what have you done to your "bike" today

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popkat wrote: Sat Jul 23, 2022 10:55 am Put my Storm up for sale on here
Sadly It needs to go 🙁 I may have a short ride on it in the next few days but I know I will love riding it.
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A shame you need to move your Firestorm on.
It looks in amazing condition in your photo's, not a bike you come across everyday, with low mileage like that as well.

Good luck with a sale Malc,

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Just got the old shock out in prepartion to fit a new YSS. All came out with just a bit of jiggery-pokery without removing the exhaust etc. To my great relief, the linkage looks in great condition, whoever has been maintaining it before me has done a good job. Everything is lubed up with plenty of grease and the bearings & bolts are fine 'n dandy. Just needs a proper degrease, bit of a beadblast and re-lubing before fitting the new shock.

Interesting to find there was a hand made top spacer at 3mm thick which fell out - I'd previously asked about the benefits of fitting these... that'll be consigned to the bin as the YSS is adjustable for length if necessary.


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Oooh shiny!
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Today's project was to strip the old shock and linkage out. 5 hours later I've a heap of parts strewn all over the garage floor... got a bit carried away with parts that need renewing or repairing.

What are these called, how are they best described in the search bar? They're rubber grommets with a hollow steel dowel fitted. There's 4 of 'em to mount the rear hugger but they're perished and look crap.

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Found 'em... "sleeved grommets"... of course... who'd have thunk it? :whatever

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yellabell wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:53 pm Just got the old shock out in prepartion to fit a new YSS. All came out with just a bit of jiggery-pokery without removing the exhaust etc. To my great relief, the linkage looks in great condition, whoever has been maintaining it before me has done a good job. Everything is lubed up with plenty of grease and the bearings & bolts are fine 'n dandy. Just needs a proper degrease, bit of a beadblast and re-lubing before fitting the new shock.

Interesting to find there was a hand made top spacer at 3mm thick which fell out - I'd previously asked about the benefits of fitting these... that'll be consigned to the bin as the YSS is adjustable for length if necessary.


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Tip
When you go to fit the shock up into the bike, if you wrap some thin cardboard (such as a cereal packet) around the spring, holding it in place with a couple bits of sticky-tape, it will stop you scratching that lovely new red spring :D

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Thanks Chris, that is simple yet sage advice :thumbup:
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yellabell wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:55 pm Thanks Chris, that is simple yet sage advice :thumbup:
:thumbup: :)

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Took delivery of some bits... :crazy:


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Yes another bloody Storm & a second one in bits...

Second one is basically scrap but will be the gravy after I sell the bike...

Anyone wanna buy a blue screen ? :lol: :lol:
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So are you calling it Bo Derek as it’s No.10


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Duffy1964 wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:49 pm So are you calling it Bo Derek as it’s No.10 ImageImage


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MacV2 wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:57 pm
Duffy1964 wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:49 pm So are you calling it Bo Derek as it’s No.10 ImageImage


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Ahsley of the Castrol VTr I did the MCCT's on the other week, picked up the latest purchase for me from 'Op North, delivered it yesterday & came back today for some more fetling...

Swaped the cans over from the latest purchace, & fitted a lightend flywheel.

That was the deal for the collection & delivery...

He's happy, I'm happy Jobs a good 'un.
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MacV2 wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 7:41 pm Ahsley of the Castrol VTr I did the MCCT's on the other week, picked up the latest purchase for me from 'Op North, delivered it yesterday & came back today for some more fetling...

Swaped the cans over from the latest purchace, & fitted a lightend flywheel.

That was the deal for the collection & delivery...

He's happy, I'm happy Jobs a good 'un.
It's great when you can work things out like that 8) :thumbup:

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