the left hand side engine mount bolt sheered off !
Yeah, right side bolt came out fine, new bolt and DHM bung fitted fine, swapped around to do the left side and 3 turns out, snap.. the hollow bolt sheered off leaving a nasty stud lurking in the engine. It's out, some carefull drilling and the remainded fell out, re-tapped the thread and GREASED the new bolt.
Honda are supposed to be bikes of superior build quality, not dry-fit !
So a 5 mins job turned into and hour job. GRRRR
Anyone else had similar? This was on a super clean bike too, it'd never been wet before I got it a few months back. I would have expected a bit of grief from a filthy mongrel of a bike.
DHM mushrooms fitted, but...............
Sparky,
The bracket was my concern too but my pal the Honda dealer said he's fitted them to a few Storms, one had a spill and the bung did the job, took the force and caused no further damage to frame or bike.
He did tell me that they even hoisted a bike up by the bungs, (ouch)
Mainly to prove to himself that he was selling quality kit.
The bracket was my concern too but my pal the Honda dealer said he's fitted them to a few Storms, one had a spill and the bung did the job, took the force and caused no further damage to frame or bike.
He did tell me that they even hoisted a bike up by the bungs, (ouch)
Mainly to prove to himself that he was selling quality kit.
I have a pair of em on my storm and am sure the frame will bend / collapse before the brackets shear.
Incidently the my bolts were also covered in white powder and nearly siezed, and the bike was old a year or so old when I fitted em.
Not sure if I mentioned this before but the electroplating Honda uses on it's hardware (nuts & bolts) is second rate, as cheap and nasty as possible!
Incidently the my bolts were also covered in white powder and nearly siezed, and the bike was old a year or so old when I fitted em.
Not sure if I mentioned this before but the electroplating Honda uses on it's hardware (nuts & bolts) is second rate, as cheap and nasty as possible!
BazilD
Sometimes you're the bug, and sometimes you're the windscreen!
Sometimes you're the bug, and sometimes you're the windscreen!
i have the same mushrooms and a quick tip if u have long legs is to fit the brackets opposite to the way they tell u to (ie. fit the left on the right and visa versa) and it will move them forward and stop them from hitting your leg.
a landrover d2 and a ktm, i had to have a honda to restore relability in my life.
trebs wrote: Honda are supposed to be bikes of superior build quality, not dry-fit !
So a 5 mins job turned into and hour job. GRRRR
Anyone else had similar? This was on a super clean bike too, it'd never been wet before I got it a few months back. I would have expected a bit of grief from a filthy mongrel of a bike.
I'm afraid I have to agree here. I've owned several Hondas - VFR750, two CBR600s - and I've been happy with the build quality and finish. This is one of the reasons I bought a VTR, I look after it, but I use it all year round so good quality is important to me. The Storm is looking a bit second-hand after one winter, the fastenings and alloy castings (footpeg hangers etc) are dull and showing signs of pitting in places.BazilD wrote: Not sure if I mentioned this before but the electroplating Honda uses on it's hardware (nuts & bolts) is second rate, as cheap and nasty as possible!
The Firestorm is definitely built down to a price, rather than built up to a spec
that's tricky
It is not Storm build quality, it is when it built ....
I have Storm of 1997 and it's fine, thou I do not use it all year round, but it is not any worse than 1996 CBR600 of my friend.
Comparing to 2004 Storm I am getting impression that mine better built.
Same goes when you compare any older bike to any new one.
All in this world becoming disposable
I even found it to be same when compared my Honda Civic 1995 to Honda Civic of 2003. Car's - same sh...t, only come down in quality.
Things are not built to last nowadays. Compare resource of VFR750 engine to resource of VFR800i engine - you will be amazed.
PB or Bike (don't remember exactly) once published interview with guy who work all his life as delivery courrier on big bikes. He drove wheels off VFR750 which he still consider his favourite. So he did about 430 000 miles on one engine, and then he blew gasket (he says "I should have noticed - I drove about 10 000 miles with leaking gasket") and changed engine, drove another 460 000 mile and at this time bike started to fell apart literally - even fairing started to crack randomly, so he held it together with color-coded ( yes, yes
) cable ties, but one day he had to scrap it.
So, we talking +/- 900 000 miles.
Can you imagine contemporary VFR800 doind that? Nope - just look closely at it, no way.
That guy drives a Blackbird now....
I have Storm of 1997 and it's fine, thou I do not use it all year round, but it is not any worse than 1996 CBR600 of my friend.
Comparing to 2004 Storm I am getting impression that mine better built.
Same goes when you compare any older bike to any new one.
All in this world becoming disposable
I even found it to be same when compared my Honda Civic 1995 to Honda Civic of 2003. Car's - same sh...t, only come down in quality.
Things are not built to last nowadays. Compare resource of VFR750 engine to resource of VFR800i engine - you will be amazed.
PB or Bike (don't remember exactly) once published interview with guy who work all his life as delivery courrier on big bikes. He drove wheels off VFR750 which he still consider his favourite. So he did about 430 000 miles on one engine, and then he blew gasket (he says "I should have noticed - I drove about 10 000 miles with leaking gasket") and changed engine, drove another 460 000 mile and at this time bike started to fell apart literally - even fairing started to crack randomly, so he held it together with color-coded ( yes, yes
) cable ties, but one day he had to scrap it.So, we talking +/- 900 000 miles.
Can you imagine contemporary VFR800 doind that? Nope - just look closely at it, no way.
That guy drives a Blackbird now....
4 wheels moving body, 2 wheels moving soul