mine !
- firestarter1977
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i got my storm in december last year.
heres what i have done so far :
removed joes racing decals
had lower fairing and seat cowl sprayed
fitted new ccts and modified them with the internal stop
fitted permanent carb balancer lines
fitted new cush drive
2 tooth larger rear sprocket
new hagon rear shock with 3mm spacer
ktech springs, 7.5wt oil, reduced spacer, taper grind and lowered yokes 6mm
fork legs painted satin black
brakes overhauled
speedo healer
digi gear
acumen pd8
tomtom satnav
oil and filter change
my own modified remus titanium high level stubby cans
seat recovered
polished headers
shock linkage serviced
r1 R/R
my own bar risers
black double bubble
heated grips
mark
i got my storm in december last year.
heres what i have done so far :
removed joes racing decals
had lower fairing and seat cowl sprayed
fitted new ccts and modified them with the internal stop
fitted permanent carb balancer lines
fitted new cush drive
2 tooth larger rear sprocket
new hagon rear shock with 3mm spacer
ktech springs, 7.5wt oil, reduced spacer, taper grind and lowered yokes 6mm
fork legs painted satin black
brakes overhauled
speedo healer
digi gear
acumen pd8
tomtom satnav
oil and filter change
my own modified remus titanium high level stubby cans
seat recovered
polished headers
shock linkage serviced
r1 R/R
my own bar risers
black double bubble
heated grips
mark
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I'll bring mine up now your twiddling your thumbs we nowt to do
- firestarter1977
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hehe,
like i said fella, the shed it there to use , feel free to roll it in
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will have to sort a ccm ride out soon !!!
mark
like i said fella, the shed it there to use , feel free to roll it in
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will have to sort a ccm ride out soon !!!
mark
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Your bike is looking good Mark I bet it sounds good too, those must be the shortest can's I've ever seen on a non-streetfightered Firestorm
Chris.
Chris.
- firestarter1977
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cheers chaps. Yeah am happy with it so far.
Got 80 miles in on sat for its first run. Am very impressed with the mid range!
I never rode it far on stock suspension but what i have carried out seems good, tracks nice, rides hands off, turns in nice and no bottoming out on the front!
Chris . The pipes aint too loud, they are just nice. Inside i fitted perforated mesh over the internal pipe to damp the noise and also fitted some fabricated washers to the end cap to reduce noise further. And again am happy with them.
Timbo yeah its me lol well almost, thats my little lad, hes nearly 2 and he loves bikes lol, he was giving it a once over lol.
Jb , i have hammered that manual lol. Will have to meet up when the weather turns nice!
Cheers mark
Got 80 miles in on sat for its first run. Am very impressed with the mid range!
I never rode it far on stock suspension but what i have carried out seems good, tracks nice, rides hands off, turns in nice and no bottoming out on the front!
Chris . The pipes aint too loud, they are just nice. Inside i fitted perforated mesh over the internal pipe to damp the noise and also fitted some fabricated washers to the end cap to reduce noise further. And again am happy with them.
Timbo yeah its me lol well almost, thats my little lad, hes nearly 2 and he loves bikes lol, he was giving it a once over lol.
Jb , i have hammered that manual lol. Will have to meet up when the weather turns nice!
Cheers mark
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Look's bobby's Mark, Sam's eying the ignition, watch him you know what he's like for key's!
- firestarter1977
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fronty, you are right there matey !!!
made us both laugh that did !!
made us both laugh that did !!
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Thats a really impressive bike, I'm envious. I would appreciate it if you could let me know how you mounted your Tom Tom to the headstock. I've just bought a Garmin Quest and would like to do a similar mount.
2000 Honda VTR1000 Firestorm - SOLD
2009 Triumph Tiger 1050 - from two cylinders to three!
2009 Triumph Tiger 1050 - from two cylinders to three!
- firestarter1977
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tiger.
What i did was use a bit of 25 x 6 flat drilled to suit the front tank mounts. Then welded a rod to that which i had welded a 25mm solid bearing to. I then used heat shrink on the bearing to protect the ram mount. Bit of black paint. Job done.
If you have a ram mount its easy to swap between bikes due to the knuckle joint arrangement
I have run power for it too.
Cheers mark
What i did was use a bit of 25 x 6 flat drilled to suit the front tank mounts. Then welded a rod to that which i had welded a 25mm solid bearing to. I then used heat shrink on the bearing to protect the ram mount. Bit of black paint. Job done.
If you have a ram mount its easy to swap between bikes due to the knuckle joint arrangement
I have run power for it too.
Cheers mark
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Thanks Mark, that's a great idea.
2000 Honda VTR1000 Firestorm - SOLD
2009 Triumph Tiger 1050 - from two cylinders to three!
2009 Triumph Tiger 1050 - from two cylinders to three!
- firestarter1977
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no problem matey.
i got the bearing from bearing warehouse just round the corner from me free of charge lol.
am not sure if you have access to a tig welder but due to the bearing being hardened i just used the tig to weld on the rod. mig would do but wont be as nice finish although you wont see it anyhow.
iirc i drilled the holes central on the plate but i off set the rod about 2mm ( think i used 8 or 10mm rod ) in the 25mm side and it clears both tank and yokes fine. you might be able to just weld it on the c/l am not sure.
all i know is it works just fine for a ram mount.
hth
i got the bearing from bearing warehouse just round the corner from me free of charge lol.
am not sure if you have access to a tig welder but due to the bearing being hardened i just used the tig to weld on the rod. mig would do but wont be as nice finish although you wont see it anyhow.
iirc i drilled the holes central on the plate but i off set the rod about 2mm ( think i used 8 or 10mm rod ) in the 25mm side and it clears both tank and yokes fine. you might be able to just weld it on the c/l am not sure.
all i know is it works just fine for a ram mount.
hth
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lololol cheers jim, i thought i read on here that blue ones are the fastest haha
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