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Hi everyone .it's been a while.. I have come to the decision to let my storm go,I've held onto her with the hope of recommissioning her and riding again but it's been 2yrs since she ran and now I cannot have my licence anymore so she needs either a good home or will make someone a cheap spares bike....

Hi all Been away a while having treatment for brain cancer and it's good to be both alive and back here.I, ve not had time to catchup with what's happened on her but i'll be back later tonight to have a good read ,especially those god awful jokes that mac keeps on posting lol...anyway..just stopped ...

Do to having brain cancer the old girl has been laid up for quite a while and now needs some bits I am looking for... Lh switch Exhaust clamps..mainly the rear head to link pipe one Rear wheel and tyre if poss Set of indi'a...standard or not Fairing brackets...bolts have sized in mine Fork seals...a...

The one I couldn't bare to part with..other bikes have come and gone but the VTR has been the constant..

Nothing annoyed me today but I have had my heart broken for the last time this week..no not by the Mrs, although I wish it had been but by seeing all but one of my bikes being ridden away with new owners aboard them...sad sad day....now I need a beer

Thankyou Oh knowledgable ones for the advice..the linkage will be the first thing I look at tomorrow...I want it to be right incase they stop me riding next week and I'm forced to let her go

Al everything looked good and clean at the time but that was only a quick once over..I'm pulling them off tomorrow so I can inspect them on the table...I'll also check the timing too as I remember reading about a chain fail that gave the same symtoms as unbalanced carbs before it snapped..belt n bra...

I got a little 5mm brass fitting which screes into the front cylinder and then you put a T piece on the rear one 2 pieces of vacuum pipe an you can so called do them without removing anything, I have a spare brass fitting as I had to buy 5 if you want one PM me your address I did this when I had to...

Hi lloydie..yes the gauges move..set them up as I always have..used the damper valve to steady the needles.i'll try n post a pick of readings when I get 5mins I checked that carbs are seated right and tight but I'm gunna pull them off tomorrow now as we between houses at the moment and the one we re...

I use Numberplate bolts..glue the bolt through the fairing then screw the nut on..if it crosses or breaks it's easily replaces for pence

Up until last night the bike has run fine but on my way home i went to overtake a car and it started to hesitate.I have just serviced it,new plugs,oil,cleaned the k&n and as it has been stood for a while i also changed the water..So this morning i thought i would Balance the carbs. Got it nice a...

A burglar breaks into a house one night and as he's about to lift the DVD player off it's shelf he hears a voice in the dark say,"Jesus is watching you!". Clearly scared,the burglar freezes and listens intently.After a few minutes he puts the voice down to his imagination and reaches for t...

A mate of mine had the same problem with his pan...in the end he just ordered a full system from Black Widow,they do a full stainless system for £469

Tel...01234 871009

E-mail...sales@blackwidowexhausts.co.uk

Changed the...
Battery
R/R
Plugs
Spayed wd40 in all the multi plugs

Jobs to do...
New Vac pipes
Fuel lines
Clean the K&N
change oil & filter

at least she's half ready if i have to sell her

Don't know the size, so just take a 5mm long slice off the end of the old pipe and take it to any hydraulic line place. It needs to be vacuum line as thin wall/soft wall tubing will just collapse when a vac is applied. So no, you can't use aquarium tubing![/quote] Thanks tony..I know I'm daft but ev...