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Hi all I have this week just got me a firestorm and I am loving the thumper, I had an SV650 which I have already forgotten about.
I have a yellow 97 firestorm and its only done a genuine 14k
Have anyone got any advice you on what I should do or to avoid, as I have read a few things about the Cam Chain Tensioner’s going early on.

It’s got a set of ART cans on and OH MY does it sound great but I think my neighbours have raised a few eyebrows, oh well

Welcome to the fast yellow VTR club mr piggy

Do the CCT (stopper or manuals), replace the regulator/rectifier unit with a newer one with fins, strip and grease the rear suspension linkage and the ride it

Hello and welcome now go stand in a corner for getting a yellow one .


:-)

Hi thanks for such quick reply

im not sure about the CCT I think its standard, with the regulator/rectifier is it cause they fail or to just improve on standard one, should I replace it with an upgraded one on ebay.

I cant stop riding it i just makes me smile like a baby

lloydie wrote:Hello and welcome now go stand in a corner for getting a yellow one .


:-)

Ok ... but the mrs loves the colour so makes it easier for me to justify

Don't listen to lloydie, he is confused (on many levels ...

R/r fails and boils the battery so look in the workshop knowledge base and there are lists of bikes that have a newer plug and pay solution.

Put your location into your details and then if there is any local owners close by they can offer help on the CCT changes

piggy1 wrote:

lloydie wrote:Hello and welcome now go stand in a corner for getting a yellow one .


:-)

Ok ... but the mrs loves the colour so makes it easier for me to justify

change the mrs and the colour
as amcq said change the reg/rec and stopper mod or fit manuals

welcome to the forum buddy, you'll notice yellow attracts the flys and bugs....
have fun with it, also check the rear shock linkage is lubed and not siezed.
they get dried out by the rear headerpipe being so close.

agentpineapple wrote:welcome to the forum buddy, you'll notice yellow attracts the flys and bugs....
have fun with it, also check the rear shock linkage is lubed and not siezed.
they get dried out by the rear headerpipe being so close.

Well the MRS atrracts flies and bugs too, so better keep them both

Thanks for the advice guys ill start looking into it all.

hello good choice of bike

Welcome aboard buddy

Welcome to the club mate. Have a good read through the workshop section to see where your attention nedds to be to keep the bike sweet. Good luck with it fella.

piggy1 wrote:
Well the MRS atrracts flies and bugs too, so better keep them both

Thanks for the advice guys ill start looking into it all.

welcome, think you'll fit in. Humour, taking the piss and realising everything yellow is just plain funny! Keep smiling like a baby

BigVeeGrin wrote:

piggy1 wrote:
Well the MRS atrracts flies and bugs too, so better keep them both

Thanks for the advice guys ill start looking into it all.

welcome, think you'll fit in. Humour, taking the piss and realising everything yellow is just plain funny! Keep smiling like a baby

Not all things yellow are funny... just like the yellow liquid coming out the bottom of my trousers when the mrs saw what I wrote

Hi there & welcome