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by Slasher
Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:04 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Just arrived to the club....
Replies: 30
Views: 4507

Re: Just arrived to the club....

Hello again. Just wanted to share a comment made by local Honda dealer today. As I mentioned when my regulator/rectifier went, I was coming back from trip to Germany. The guy at Honda said "were you pushing on speed wise?" The answer was yes because you can open the taps on their m/ways and although ...
by Slasher
Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:24 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Just arrived to the club....
Replies: 30
Views: 4507

Re: Just arrived to the club....

Hi Virt Thanks for that, all I am pleased about is that it's nothing else to do :) when I've worked out how to navigate the site better and attach photos, I would like to mention about my trip more. Apart from the idiot riding it, I can't say enough about now good the Firestorms are, recent issue ...
by Slasher
Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:46 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Just arrived to the club....
Replies: 30
Views: 4507

Re: Just arrived to the club....

Oh dear chaps. Firstly many thanks for the kind words and welcome posts. However, before you kind people rack your grey matter to help me..... I have thought about starter, wiring, fuses and so on. You know that little red button next to the throttle known as "kill switch" - yes I'm sure you know ...
by Slasher
Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:13 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Just arrived to the club....
Replies: 30
Views: 4507

Re: Just arrived to the club....

Hi Cybercarl When it would not start, I checked Haynes manual and it mentioned about the 30amp fuse and I did check and wasn't burnt out and looks fine. I did notice that the dip beam has blown and one of the tail light bulbs had blown. I was riding with dipped beam when I came to a stop. No doubt ...
by Slasher
Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:00 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Just arrived to the club....
Replies: 30
Views: 4507

Re: Just arrived to the club....

Hi Virt The R/R that came off was flat and looked like original fit. The replacement new one has hot deep fins no doubt to help cooling. The battery while stranded on the French m/way hard shoulder was cooking. It was only that when the recovery guy dropped me off at the docks, there was a Honda ...
by Slasher
Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:36 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Just arrived to the club....
Replies: 30
Views: 4507

Just arrived to the club....

Hi Guys, as I am now on my 3rd Firestorm, I thought I would be in the right place here? I am in my early 50's and live in Kent and have just returned from a 6 day trip to Germany/Austria and to be honest I was looking for advise on the Internet from other Firestorm owners as 20 miles from Calais ...