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So I have added this video now I have the bike, my brother taking it down the road while I took the video to record the awesome sound of that engine. I love that sound more than anything!!

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Who has taken the 3 days this week as holiday and got a nice big holiday?

And what do you plan to do with the bike in this time?

Love that matt black charcoal paint.

I even like the different colour belly pan. Really smart bike.

Yeah exactly, what is the point in a rear brake that lasts forever but doesnt work?

I used to use my rear brake a lot, and really dont like how little it seems to work.

Think ill try braided hoses first - then if that still isnt enough - try some new pads.

The op storm meet?

I have just been reading about that, and I would love to come, but we're moving house and not sure ill be able to make it sadly

As much as I love my new Firestorm, I cant help thinking it is underpowered. There is nothing specifically wrong with it as it revs to the red line with no coughing or spluttering and pulls quite nicely, but it just not as much as I had expected. I expected more torque at low revs, and I expected mo...

Oh well - I noticed that mine was just visible on the side stand and full in the window with the bike level and crapped myself and thought I need to empty it, I had always kept it between the lines at level on the R1....

Guess I wont bother now

That sounds horrible. Hope you get things sorted mate and dont get banned for too long.

Did the filth pull the gixxer too or just you?

You're probably right that the braided hoses will make a big difference... When I say soft, I mean that the back brake feels as though it is almost non existant and the front just feels spongey and weak. I have bled them both, but havent changed fluid as it has been done recently, didnt make much di...

I dont know about the head bearing yet. I dont know how to tell if it needs doing or not...the steering feels fine? It would probably be a waste of £50 on a new head bearing if it didnt need one. The money might be better spent on some better brake pads or something because I dont really like how s...

Could anyone take a look at these and recommend which to get please? They are all aftermarket seals with big price differences and im slightly weary of getting crappy OEM parts that will leak. OIL SEALS - I assume i need 2 x 2 seals per fork? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-VTR1000-VTR-Firestorm-97-05-F...

Haha the list of jobs is getting longer and longer

Though I do need to do something with the brakes, they feel so spongey and weak compared to my R1. I want them nice and sharp.

Thanks for that AMCQ...that makes sense and answered my question

That doesnt sounds good tony, and that has got me worried that I should probably look at doing mine again now....workshop day anyone?

That doesnt sound a bad idea tony Is removing the sub frame and refitting quite easy? I was thinking that while I do this, I may as well take out rear shock and sort out the prolink bearing too. I remember removing a rear shock on a mates bandit and it was a nightmare to compress enough to get every...

Yep yours isnt as bad as mine by a long way

Are you going to take off the sub frame to do that or just paint the visible bits?