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Took the bike to a workshop yesterday and the mechanic said it sounds like the clutch basket, so off I went today and got a second hand clutch from ken urwins in thorne and took it back to the workshop . He dose not know wether it will cure it but he will find out tommorow.. If it dosent then ive ju...

I've not heard of any Firestorms giving bottom end troubles :!: I don't suppose it's got anything to do with you being in too high a gear when going down that steep hill if you're holding back using the brakes :?: That could cause the engine to give a knocking sound. Chris. No mate it still knocks ...

The rattle stays weather the cutch is in or out deffo nowt to do with clutch because that was my first thought. Its not a rattle , more like a knock .
Im gonna have a look via the clutch so i will keep you posted .
Wish me luck.#

Well from 50 mph through the rev range I can imagine that at the top of second you would be doing around 70.
That's pretty fast on one wheel.

Ive had the storm 4 weeks now and I love it. Now I have a knocking at the bottom half of the engine ( left hand side ). Its not always there and only seems to come on after throttling off. We went for a ride a few days ago , everything was fine until I went down a long steep hill and then knock knoc...

Just a thought....what kind of speed are you doing at 5000 revs in second?
I cant see a storm being able to clutch up in third with only 100 or so horse power.
Yes she comes up sweet in second but in third I can only get a bar wobble

So from what I can gather the risers are OK if you pay little for them but don't pay a lot because the little they do is not worth the cash ?

link not working...try again.. Bikers Beware: Motorcycle Deaths on the Rise (2) on youtube. I know we all know the bad side of riding and we all experiance the thrill of riding...think of the advert......dad your sacked..who do we really work for ? For me no kids just a lovely wife..but if we are ri...

Just read this thread.....It may be hot and sweaty but the price you pay for not wearing proper clothing is..
They say a picture speaks a thousand words........

Ok , Some of us haven't been out in 8 months or more and some even more than that... We all know someone that has been killed on the roads due to something or other ( i don't mean to be careless or derogatory I'm just trying to make a point ).... Can we just for a couple of weeks take it easy just t...

thanks guys you have just saved me £36 just for asking on here .
I'm going to go with the £26 ch tensioners and the oil filter at £7.25.
I was just wondering why would Honda main dealers recommend a semi synthetic oil for the storm instead on fully synthetic ?
Anyway thanks again .

New bike for me and for my barf-day, ( thanks love ).On every bike I get a service and new little bits before I'm happy ...so....... I live in Hull, Yorkshire England. My nearest Honda main dealer has quoted me the following prices......................... £ 44.........per cam chain tensioner £114...

Hi mate, ive just done the mod,angled risers n superbike bars from "busters",less tha 50 quid delivered. With these you do need to trim the fairing with a dremmel or simillar,use a bit if tape for a guide,only takes a few mins a side. Also i cut around 20mm from bottom of risers to save c...

FirestormMike wrote:Tosh, try and get hold of VTRBob, (morgan on hull and yorks site) he's got renthals on his and apart from looking good, he says they are very comfy, and used angled risers which avoided cutting the fairing. You might catch him at seaways on a Sunday morning.

As always your a diamond, cheers mate.

I have read with some interest that some of you use bar risers on your VTR's. I am contemplating the idea but would any one recommend them ,,, do they work and are they worth the price??