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Not sure I can post pics Im bit of a dinosaur!

I could email to someone who could?

Met Travis there on his mint blue bike, and there was a black storm sat there too. I was on my red (ex steves) bike but we included my black vtr streetfighter which Travis 'tested' for me

Good to meet you Travis

Im really liking that, trying to convince the wife I need 3 storms may be a problem

Davidsilverspares.co.uk £25 inc vat guess delivery on top

Should of looked before I posted!

tony.mon wrote:Quality is variable with pattern ones, a standard Honda one is a few pence cheaper, just order through your dealer.

Thanks Tony.

Micksbikeparts.com genuine honda €20 euros!

Front head gasket required, ebay etc circa £30

As good as anywhere?

tony.mon wrote:I have a good front head, already shimmed, £100, if you want. I is known good, as came off my bike a few days ago to make room for the oversized valve heads I have on currently.

Bought a whole engine

But still worth considering. ....

AWFULL!

Had stuff delivered 3 times by these muppets, each time its taken double the time quoted!

Infuriating! Watching the tracking is like watching paint dry, just passed piller to post.

Would never use or recommend them.

Great, so rear head timing done, so, rotate 450 degrees anti clockwise, then front marks should be facing away from each other? Cam lobes? With timing marks lined with head flat? I honest got brain fog............ Im not usually so slow!

Front cct went recently and I've just been looking at the timing marks etc and reading some of the guides, but Im a bit old so would appreciate enlightenment Rear head timing spot on, whats the procedure from here timing the front? Its defo skipped on the front so marks will be inaccurate so im goin...

thunderbolt wrote:Early and late front head gaskets are the same. Same part number.

Thank you

Going to be changing the head gasket on my front head, its an early bike,
97 imported 2001 so may not
Match what is in a parts catalogue, are the vtr
Head gaskets all the same through 97-2003?
Thanks

Blue one as we drove past?

Also the lost, misunderstood and lonely. Sad, innit? VTR's are a kind of therapy, blended with addiction, you know you could do without it, you could give it up anytime you wanted to, if you wanted to, but you don't. Another few rides, just a few more, one more trip abroad, perhaps......one or two ...

Roly wrote:Where in kent?

Sorry should have looked before asking!