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Thanks MacV2 - I am a born worrier, even worry if the snow plough drivers up north have set their alarm clocks

I might just be too anxious but feel that my 03 Firestorm runs too hot, no issues on the open road but at speeds of around 30mph in and around urban areas. On the open road the temp guage reads around 70C but that moves very quickly to 95+ when I am in town; the fan doesn't cut in till around 104C I...

As they say on Dragons Den "I'm out" as I have already been down the Moriwaki from Japan route

Buyer likely to be charged import duty and VAT on the total purchase price so will need to feel even more flush

Be warned that up my neck of the woods I can report any negative comments on my blue firestorm as a hate crime

Mind you if all Scots police are tied up with that desktop administration there should be less doing speed checks

Great job - I did the same a while back, a repeated blast of plusgas over a week, also cut a sponge into a small cube, popped in a wee bag and gaffer taped to the studs, worked a treat :thumbup: To remove I gently tightened the studs a bit then backed off...must say it was a relief as I had read som...

My understanding is that the superhawk is the US name for the firestorm so they are the same bike. I expect if there are any minor differences between US and UK models the service manual will highlight them. 61MBB06 specifically refers to the USA in some instances for tooling part numbers but also g...

Tried to get a new OEM Honda manual in the UK but no luck. I ended up using ebay and getting a manual from the States. My firestorm model is 2003 so I opted for the manual part number 61MBB06 which covers bike years 1998 to 2004. The seller sends the manual internally in the states to ebay internati...

Got out on the firestorm, its first short ride of '24 :D Indicator dashboard light was flashing like mad, front nearside not working. First call when I got home was to search this forum for that issue, could be bulb, relay or crusty connection. After faffing about removing lens covers, checking and ...

Washed the Firestorm chain with kero, dried and relubed with gear oil. I'll probably need to redo the chain sooner than using a stickier lube as the gear oil will fling like the billy-o. Like a lot of folks I like to treat my bike to a gadget every now and then and as I was in chain cleaning mode I ...

After reading Chris's post I wheeled the firestorm outside and started it up this morning and let it run till the fan kicked in, no starting issues thankfully. I have had battery troubles in the past and think that I probably ruined the previous expensive battery by having it permanently on an optim...

Not sure if this qualifies as what I have done, more like what I might be able to do in the future :D I got an immaculate NOS Honda Service manual delivered from the USA today as a crimbo present to myself. Already have various pdf versions of the manual but I find it easier to read in book form the...

Thanks Tony, I am waiting for the right part number sub-harnesses for the 03 Firestorm to arrive as the ones that I had were for a different bike. Luckily they are still available and not too expensive (around a tenner for the pair). I couldn't work out from the sub-harnesses I had if they were 'plu...

Hi - I have a set of OEM Honda heated grips for my 03 Firestorm and am looking for some advice to help me fit them. The Honda instructions that came are not fully clear and at some points refers you back to the read the Firestorm service manual. I can't find any reference in the main service manual ...

In the style of Viz top tip...run the engine and use your cold blower then hey presto it's a heated blower for free

Spring will be here in a flash :thumbup: Been doing winter prep too, after washing the firestorm I waxed the wheels with regular liquid turtle wax. I use Pocket Rocket (WD type of stuff) and to give the metal bits a spray/wipe including the titanium exhaust as it keeps it all rust free. I did an oil...