on but on the Firestorm there was No engine work done, not even sure they altered the jetting but the Remus cans are long and work fine with stock carbs. RS we’re at the time running BSS CBR600’s and...
- Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:12 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Newbie - General VTR questions...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1508
Re: Newbie - General VTR questions...
Sort forks for £100. K tech linear springs, 10wt fork oil and a 140mm air gap and your there 👍 Rear shock a Nitron is best on a budget but over £400 (doesn’t feel budget) If you spend £500 it’ll be very well spent then if you sell the bike later on sell the Nitron separate and get some money back. .