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by Granty
Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:44 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Thinking of swopping my CBR600RR
Replies: 9
Views: 1840

Stevie M8 You can get pre-reg Firestorm F3 models from Dobles at £4995 otr., & I'll bet you would get shed loads more than that for your RR if you sold it privately. Just think of all the trinkets you could buy for a new VTR with the extra cash! A straight swap doesn't look like a very good dea...
by Granty
Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:35 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: I'm on a roll, so I may as well tell you my other joke!
Replies: 1
Views: 756

I'm on a roll, so I may as well tell you my other joke!

A woman has identical twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, the mother contacts the adoption agency to find out how her children were doing, and the...
by Granty
Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:37 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: This is probably old, but then so am I!
Replies: 4
Views: 1316

Hi Iggy

Praise indeed coming from a jokemeister like yourself!

I'd like to claim responsibility, but alas I'm not the author

By the way do you know Michael Jackson the plumber from Plymouth too? (legal disclaimer type statement)
by Granty
Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:20 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: This is probably old, but then so am I!
Replies: 4
Views: 1316

This is probably old, but then so am I!

I got a new car radio yesterday, and it has very sensitive voice recognition. You say "soul" and it searches for a soul station and starts playing soul music. You say "rock" and it plays rock and roll. You say "country" and it finds country music. Unfortunately some chi...
by Granty
Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:31 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Fairing fabricator recommendations please
Replies: 3
Views: 1125

Fairing fabricator recommendations please

I like the look of my VTR, but even so I have to admit that it is a little dated. So utilising my O level art visualisation techniques on a wet afternoon with nothing better to do, I took a sheaf of body-colour matched paper and stuck it true Blue Peter stylee onto the front of the fairing to obscur...
by Granty
Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:56 pm
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Top Yoke conversion for F2 model
Replies: 7
Views: 1959

Probably best to check it out with both the supplier, for their compatability assessment, and a main Honda dealer to see if there is any change in part numbers for top yokes over the production run of the bikes. One of the changes to our later model VTR's was a revised handlebar position which may w...
by Granty
Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:49 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Finish
Replies: 13
Views: 1781

Me too M8 Although we've both had our 'Storms for the same amount of time you have clearly had more opportunity to put the miles on, but mine is definitely looking the worse for wear too. I found an article (MCN I think) about buying used VTR's where it was mentioned that the finish on these bikes s...
by Granty
Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:42 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Anyone had water get into the VTR engine through the airbox?
Replies: 16
Views: 2233

W@zzA The CCT failing was my first thought too, but I discounted that diagnosis as the noise didn’t continue & present the usual symptoms. I had my bike relayed into the dealership, where as expected they said that they could find nothing wrong, so I’m back to square one. They completed the ...
by Granty
Thu Dec 11, 2003 5:00 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: SP1/Firestorm insurance
Replies: 7
Views: 1381

Bloody insurance companies are a law unto themselves as far as I can see. The comics state that the VTR 1000 Firestorm is group 14 (WTF that may be!), but when I insured my new Firestorm on 1st November this year the policy almost halved again over my previous bike (also supposedly a group 14) even ...
by Granty
Thu Dec 11, 2003 3:34 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Anyone had water get into the VTR engine through the airbox?
Replies: 16
Views: 2233

Hi Del The bike hasn't even had it's first service yet, in fact it was only 28 days old when this happened, and has done under 600 miles. No, there was no charge by the AA, and the dealership recommended that it was relayed to them, and not ridden for safety. I'm pleased to read your description of ...
by Granty
Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:14 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Anyone had water get into the VTR engine through the airbox?
Replies: 16
Views: 2233

Yes the 'Storm is back at the dealership and I must say I can't fault the service that everyone concerned has given me so far. I called the Honda assistance telephone number and they had an AA patrol to me within the hour. The dealer had already advised me to have the bike relayed direct to their wo...
by Granty
Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:26 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Anyone had water get into the VTR engine through the airbox?
Replies: 16
Views: 2233

Hi Folks I don't understand it either, but to answer Simons question it definately wasn't the low resonance pop we all experience through the carbs sometimes. I know this sounds crazy, but it sounded just like a heavy hammer being bashed onto an anvil, i.e. a solid, metallic noise that sounded reall...
by Granty
Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:32 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Anyone had water get into the VTR engine through the airbox?
Replies: 16
Views: 2233

Anyone had water get into the VTR engine through the airbox?

If so did it cause major damage? I was out on my Firestorm in an absolute deluge for a couple of hours, parked it up and got under cover for about 20 minutes or so, and when I restarted the engine there were a couple of almighty whallops from somewhere near the front top part of the motor after it h...
by Granty
Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:35 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: forks again
Replies: 5
Views: 1388

Fao jsheps Fractions of a turn on the adjusters make a huge difference when you are near to the best attainable setting. Don't forget that you will be adjusting the bike while stationary (I hope :wink: ) so the suspension performance you will get while merely compressing the bike is really just an i...
by Granty
Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:25 pm
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Ffabri D/B Screen
Replies: 3
Views: 977

Stevie You may well have seen the very Ffabri DB screen I ordered last Christmas as a present for my CBR. It only fitted where it touched, and was not a good introduction to their product range. I took it back and got a refund. A pal has a Ffabri screen fitted to his R6 and once again there are larg...