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by skinner
Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:48 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Grab rail fitting
Replies: 6
Views: 1521

Re: Grab rail fitting

I got a grab rail from e-bay for a tenner :D , but it didn't come with the fitting bracket. can anyone with one take a few photos so I can get an idea of what the bracket looks like. My brother has welders etc, he said he'll help make one. Is this any help to you http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-VTR1000 ...
by skinner
Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:43 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Battery discharging
Replies: 6
Views: 1845

Battery discharging

Hi I,m looking for some advice if anyone can help. I have a 1998 firestorm, the bike runs great then I can go for a run and park the bike .When I come back the battery is flat. It will jump start OK and by the time i get home battery seems ok and retaining the charge. It will be ok for weeks ...
by skinner
Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:29 pm
Forum: Was It You?
Topic: Yellow Storm
Replies: 0
Views: 713

Yellow Storm

Yellow storm, filling up at Tesco garage Irvine Ayrshire

Skinner
by skinner
Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:35 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Help please--temp gauge
Replies: 2
Views: 715

its not a warning light, if u mean the red part of the temp gauge..only had mine 3 weeks and at first i thought that..its just the way the dial is m8..so with your lights on, the red part looks lit..its normal :wink: Thanks for the reply fella, glad someone else thought the same as me , my mind is ...
by skinner
Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:41 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Help please--temp gauge
Replies: 2
Views: 715

Help please--temp gauge

Hi, i have a 1998 Firestorm, the temp gauge has i would assume a warning light at the Hot end of scale. When the lights are on , it stays illuminated yet when off it goes out. If it was a warning light for overtemp surely it would be on whether the lights are on or off. Is this a daft question ...
by skinner
Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:13 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Failed Cam Chain Tensioners
Replies: 3
Views: 985

Failed Cam Chain Tensioners

H all I need some advice, as you can see by the title my CCT,s failed, i,m not sure what to fit now, i dont want to use stock again for obvious reasons, i have seen this link http://www.debben.co.uk/acatalog/VTR1000.html what do you think?, I also see some members referring to APE CCT,s is there a ...
by skinner
Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: done my first ride out on my storm
Replies: 22
Views: 3053

First time i rode the bike, my hands and wrists hurt after about 10 mins. Ive changed nothing consiously, maybe my body has learned a new position, or gotten used to it, but it doesnt hurt anymore. Bar risers, im heard, can help. your right there mate, i,ve been riding an XJR 1300 for years then I ...