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Carbs removed. Quite clean actually. Surprisingly. Jets removed. Chokes removed. Cleaned with carb cleaner. Re-assembled. Now runs much better and on 2 cylinders and steady 1100-1200 rpm tickover. Still a bit farty though through the silencers. Think i might have upset the carb balance though as it ...

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My 10000 miles VTR is not running well. It hasn't really been started for 2 years (after I serviced it and when it was fine). I put fuel conditioner in every 4 months but I suspect anyway that I've now got crappy carbs but advice from Carl would be useful. Symptoms are: It started after 30 seconds ...

Thanks everybody for your replies and the welcome. I'm happy on the linkage front. I think I will do the stopper mod first as the tank and air filter are off/out at least so quite easy now to get the rear cam cover off. And then I can check the valve clearances. If they are out then I'll have no ...

Hi Everyone What a great web site! I have a 1999 Storm (FX) that I have had since 2003 at which point it had 5000 miles. Excellent good condition but some rusty bolts due to being parked up in a damp lock up. I set about making it good including greasing the rear linkage bearings and buying new ...

Hi Everyone What a great web site! I have a 1999 Storm (FX) that I have had since 2003 at which point it had 5000 miles. Excellent good condition but some rusty bolts due to being parked up in a damp lock up. I set about making it good including greasing the rear linkage bearings and buying new ...