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Debben have been round for years Based in Ringwood in Dorset/Hampshire, they are very much into drag racing. Used to concentrate on big Kwaks but seemed to have have broadened their horizons a bit. My brother used to take his old ZZR1100 to them for servicing You won't go far wrong buying from them ...

I've sold my beloved storm :( What's worse is that I had 2 buy a ......... CAR 8O 8O From a gorgeous 1000 v twin to a 406 HDI estate. Only got £1350 for it. All needed for new business venture. As soon as I start making money another storm on the way (or if very successful an SP1 or 2) so I will be ...

The mirrors are awful. Don't think much of the headlight either.

The stacked exhausts kind of spoil the look of the bike by blocking off the veiw of the gorgeous single swinger. Will also make the back wheel more difficult to remove.

Otherwise looks fantastic. Not £11 k's wotrth though.

Update: Very impressed :D Confident in the wet, and seem to warm up quickly. No adverse effect of having a lower profile front, appart from feeling the bumps a bit more. Dont seem to be showing any signs of wear yet?!?! For every day road riding they are great. Save some money and buy a pair, you ...

Hooray :D :D :D Optimated the battery all night long. The bike started on the button this morning with no hesitation. Was on the verge of buying a new battery, glad I didn't as Optimate is about the same price and will keep the battery fully conditioned. If you don't have an Optimate, add one to ...

B*stard thing did't start this morning!!!! Pushed about 1/2 mile repeatedly trying to bump start it at 5am. So if you were in the Bournemouth area watching some tw@ running down the road bouncing up and down on a 1000cc banana, thanks for stopping to help :x Needless to say got it fired up in the ...

Stu wrote:He used to have POLITE written on his helmet and bike so looked like police but was advised to remove it.

Maybe we could all club together and buy him a new sticker, it could read:
C NT

I see he's got an Ace Cafe sticker on his bike. Wander if they know he sits there filming them all and passing it to the police!!

Not much of an advert for bike safety - No gloves, crap cardigan, and some slacks

Ex police Pan European heh? Bet it's still got the neon stripes down the side. Probably wears black leathers, high -viz vest and a white flip face helmet too i should imagine. Isn't it an offence to impersonate a Police Officer? Maybe he should take a step back and take a good look at himself. Maybe ...

Many thanks.

Lights are definately off, but haven't tried slowly pulling choke out. Usually try choke 3/4 way out and feed it in as I try to start.

Optimate sounds like good idea. Are they weatherproof as the bike is kept outside?

Now that the mornings and evenings are getting colder, my Storm is becoming a bugger to start. It seem s a real struggle to get the engine to turn over let alone start. I last changed the oil a couple of months ago and used 10W40, Would a different oil viscocity make any difference? At the same time ...

Learnt all of that from watching Bee Movie with the kids.

Dave Silver Spares sell them for around £120

Various Breakers quoted about £80

Cheaper still is a tube of Chemical Metal and some wet'n'dry paper

cupasoop wrote:Here's a pic of the lidl one on my old storm on the way to the Inverness weekend a couple of years ago. Went around a lot of twisty roads that day and it didn't fall off.

http://www.vtr1000.org/cpg/albums/userp ... F1135r.jpg

Looks more like a crash helmet to me

Ratty, surely you could craft a hugger from an old wheely bin or sometheing to keep the mud off yer back