VTR1000.ORG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAINLESS-STEEL-ALLEN-CAP-BOLTS-HONDA-FIREBLADE-XR-XLR-XL-VT-VTR-MOTORBIKE-/181761481975?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a51d41cf7 Replace the corroded fittings with these SS allen bolts. Thanks for that link wicky! They seem good value considdering it's a kit. Nice one.

Cheers guys, I will get some and try, wish I'd known about it before, if nothing else I will use it on the car.

Thanks Chris thats a good call, never thought of that! at least it will surely dull the whiteness. I will def do that tomoz.

sirch345 wrote:Is it the fairing brackets with the pitting If it is it might be just as easy to replace them with used good ones if they're really bad,

Chris.

Hi chris, if you click on the pic you can see its all of the bolts/screws/brackets/hose ends, i guess the laquer has just given up.

agentpineapple wrote:mothers metal polish is good, might be worth a try

thanks for the recommendation, I now think they need more than a polish, i dont have anything to try but I would like to know if anyone has had success cleaning these up.

Wicky wrote:Or replace with stainless steel allen bolts and nuts & stuff.

cheers Wicky, I guess it wont be too much trouble for the next owner then, I was hoping to find a magic polish!

cheers budd, do you have any recommendations for a polish? maybe i should get the dremmel out!

Hi folks, Ive decided its time to sell my storm but its looking a bit neglected, does anyone know if its possible to get the white pitting off the fittings? it looks really bad, does it all need replacing? I would of offered it here first but in nearly three years I didnt make the 50 post count, pro...

Scratch my last request, finally got to the post where you mentioned the company that did your seat.

Hi, ive been looking, have you seen these? only problem is price!
[youtube][/youtube]

Hi ABB, sorry i have a question rather than answers, :oops: I am searching the forum for 'gel seat' and your thread popped up, I did a 320 mile round trip on my new storm saterday and I wont be doing that again with the standard seat! I was wondering if you could tell me what inserts you used? I am ...

No, it's not the one with plastic ruducer as your call it. I think that plastic has either some kind of Venturi effect or is a one way valve. Just an idea! Back to the vaccum the one for the rear cylinder is the oposite side of the fuel switch just behind the fuel line. If you don't have a fuel swi...

Cheers Chris, good start! lol. ok no tap as such as its a later model but i guess its the one ive just freed up and pulled out to the right, sorry left of the frame, makes sense no i see it as its really narrow diam.

I just read how to ballance the carbs in the knowledge section then started to strip the bike, could anyone please tell me which of the two tubes is the one i need to T into? Is it the one with the plastic size reducer on it or the one next to it? Many Thanks Alan. http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2...

Yeah, allways more than one way to skin a preverbial.....