VTR1000.ORG

Ewww,that going to hurt in the morning .

Your not joking,
that was the last forum I used mikiboy and the gang was always posting!!! .
As for the 207s thats what I run and they seem very good which is somthing coming from me as I swear by BT010s.Have fun stormy .

Hi and welcome, any bike can be a first bike as it you that twists the throttle :lol: ,that said you then need to insure it!! :( .I went from a 400 to a storm and I would recomend it as a deffo first bike as if you want to take it easy it will behave,then when your ready WELCOME TO THE STORM!!!!! :t...

Ive had problem like yours and it was a cracked spark plug! .Was fitted only two days b4!!! .

Hi mate Tapping could be alot of things but if the carbs are out it can be very noisey.It will sound like the top end has gone if its carbs.Also if the timing is out it could be pinking,this is more noticable under load. Hope this info is helpful :wink: ,oh and by the way i noticed that theres hardl...

Well its nice to see im not the only nutter who went from a 400 to a storm! :twisted: .I have had both a vfr400 and a cbr400 nether of which were standard and nether were as fast,powerful or as sure footed on the road :P .Dont get me wrong the 4s are great on the twistys and i was sold on them until...

Hi mate Ive just got mine and belive me theres some crap out there! 8O .The only things to look for as im aware of is the h2o pump,noisey cam chain(TENSIONERS :evil: ) and see if its due a major service ie 16000 as it abit costly.But just look around as theres lots about and sombodys idear of mint c...

my firestorm's done 7400m and when starting it up last week there was a noise rather like a ball bearing flying around in a saucepan. I stopped the bike and restarted it and the noise had gone. When I got to the local dealers I was told that nothing goes wrong with the V twin, but on insisting that...

DEAR SANTA
PLEASE,PLEASE CAN I HAVE A SP2 FOR CRIMBO!

BETTER STILL I WILL TELL THE WIFE ABOUT THE MPG THAT WILL WORK!! NOOOOT!! .

Can anyone tell me if this is the norm,when i change up from 1st to 2nd it clunks and sounds alfull but its no prob with any other gears.

Is there any pub meets or rideouts up here?.Only just moved up so Im abit lost as theres loads in the south of england.

delmeekc wrote:well, had enough of this tensioner stuff so just ordered a pair of the manual type. will report back on the installation and if it's not too time consuming I'll offer to fit em on the VTR if people want them.

Del.

I wait your reply with hope
cheers mate
stormy

hi guys im new to the storm but now im getting worried!.Do the tensioners just go or is there any warning?,will a bike mech be able to spot it?.Ive just got my 98vtr in HRC colours and would hate her to come to a nasty end.
stormy 1 ,kinloss scotland