As they say on Dragons Den "I'm out" as I have already been down the Moriwaki from Japan route
Buyer likely to be charged import duty and VAT on the total purchase price so will need to feel even more flush
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- Wed May 01, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Anyone feeling flush??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1301
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: VTR facebook page bans any non VTR posts!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5214
Re: VTR facebook page bans any non VTR posts!
Be warned that up my neck of the woods I can report any negative comments on my blue firestorm as a hate crime
Mind you if all Scots police are tied up with that desktop administration there should be less doing speed checks
Mind you if all Scots police are tied up with that desktop administration there should be less doing speed checks
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22483
- Views: 1856411
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Great job - I did the same a while back, a repeated blast of plusgas over a week, also cut a sponge into a small cube, popped in a wee bag and gaffer taped to the studs, worked a treat :thumbup: To remove I gently tightened the studs a bit then backed off...must say it was a relief as I had read som...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:02 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: part number for Honda manual?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1744
Re: part number for Honda manual?
My understanding is that the superhawk is the US name for the firestorm so they are the same bike. I expect if there are any minor differences between US and UK models the service manual will highlight them. 61MBB06 specifically refers to the USA in some instances for tooling part numbers but also g...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: part number for Honda manual?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1744
Re: part number for Honda manual?
Tried to get a new OEM Honda manual in the UK but no luck. I ended up using ebay and getting a manual from the States. My firestorm model is 2003 so I opted for the manual part number 61MBB06 which covers bike years 1998 to 2004. The seller sends the manual internally in the states to ebay internati...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22483
- Views: 1856411
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Got out on the firestorm, its first short ride of '24 :D Indicator dashboard light was flashing like mad, front nearside not working. First call when I got home was to search this forum for that issue, could be bulb, relay or crusty connection. After faffing about removing lens covers, checking and ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22483
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Washed the Firestorm chain with kero, dried and relubed with gear oil. I'll probably need to redo the chain sooner than using a stickier lube as the gear oil will fling like the billy-o. Like a lot of folks I like to treat my bike to a gadget every now and then and as I was in chain cleaning mode I ...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22483
- Views: 1856411
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
After reading Chris's post I wheeled the firestorm outside and started it up this morning and let it run till the fan kicked in, no starting issues thankfully. I have had battery troubles in the past and think that I probably ruined the previous expensive battery by having it permanently on an optim...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22483
- Views: 1856411
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Not sure if this qualifies as what I have done, more like what I might be able to do in the future :D I got an immaculate NOS Honda Service manual delivered from the USA today as a crimbo present to myself. Already have various pdf versions of the manual but I find it easier to read in book form the...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:07 am
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: OEM Heated Grips - Fitting Help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1883
Re: OEM Heated Grips - Fitting Help
Thanks Tony, I am waiting for the right part number sub-harnesses for the 03 Firestorm to arrive as the ones that I had were for a different bike. Luckily they are still available and not too expensive (around a tenner for the pair). I couldn't work out from the sub-harnesses I had if they were 'plu...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: OEM Heated Grips - Fitting Help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1883
OEM Heated Grips - Fitting Help
Hi - I have a set of OEM Honda heated grips for my 03 Firestorm and am looking for some advice to help me fit them. The Honda instructions that came are not fully clear and at some points refers you back to the read the Firestorm service manual. I can't find any reference in the main service manual ...
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22483
- Views: 1856411
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
In the style of Viz top tip...run the engine and use your cold blower then hey presto it's a heated blower for free
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22483
- Views: 1856411
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Spring will be here in a flash :thumbup: Been doing winter prep too, after washing the firestorm I waxed the wheels with regular liquid turtle wax. I use Pocket Rocket (WD type of stuff) and to give the metal bits a spray/wipe including the titanium exhaust as it keeps it all rust free. I did an oil...
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:28 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Blue tooth ear buds
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1005
Re: Blue tooth ear buds
+1 on the Sena blutooth/mesh headset, never used a headset before this year and a mate told me to get one (and a quad lock) for a trip we were going on. I initially rubbished the idea but am a complete convert now. Some helmets have an exact space where the ear piece goes and other have a general ar...
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:50 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what will get you through winter?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14315
Re: what will get you through winter?
This time of year I use my leaf blower to dry the bike after a wash, its 2 stroke power blasts the water off Doesn't fully dry it but gets rid of pretty much most of the water and a quick whizz round with a chamois drys it. I can see the appeal in a heated drier though