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Needs must really! Could do with renewing Mrs Wattys car, so money from bike will go to that as I'm too tight to get a loan or financelloydie wrote:Still selling it then ?
Hoped you changed your mid .
BUT!! I will be keeping my eye out for a cheap project Storm later in the year 
Dendrob wrote:Stripped and cleaned the brakes on Dendrob. They're poxy sliding caliper jobs but if they're kept clean and a bit o copaslip on the sliding bits they do an acceptable job.
Grease them NOT copper slip, and just a light smear of grease.bigtwinthing wrote:I've just got back from a quick 130 mile blast after setting the suspension as per a Guy on the CB Forum.
To start with it seemed a bit hard and a bit quick to return, but after a little bit if fettling it does seem far better.
On the good roads its a vast improvement, it was a bit harsh in some of the pot holey forest roads though. It does hold a line better in the fast bends. Going up the A35 it was great through the long bends and the steering seems much better since lubed up the headstock bearings etc.
All in all really happy with it. and the buble throttling off from 10,000 revs is very addictive. still crap on fuel though. not a lot better than the Storm really.
Red rubber grease if they have rubber bootspopkat wrote:Dendrob wrote:Stripped and cleaned the brakes on Dendrob. They're poxy sliding caliper jobs but if they're kept clean and a bit o copaslip on the sliding bits they do an acceptable job.
Copper slip on the sliding pins
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understand, your own breath is the only one you can rely onlloydie wrote:I use the breath of 80 year old virgins from Thailand !Wicky wrote:Genuine Honda or aftermarket air?
lloydie wrote:Red rubber grease if they have rubber bootspopkat wrote:Dendrob wrote:Stripped and cleaned the brakes on Dendrob. They're poxy sliding caliper jobs but if they're kept clean and a bit o copaslip on the sliding bits they do an acceptable job.
Copper slip on the sliding pins
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lloydie wrote:Really :-( I'd better sort mine out then [THUMBS UP SIGN]
sorry to hear the big girls up for saleWatty wrote:Needs must really! Could do with renewing Mrs Wattys car, so money from bike will go to that as I'm too tight to get a loan or financelloydie wrote:Still selling it then ?
Hoped you changed your mid .
Cheers mate, she's not quite on the market yet, but she's close! It ain't the last Storm thoughmacdee wrote:sorry to hear the big girls up for saleWatty wrote:Needs must really! Could do with renewing Mrs Wattys car, so money from bike will go to that as I'm too tight to get a loan or financelloydie wrote:Still selling it then ?
Hoped you changed your mid .
GLWS
Cheers Poppers.popkat wrote:bigtwinthing wrote:I've just got back from a quick 130 mile blast after setting the suspension as per a Guy on the CB Forum.
To start with it seemed a bit hard and a bit quick to return, but after a little bit if fettling it does seem far better.
On the good roads its a vast improvement, it was a bit harsh in some of the pot holey forest roads though. It does hold a line better in the fast bends. Going up the A35 it was great through the long bends and the steering seems much better since lubed up the headstock bearings etc.
All in all really happy with it. and the buble throttling off from 10,000 revs is very addictive. still crap on fuel though. not a lot better than the Storm really.
Back off compression damping will make the ride less harsh, you have comp on the front I think but not sure about the rear, if the rear is harsh back off a little preload. Also you don't your suspension returning too fast or bouncing at the top when it returns to full extension, add some rebound to slow it down a little and see what it's like, ;)
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ConTRo13R wrote:Took my radiators of to paint them.. they are so filthy i decided a wire wheel would do the job.. slipped and went straight across the fins.. twice
Has anyone painted there radiators before?
