BLACK STORM

[tony.wilde1]

whos is the black storm in the gallery(show off) with renthals on it?and twin pipe cans?



http://www.abercon.co.uk/vtr1000/gallery/562.jpg

this one^^^

[vtrsteve]

That'll be mine then

Although I put the std pipes back on at the weekend cos the ART's are just too noisey for me.

[tony.wilde1]

very nice mate!!is it really comfy with that set up?handle ok?how much did it cost yer to convert it all?and what did you use to cut the fairing?have you any more pics of the set up? cheers steve...p.s. i do remember briefly talking to you when the vtr.co.uk site had a chat room..was 2000-2001 somewhen..cheers .

[vtrsteve]

It's very comfy which is what I was after cos I can't get comfortable with std bars after an accident 6 years ago. It does sit you up in the wind a bit tho', I suppose it's similar to a bandit riding position.

As for costs, risers were £35, bars were also £35, new braided lines were £90 made specific to fit and basically that's it. All the rest was simple spanner work and a fair bit of trimming with a dremmel. It helped that the blade top yoke is flat so 2x12mm holes and hey presto on go the risers. All electrics and throttle cables just reach without going tight.

Just going round it now making sure everything is tight and correctly fitted and replacing all the bent and broken bits still on it levers and pedals etc, then the wheels and a moriwaki stlye bellypan will be yellow to go with the yellow trim on the bike.

[tony.wilde1]

very nice ..and cheap too...looked at some helibars for mine...150quid for 1"1/8th higher cheers for the info..

[thehazmatguy]

very nice ..and cheap too...looked at some helibars for mine...150quid for 1"1/8th higher cheers for the info..

I don't know what a quid is, but if I could get an extra 1" 1/8....

(sorry. juvenile yank here)

To keep this on topic, don't look over the high priced bar risers just because of cost. I got some Really expenisive ones, and I am very glad I spent the money. I have broken both wrists, and the the extra adjustability of the expensive bars is worth it. I got ones made by CycleCat, and considered the Gilles bars.