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By the way, the buckets themselves are not stuck! They move very well. I can pick them out with a light magnet and you can 'turn them' by just moving your finger across. So it's like if the spring won't push them back up while the cams have been lifted off them... Gawd, I'd hate to get the head off ...

So... on a scale from 1 to 10, how bad is this? :wink: :? The valve-bucket won't come up when I lift the cams / lobes up... I'm guessing the valves underneath are bent like straws, but haven't taken the head off. Wanted to check in here first... https://www.racing-statistics.com/images/tmp/IMG_0133....

I've eBay'd the CCT's already, but thanks for the tip nonetheless. If the bike lives, I'l be wanting to upgrade and I see Rob can supply all sorts of accessories.

Thanks !
Although it sounded clear as rain in my head, it's simply good to have someone else's view on things.

Asumption is the mother of all f****ps, so best have some extra / alternative views.

Hi all, Have owned a VTR1000F Firestorm for more than 5 years now. Alas, the beast broke down a few weeks ago, so the expertise on this forum is invaluable now. Been reading / lurking in the dark for years :oops:. I hope to be enjoying the Firestorm for many years to come. Although it's not the most...

Hi all, Been reading many many forum-topics about the dreaded CCT failures. While riding at about 40Km/h my bike suddenly, out of the blue (worked like a charm before) started to puff-tick-clankish-sound from the bottom front (hard to say exactly while on the bike, being a bit startled by the phenom...