Essential mods?

zixxer · Post by **zixxer** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:25 pm

Hi lads, I'd like to ask you what are the mods you have made to your Storms that you couldn't live without?

man from africa · Post by **man from africa** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:36 pm

my grand prix revolution remus exhausts.music to the ears

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:17 pm

The Renthal type bar conversion i have done has been good for me, i dont think i'd go back to clip-ons now

gl_s_r · Post by **gl_s_r** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:29 pm

For me it was the WP shock rear and WP reworked front legs.

slot · Post by **slot** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:31 pm

I guess it will be the manual CCT's, once there fitted

For the piece of mind factor !

Dave

Post by **sirch345** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:38 pm

Modified CCT's (my own design) for peace of mind

Chris.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:41 pm

43 Tooth rear spocket and a 4mm spacer under the rear shock.
Feels like you have another 15 HP and she goes around corners soo much better

Pete.l

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:51 pm

Even though I'm average height - first thing I bought was a Powerbronze flipup tinted screen to stop helmet buffeting at 80+ Not as trendy as a double-bubble but it does the job.

Not cosmetic but CCTs should be high priority for attention

Fender extender - to protect front cylinder/ starter from the worst muck.

At this time of year heated grips!

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:11 pm

Wicky wrote: helmet buffeting at 80+ !

Looking foward to that one in a few years!!

But best mod is straight through Carbon Can Co pipes. They come with a bit of baffling material in them, but that soon blows out.

As there's next to no Old Bill any more, and the cameras can't see how noisy it is, it's the best feelgood factor there is, IMO.

You can use it when you want , and crawl past on a whisper of throttle when you get spotted, either way it's a smile on yer face....

firestarter1977 · Post by **firestarter1977** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm

pete.l

where does this spacer fit ?? is it just a plate that sits right art the top of the shock where it bolts to the frame ?

would 5mm be acceptable as i can make one at work lol!!

cheers

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:05 am

You cna check out this post for plenty of ideas:

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=10855

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:36 am

firestarter1977 wrote:pete.l

where does this spacer fit ?? is it just a plate that sits right art the top of the shock where it bolts to the frame ?

would 5mm be acceptable as i can make one at work lol!!

cheers

Here you go F-starter. Try this link (a 5 mm spacer should be fine)

http://www.vtr1000.org/faq_sspacer.htm

Pete.l

firestarter1977 · Post by **firestarter1977** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:07 am

cheers chaps !

zixxer · Post by **zixxer** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:52 pm

would you believe that here in ireland you can run on any cans you want on any bike. cans that have 'Not For Road Use' stamped on them are perfectly legal here. so you can be as loud as you like.

im working on a streetfighter at the moment, that has a GSXR 1100 engine in it that runs through a set of sidewinders into a one off, straight through set of vance & hines with no baffles whatsoever.

but regarding the Storm. at the moment i have a set of hi-level art cans, the stainless steel ones, and the sound is quite nice. is there a dramatic difference between stainless and carbon in sound.

there are some pics of my fighter. i call her a ZSXR 1127 Zixxer.

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:57 pm

firestarter1977 wrote:
would 5mm be acceptable as i can make one at work lol!!

indeed it would... I use a 6mm one