Don't wait too long to change your CCT's

mazsuper · Post by **mazsuper** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:18 pm

picked it up at 8am sat
rode it back sounds fine but have only done ten miles will get to test it better this week
bike feels like it has loads of torque lower down but has lost a little bit top end.
but am overjoyed that i got away with it, i guess if it had happened at high speed i would be scrapping it.
i believe that there can be no other damage ?
is there anything i should be worried about ?
a friend suggests i get the chain changed when i get the valves done is that possible without a major strip down.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:51 pm

You can get what they call a soft link chain but I wouldn't recomend it but it's an easy short cut.
Personally I'd rather replace with the correct chain.
It's a big job but I'd put the proper endless chain in if I was going to do it but that would mean dropping the engine and removing the crank. Not something for the average bear I'm afraid.

Pete.l

Wildfire · Post by **Wildfire** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:43 pm

Can you not replace the chain without splitting ?...It would be an engine out job granted but once the camshafts are out, is it not possible to fit onto the crank end then replace the camshafts

Post by **sirch345** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:11 pm

Pete.L wrote:You can get what they call a soft link chain but I wouldn't recomend it but it's an easy short cut.
Personally I'd rather replace with the correct chain.
It's a big job but I'd put the proper endless chain in if I was going to do it but that would mean dropping the engine and removing the crank. Not something for the average bear I'm afraid.

Pete.l

I think Pete you are getting mixed up with a in-line four

As far as I know you don't need to drop the engine and remove the crank to replace the cam chains on the Firestorm

Chris.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:32 am

Chris said

I think Pete you are getting mixed up with a in-line four
As far as I know you don't need to drop the engine and remove the crank to replace the cam chains on the Firestorm

Doh!
Quite right, what was I thinking. Thats why the chains are on the end of the cams

SO, it's a flywheel and primary drive gear off jobby.
May as well check out the state of the cam chain guides whilst you,re there, just in case

Pete.l

mazsuper · Post by **mazsuper** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:02 pm

Update
bike starts so easy now its untrue i don't think it even turns over once before it starts.
But
have a new problem now and hope you guys may be able to help, the bike now seems to hit a limiter early at about 8k revs and have phoned the mechanic that has done my ccts and he says it may be a fueling issue i have only fitted a KN filter so am a bit of loss as to what the problem may be, gonna fit some high level cans today to see if the problem gets worse runs fine upto those revs.
it never had the problem before, the mechanic says if it were a bent valve it would have shown up in a compression test and that he would hear it. ?

any help would be appreciated
Thanks in advance

http://picasaweb.google.com/mazsuper/VTR1000Firestorm

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:23 pm

mazsuper wrote:Update
bike starts so easy now its untrue i don't think it even turns over once before it starts.
But
have a new problem now and hope you guys may be able to help, the bike now seems to hit a limiter early at about 8k revs and have phoned the mechanic that has done my ccts and he says it may be a fueling issue i have only fitted a KN filter so am a bit of loss as to what the problem may be, gonna fit some high level cans today to see if the problem gets worse runs fine upto those revs.
it never had the problem before, the mechanic says if it were a bent valve it would have shown up in a compression test and that he would hear it. ?

any help would be appreciated
Thanks in advance

http://picasaweb.google.com/mazsuper/VTR1000Firestorm

Is it definitely like hitting the rev limiter, or more of a miss-fire

I think I'd be inclined to re-fit the standard air filter and see what it's like then.

Chris.

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:26 pm

Wildfire wrote:Can you not replace the chain without splitting ?...It would be an engine out job granted but once the camshafts are out, is it not possible to fit onto the crank end then replace the camshafts

Yes you can fit new cam chains without splitting them, also they can be done with the engine in the frame

Chris.