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LewisB wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 11:48 am After owning my vtr for about 2&1/2 months, I’ve pretty much got it running and looking how I pictured it! Think I have spent close to 100 hours (crazy I know) on the bike fiddling with settings, checking and replacing parts and cleaning! (It’s amazing how grubby a 50k mile bike gets when you go over everything with a fine tooth comb. I still have a stutter at 2.5k revs, and it very rarely stall at idle, but I’m narrowing it down and realistically I can live with it. What a difference getting the suspension setting right can make! It was okay to begin with but now is silky smooth! Had a lot of trouble getting a correct colour match to repair some scratches on the tail, so I resorted to a £5 roll of vinyl wrap and a pair of scissors. (I still want to add some colour accents but I’m happy with it for now). I had the exhausts off and cleaned them inside and out, decided to leave the db killers off and it sounds evil! (Quill carbon ovals) the decel sound is unreal! my ears are a pretty sensitive now so I’ll invest in some earplugs. Anyway less talk more photos;
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I like what you have done with the vinyl wrap, well done :thumbup: :thumbup:

Getting the suspension set-up to how you want it makes all the difference :D :D

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LewisB wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 11:48 am After owning my vtr for about 2&1/2 months, I’ve pretty much got it running and looking how I pictured it! Think I have spent close to 100 hours (crazy I know) on the bike fiddling with settings, checking and replacing parts and cleaning! (It’s amazing how grubby a 50k mile bike gets when you go over everything with a fine tooth comb. I still have a stutter at 2.5k revs, and it very rarely stall at idle, but I’m narrowing it down and realistically I can live with it. What a difference getting the suspension setting right can make! It was okay to begin with but now is silky smooth! Had a lot of trouble getting a correct colour match to repair some scratches on the tail, so I resorted to a £5 roll of vinyl wrap and a pair of scissors. (I still want to add some colour accents but I’m happy with it for now). I had the exhausts off and cleaned them inside and out, decided to leave the db killers off and it sounds evil! (Quill carbon ovals) the decel sound is unreal! my ears are a pretty sensitive now so I’ll invest in some earplugs. Anyway less talk more photos;
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thats proper tidy looking :thumbup:
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Sold 1...

Only 6 in the cave now... :lol: :lol:
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Firestorm MOT done today - always feels like a win when there is no drama :plainsmile

Then B road heaven for a couple of hours to celebrate the MOT :D
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MacV2 wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:51 pm Sold 1...

Only 6 in the cave now... :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: Only 6 left now, whatever next :lol: :lol:

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ItsaKeeper wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 2:58 pm Firestorm MOT done today - always feels like a win when there is no drama :plainsmile

Then B road heaven for a couple of hours to celebrate the MOT :D
Always a good feeling to get the mot pass for another year :thumbup: :thumbup:

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MacV2 wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:51 pm Sold 1...

Only 6 in the cave now... :lol: :lol:

only 6? oh the shame of it :eek2
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Got out on the Storm early this morning as the weather was playing ball today :Woohoo1:
Unlike last Sunday after the weather forecast got it completely wrong :roll:

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Nue Red...New boots & MOT...Sorted.
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MacV2 wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 2:55 pm Nue Red...New boots & MOT...Sorted.

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Awesome some modern looking rubber 8) 8)

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Hiya 👍, remember me, well what I've done today, well the other day was enlarge my hernia a bit picking up the mighty storm when it fell over on my slopey drive😱. Anyone (Mac) got a 2nd hand front brake lever and possibly a front offside orange indicator glass? ? ?
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lumpyv wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 9:43 pm .
Hiya 👍, remember me, well what I've done today, well the other day was enlarge my hernia a bit picking up the mighty storm when it fell over on my slopey drive😱. Anyone (Mac) got a 2nd hand front brake lever and possibly a front offside orange indicator glass? ? ?
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Hi lumpy, yep I can help you out there with both bits. Is it a standard lever your after? Drop me a pm with your address please. Mac
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lumpyv wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 9:43 pm .
Hiya 👍, remember me, well what I've done today, well the other day was enlarge my hernia a bit picking up the mighty storm when it fell over on my slopey drive😱. Anyone (Mac) got a 2nd hand front brake lever and possibly a front offside orange indicator glass? ? ?
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Up and out on the Storm early this morning, that's the time to be out :D :D

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