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I have two, none of which are connected to any bike... The ironic part is that I have been looking for six years for one... And now two turns up...

Nice blackface tup there :thumbup: I used to have to shear them when I were a lad And no, shear is not a euphemism for shag.... That would be homosexual, you only shag the ewes :lol: Whatever it is, I imagine it would most definitely would be damned dangerous... Those things have a temper, and damn...

It's mine ! Tony knows a lot about Storms I'll ask him for some cleaning tips... Yep. If it starts going slower due to the amount of grit and mud, just ride it through puddles for a few days. It seems you my friend have the same cleaning policy I have... My bike gets a wash with the hose once a yea...

Old marines are hard to kill... So stop trying you fool... Get better, and get back on the bike ASAP...

i still say get a full USD front off a blade and a new Nitron shock and then get the bike to http://www.kais-ohlins.co.uk/ in atherton (mancheter) for new springs and set up With a newer USD set up your gonna get lighter wheel, better brakes, better forks, Less flex, more feel, slightly lower more ...

Just to confirm... If you do the 19L swap with the petcock from the newer bike, the only thing that changes is the location of the petcock and the extra line between it and the tank... Operation, and connected number of hoses remains the same otherwise... If you swap to a simple on/off, like the var...

Check breather hoses for kinks and bends... It indeed seems like you are getting back pressure in the tank, so those are the obvious culprits... Also, riding in wet weather, the ends benefit from being cut at an angle to make sure no drops of rain, or excess fuel gets caught there, by capillary forc...

Well, high or low pressure aside, it does actually work like described above... The coolant that has been pushed out when hot returns back into the engine when it cools, by back pressure... It is needed, but it doesn't need to be as big as it is, and it doesn't need to be placed there...

Kev L wrote:Do you reckon you'd get away without a war of words if you did something like this on the forum over the pond?

Nah, about halfway in, somebody would get their panties in a bind, and get nasty and personal... And then all hell would break loose... It's still fun, but not nearly as much...

Virt wrote:

Tweety wrote:
Nah... But it does get worse... And that's the worrying part...

Welcome to the madhouse...

Would you have it any other way?

Not really, no...

Virt wrote:You'll fit in well then, it rarely gets much better

Nah... But it does get worse... And that's the worrying part...

Welcome to the madhouse...

It's even easier to just use the but at the top and a big washer over the pipe if needed... No hammers involved... Just smoothly tighten down the pipe and bearing...

About a 3rd of these you could blame the rider for undertaking etc! Your right mate there are some real stupid moves in there from some of the bikers. Agreed that there are stupid moves on the behalf of the riders... But you are forgetting the fact that not all people drive on the wrong side of the...

I really can see no other reason, than for road debris/salts whatever... And potentially the bleed issue if you use a stock VTR/CBR caliper... I'd go for one meant for underslung mounting, with the bleed in the proper place, and be done with it...

It wont fill your pockets much at all with the current market, and like someone said already, if you like the bike, and the fact that it's a twin, you'd be hard pressed to find a replacement for decent money that makes you happy... So my verdict... New battery, new fluids and a filter change, clean ...