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[mak595]

....Hello

The story so far...after getting pi55ed off with paying too much to insure a gixxer thou, i thought i'd sell it and get a cheaper bike.... enter a sorry looking red storm off ebay, bit of crash damage, big hole in fairing, square tyres, leaking fork seals, butchered seat, going furry etc,etc but some nice goodies, blade forks, spondon yokes, ohlins damper, dynojetted, K & N, fuel cans, sharkskin lower and it was cheap

Anyway getting it ready for spring now, stuck a penske in the back, new fork seals, oil, filter, pads, bleed brake's etc. swopped spondon clip ons for T595's as the spondon ones were to low and caught the fairing, black frame & arm, black bodywork. here's a pic so far:


Hope to see some of you at Knott end/devil's bridge/Hawes/Hartside cafe/TT or maybe if roger has another dyno day, gate crashed a few years ago with my T595.... which roger ended up rebuilding after a sparkplug committed suicide

Cheers, Mark

[Seeker 77]

That is starting to look nice mate, stepping down from a Gixxer litre must be a bit painful though?

[mak595]

That is starting to look nice mate, stepping down from a Gixxer litre must be a bit painful though?

Too be honest, for the roads we have round here, the storm's more "fun" if you get my drift. Gixxer had 157bhp at the wheel, bit mental really plus i have a dirtbike as well

[alan]

Now then Mak i see youve made it to vtr1000 forum not before time,your spending too much time on superhawkforum bikes looking good btw

Alan

[Seeker 77]

That is starting to look nice mate, stepping down from a Gixxer litre must be a bit painful though?

Too be honest, for the roads we have round here, the storm's more "fun" if you get my drift. Gixxer had 157bhp at the wheel, bit mental really plus i have a dirtbike as well

Fair one matey, where i live a GSXR 1000 makes a whole lot of sense!! An Sp-1 tends to run out of top end as the Porsches come flying by! Although it does itself proud on the twisties

[mak595]

Now then Mak i see youve made it to vtr1000 forum not before time,your spending too much time on superhawkforum bikes looking good btw

Alan

yep, i'll be going all yankie on your ass you've got a sick ride etc. etc

just picked up the fairing today guess what i'm doing tomorrow

[Pete.L]

Looking good Mak Welcome Aboard

Pete.l

[iggy1966]

Your exhaust headers could do with a polish

looking good Mak, welcome aboard

[mak595]

Your exhaust headers could do with a polish

looking good Mak, welcome aboard

tell me about it

[sirch345]

Welcome aboard mak595 I hope you enjoy it here
Your bike is looking good

Cheers,

Chris.

[mak595]

Your exhaust headers could do with a polish

ok, ok, you shamed me into it instead of putting my shiney newly painted fairing on, i cleaned up my headers & cans

[Jason]

Your exhaust headers could do with a polish

ok, ok, you shamed me into it instead of putting my shiney newly painted fairing on, i cleaned up my headers & cans

Can I ask how did you do the black frame (paint or Powder coat?) it looks mighty fine to me

[mak595]

Can I ask how did you do the black frame (paint or Powder coat?) it looks mighty fine to me

Painted it, ally etch primer then celli black. i'm going to see how it holds up, might get it powder coated next winter along with a VFR swing arm

[sirch345]

ok, ok, you shamed me into it instead of putting my shiney newly painted fairing on, i cleaned up my headers & cans

Now doesn't that look much better Well done Mak