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by CCM spitfire 05
Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cam chain tensioners
Replies: 11
Views: 1376

Re: Cam chain tensioners

Guys I am not a clever person it turns out that the bike standing for 2 years didn't do the carbs any good so my main mistake was to not take the bowls of and give them a clean to be honest the float valves were seized with green corrosion I should of known to clean them. Heyho life is a lesson. Rid...
by CCM spitfire 05
Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cam chain tensioners
Replies: 11
Views: 1376

Re: Cam chain tensioners

Hi Guys I have managed to fit the cct,s but I seem to have a fuel leak 16267928707885343983362216306784.jpg Well it's pouring out of the two pipes inbetween the carbs photo above. So it's not strictly a leak it only does it when turning engine over I wonder if it is the float valves sticking but I d...
by CCM spitfire 05
Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:46 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Say hello
Replies: 11
Views: 2211

Re: Say hello

:!: guys I may have been a bit over ambitious but I ain't giving in the cct are almost fitted and doing so I realised how well built by very small handed people these vtr firestorms are I hope that I can do the bike justice.
Ride on brothers and sisters πŸ™‚
by CCM spitfire 05
Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cam chain tensioners
Replies: 11
Views: 1376

Re: Cam chain tensioners

Hey guys thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction πŸ˜€. I have to say that my fat hands don't help with working on my vtr but aren't honda's well engineered mine has done 30000 miles plus but the cams hardly have any marks on them. The link that I was given for the cct replacement is spot ...
by CCM spitfire 05
Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cam chain tensioners
Replies: 11
Views: 1376

Re: Cam chain tensioners

Thanks 😊.
I mean to do a good job so I will probably read more times than that also I am a bit slow 😁
by CCM spitfire 05
Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cam chain tensioners
Replies: 11
Views: 1376

Cam chain tensioners

Hi Guys I have to admit I have very limited experience being involved in a forum so please excuse me. I have joined this forum and must be honest here to help me achieve my goal which is to turn my 2004 vtr into as best I can a scrambler but at the moment I am stuck at the first hurdle I have obtain...
by CCM spitfire 05
Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:51 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Say hello
Replies: 11
Views: 2211

Re: Say hello

Well I am going to cheat so I think I will make a new tank out of plate aluminium and make a new subframe to raise the seat hight but I haven't really planned past that so I don't know if I will have to reposition the foot pegs or not I am certainly not changing the fork angle. But to start with I n...
by CCM spitfire 05
Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Say hello
Replies: 11
Views: 2211

Say hello

Hi everyone I am not very computer friendly so don't normally do forums but I have had to man up because I have started a vtr project I would like to turn my 1998 firestorm into a scrambler motor cross looky likey bike so I really need advice.
Hope that doesn't piss you all of. πŸ˜€