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by openroadlegend
Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: petrol tank
Replies: 6
Views: 670

Re: petrol tank

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. I am filling to the correct level, so the fault is a real one and will need resolving at some point. It's not a must do immediately, as filling to a lower level sorts the problem, but as the change needs to be done, the larger version tank seems a good route ...
by openroadlegend
Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:25 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: hello all
Replies: 29
Views: 3880

Re: hello all

Hi from another Firestorm newbie. Is there any other colour recognised than yellow!! And your right, the noise these things make. I have un baffled scorpions on mine and as soon as it starts up I'm grinning from ear to ear like some lunatic. Took a trip on it to France a few weeks ago, and it's ...
by openroadlegend
Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: petrol tank
Replies: 6
Views: 670

petrol tank

Hi to all, some advise please before I part with a few pennies. I have had an issue with petrol coming through one of the breather pipes when the tank is filled to the brim, and after much investigation it seems the pipe within the tank (the one not easily seen) has a pin hole resulting in a ...
by openroadlegend
Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:53 pm
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Handlebars
Replies: 3
Views: 1627

Re: Handlebars

Thank you - really appreciate your help. A little bit of research to do now and a choice to make.

Best Wishes
Phil
by openroadlegend
Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Handlebars
Replies: 3
Views: 1627

Handlebars

Hi all - bit of advise for whickH I would be grateful. Just returned from a French trip and would like to make the handlebars a little more comfortable. I have added the standard risers which did improve he position but I gather there are handlebars from another Homda of a more touring nature which ...
by openroadlegend
Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:32 am
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: New to the Firestorm, and new to the forum
Replies: 27
Views: 2698

Re: New to the Firestorm, and new to the forum

Hello and Thanks for the welcome. My bike is a '98 and seems to have been very well looked after before my ownership. CCT changed 4k ago so no dreaded rattle. It has done 20k miles. Ah yes - TDM is parallel twin - my mate used to compare the noise it made with his lawnmower lol. Not being a huge ...
by openroadlegend
Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:37 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: New to the Firestorm, and new to the forum
Replies: 27
Views: 2698

New to the Firestorm, and new to the forum

Hello all from a Firestorm Newbie!! Collected my '98 Firestorm pride and joy from Middlesborough a couple of weeks ago and had the best ride to Selsey on one of the hottest days ever! What a machine - yellow with full fairing and pan and double bubble darkened screen / scorpion un baffled exhausts ...