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I just got a Draper wrench. Settings from 10 to 150. 1/2 inch drive plus a set of sockets from 12 to 34mm. The manual suggests that this range of settings will do just about all the nuts and bolts on the 'Storm. £30 for the wrench and £20 for the sockets from a local hardware store. Quality looks ...

D208's get my thumbs up. Done about a 1000 miles with minimal wear. Total confidence in the dry and no apparent skipping over white lines or banding in the wet. Had 010's on before and I reckon the 208's are better.

And they are cheap.

Nick.

I recently bought a standard black hugger from M&P for £49. They said it was made by Powerbronze but there are no identifying marks on it to confirm that. It fits fine and looks OK. The only negative comments I would make are that the bracket on the RHS is a bit agricultural (but most of it is ...

A guy at work has that combination on his R1. He reckons there are no problems and has done about 1500 miles with only minimal wear showing on the rear.

Nick.

Hi all. I've just ordered a Powerbronze hugger. Does any one out there have one of these fitted to their 'Storm? Was it easy to fit? Were there any problems that resulted in wombles about with the hugger or the bike? I am sure the thing will come with fitting instructions but I just wanted to check ...

Try David Silver Honda Spares supplier (davidsilverspares.co.uk). I bought a couple of the exhaust sealing rings a couple of weeks ago as well as the clamps. About £30 quid all in if I remember right.

Hope this helps.

Don't know about the compatibility, but Busters Accessories (08702 412040) are offering D208's for £150 delivered a pair (quote RM63). That's the best price I have seen and it's got to be better value than buying a rear 207 and worrying about compatibility or cocked up handling. You,ve probably onl...

Hi chaps.

Hel offer 3 different set ups for the front. Standard set up, 2 lines and one line with a caliper link line running over the front mudguard. Any views out there on which is the best set up or doesn't it matter?

Thanks.

Has anyone ever tried Maxxis covers? The adds say that they use the latest Japanese tire technology and they are bloody cheap. I have never seen a write up on them but Ride magazine did an article on the 'Storm a few issues ago and one of the bods who gave their view on the bike said he had fitted t...

Al.

Try Brasso. we use that at work to polish up carbon laminates where a good surface finish is required. It may not completley remove deep scratches but it will help to blend them in.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info. My previous bike was an '85 GSXR750 so the suspension on the 'storm feels like it's from a different planet anyway. My overall feeling on the suspension is that the back seems quite hard with very little sag. The front feels OK so far, no bottoming out or undue squidginess and i...

Hi all. Just bought a '98 Firestorm with quite a lot of corrosion on the fork legs. Anyone got any tips on getting rid of it and restoring the original finish? Same story on the rest of the exposed alloy parts really, looks like the previous owner had a dislike of cleaning. Advice/tips greatly recei...