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by wazza99
Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:00 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Fairing Lowers
Replies: 8
Views: 1352

Fairing Lowers

Any body recommend which ones are best?
Also if i ordered red what is the colour like against the red firestorm?
Or do i have to get them color matched.
I've seen Pyramid, Powerbronze and Skidmarx but which are best and who sells em cheapest?
by wazza99
Wed May 12, 2004 11:08 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: How the hell
Replies: 3
Views: 821

How the hell

Do you get to the top 2 bolts of the cam cover on the front cylinder??
by wazza99
Wed May 12, 2004 9:20 pm
Forum: Dodgy Dealers, Cheapest , Best Service etc..
Topic: Coming up to 16000
Replies: 0
Views: 1350

Coming up to 16000

Anyone like to recommend a dealer in Yorkshire to entrust with this service?? or indeed anyone to stay clear of?
by wazza99
Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:23 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Tapping at 2500rpm
Replies: 8
Views: 1907

Update

Just got bike back from Honda dealers, new cam chain tensioners fitted , no more rattle hurray.
by wazza99
Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:20 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Tapping at 2500rpm
Replies: 8
Views: 1907

Del, is it common for a new cam chain to be needed at 14,400 miles?
I haven't seen any other posts for this.
Why would it stretch?
Do you think their diagnosis is possibly right? or have you any ideas what it could be?
by wazza99
Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:15 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Tapping at 2500rpm
Replies: 8
Views: 1907

Tapping at 2500rpm

Still struggling to get used to this Vtwin thing...so another question As i say i have noticed that when i slow down for a junction etc at around 2500/2000 rpm i get a metallic ticking/ratting. seems to come more so from the left side an to the front. I can't hear it above or below these ranges. I c...
by wazza99
Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:07 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Call me paranoid if you want
Replies: 4
Views: 698

Call me paranoid if you want

Having just bought my first VTR, reading through this forum and bearing in mind the mileage of my bike 14,400 miles i have decided to have the cam chain tensioners changed at my local dealer just in case ! £150 all in parts labour and vat (Castle motorcycles, Castleford) seem decent chaps and he se...
by wazza99
Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:29 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Ok now you've scared me !
Replies: 0
Views: 421

Ok now you've scared me !

I have just bought a 99 VTR 14,400 miles so in 1500 i'll need the big service:-( so come on who does the best deal in Yorkshire (west) with regard to cost 8O
by wazza99
Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:35 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: New to VTR's Question.
Replies: 1
Views: 546

New to VTR's Question.

Do they all sort of pop and rumble a bit when decelerating, mine is completely standard by the way. I guess due to the fact that it's a v twin it's a bit lumpy at tickover ...