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Are these carb balancing thingys you can buy for about £40 any good and are they easy to attach or set up and use.

Can anyone recomend somewhere to set my bike up when its back together. Nothing is standard ,so i need more than just a run on dyno i need someone that nows what they are doing.I am sure there are lots out there but where?

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Valve timing is spot on so its time to get it back together and check more things on the way.Looking at the plugs the mixtures on front and rear cylinders are very different one being very rich and the other looks spot on shame i wasnt looking which was which when i took them out to do valve timing.

Mines a 96 made registered 97 with 30000 miles on clock was looking bit tired but out of all the bikes ive owned zx9r,zx7 and even a brand fire r1 when i was in the money or debt more like the old storm is my favourite.It just makes me grin from ear to ear like nothing else. Colour was yellow but at...

Thanks for that pete it seems it has been dynojetted then.something to bear in mind if i still got miss when its back together.

Thanks all again i have checked it again and again today the tensioners and chains and cam sprockets and cams all look brand fire new no wear vissible in anything and the motor has done 30000 miles so its either been maintaned well or they are new whatever its good.I have also found a freindly local...

Thanks again i did check they where in time with each other as you described first the rear timed tdc and ri/re inline facing away then as per manual 1 1/4 turns to front tdc and the fi/fe lines are facing away from each other but not perfectly inline and level with heads i would say about 2mm or 1 ...

Right i have now poped off the covers and checked the timing and well the rear seams to line up perfectly and the front is not quite. When i say that it only seams less than a tooth out meaning if i was to try and get it closer it would be further out the other way.now dont know what to do.

must admit i have gone back to stock as near as damn it at the front with 6mm at the rear and it is still ace well was before i took the thing to bits .But i just wanted to try things at the extreame.As i said not recomended.But imformative.If i was you just raise the rear 2mm at a time might not no...

Thanks i going to have a go at the week end to check valve timing i know i got to remove the cam covers but aint got a clue where cct are lurking i got a haines manual but not sure how well it covers this subject as i cant read it till i get back to the bike .As to the clutch well i agree rip your a...

firstly thanks for your advice im going to check valve timing,although mabe beyond me reading some of the posts.was thinking of putting bike back together then taking to honda dealer but im now wondering without really knowing whats envolved is the job of checking timing easier with the engine out b...

Allen your a dark horse thought you said you wernt much for projects love the single sided swing arm and the pipe work.What is the swing arm off and how much work is envolved.

Drop the yokes by 33 mm and raise the rear by 7mm on the shock which will raise the rear by over 50 mm and put renthals on it, I tell you the bike will steer as fast as you like and when it complains on the straights at high speed you got the leverage with the renthals to hang on in there.Seriously ...

I can really say i will never buy an in line 4 again,V-Twin is so much fun. I am in the middle of a big project on my storm well big for my first go and waiting for some parts,So i should start and think of some problems i had before i started.The bike when i got it had 30000 miles on the clock god ...