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Hello!

I'm 44 and live in Belgium. I own a 2004 red firestorm since 2008 but due to family reason, I left it for about 5 years in my garage.

This year, being able to be back on the road, I bought a 2020 MTO9. But I though my VTR deserve to take the road again.

After 5 years, the fuel tank is of course completely corroded But even with low mechanic abilities, I decided to bring it back to life.

I hope I'll be able to find some help here ;) The tank is removed, being ready for a treatement (fuel filter is dead, waiting for the new one). The carbs will be cleaned and all the fluids changed. And then I hope I will be able to ride again with it!

Welcome in.

I was supposed to be going to the Ardennes this year but covid stopped that, hopefully next year I can do the trip, the roads look great out there with lots of things to see too




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Hi and welcome. Enjoy the process it will be worth it and you will understand the bike so much more.

Btw all the info is here. If you can't find what you want there is always someone here who can

Hi, good luck with your project.
I recently refurbished a tank and it's quite easy using one of the kits available.
You can always put a fuel filter in each fuel line to catch any stray bits. If you use clear ones you can see if there is anything likely to cause problems.

If it's just gummed up from stale fuel, the kits have solvents to remove it, and the resin seals in any traces left in hard to reach corners.

Welcome along sir, enjoy the site

Hello and welcome to the forum

Welcome to the club

popkat wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:08 pm Welcome in.

I was supposed to be going to the Ardennes this year but covid stopped that, hopefully next year I can do the trip, the roads look great out there with lots of things to see too

Ardennes is the place with the most beautifull roads, but sometimes, the surface is not in a very good shape

Hope you'll enjoy your journey, once it's again possible. This Covid is really a PITA...

Here is the beast in the current state:



And how it was before the begining of the work:





Hard to imagine with the picture that it can not ride

Hi and welcome

belgianvtr wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:45 pm Here is the beast in the current state:



And how it was before the begining of the work:





Hard to imagine with the picture that it can not ride

I see no pictures.
Welcome.

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Me neither

Welcome aboard from Belgium

Good luck with getting your bike back on the road,

Chris.