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also forgot to mention when soap is black quench

regarding straightening the lever cover with soap then heat on gas ring till soap turns black that is the way to anneal aluminium

lumpyv wrote:i thought i read somewhere they were 52mm. might be wrong though? i also read that they are the largest carbs honda ever used in production. guess that why the old storm likes petrol so much

carbs are 48mm flat slides diaphraghm operated

hi pinky i had similar probs when bike was dropped on right hand side only went over with wind and outwarldy no damage till i took her for a run and found i had cruise control,bit scarey ,but found bar had bent just under the twistgrip .This is a weakpoint as that is where honda drill the bars to ...

The sound is awesome but doesnt it still scare you when people rev a bike like that static albeit on a test module/dyno you know it is ok but it still makes you duck and wait for flying scrapnell and yet on the open road you would regularly rev the storm to the limiter and think nothing of it maybe ...

Hey snipper you have made a good choice of motor,but you must run it on the revs all the time to get the best out of it.Mate of mine had one couldnt get near him at all fantastic handling storm only came into its own in the yorkshire dales when he was fighting the gearbox i just used the old v twin ...

Thanks for advice FirestormMike,i suppose for the time being i have to wait and see what happens with my bike.Anyway while i am on the site here are the details of the bike in question......Bike stolen from east Leeds Frame number JH2SC36A42M500053 Engine number SC36E2500053 oh and the bike had been ...

Hi firestorm mike,had a really good look at the attachment you showed me and all i can say is WOW,is madcow still on the forum? i would really like to talk to him he should go into production..........why do i say that? well my reason for calling myself stormhurt is that is exactly what it did ...

yes i like but that is drastic garage work i think some mods for easier riding could be done far simpler some people go at things hammer and tongs,sometimes more time thinking less time doing works out far better

Now this is just a thought following on from various threads that have already been put forward on this website,if and it is a big if i get the non damaged remains of my bike back ie engine and chassis iwas thinking of playing with what mr honda first designed but never finished obviously first is ...

Dont want to see it again cos i know it will be trashed,if you know where i live you will understand full of Richard will steal then not know what to do with it ,so they will mindlessly destroy it this is england 2010 arseholes rule and the law backs them,does that sound bitter and twisted.YES I AM ...

Hi all have been watching this site for some time,so finally decided to take the plunge and sign up.Had a 52 plate storm,and i say had because last night some scrote stole my pride and joy.............thank god i had fully comp will be looking out for another storm as soon as insurance coughs up.I ...